The Great Gatsby: Chapter 5

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What is the significance of this to the reading you have done in chapter 5? 

Goals for today 

Weather technique in chapter V 

Guided extract analysis 

An important symbol 

AWL

Export 

Factor 

Function 

Rate the word 1 to 4

1. I do not know the word, and I have never seen it before. 

2. I've heard or seen the word before, but I'm not sure what it means. 

3. I know the word and can recognise and understand it while reading, but I probably wouldn't feel comfortable using it in writing or speech. 

4. I know the word well and can use it correctly in writing or speech. 

Artifact

Word of the day

Artifact (n) - an object, such as a tool, that was made in the past

RCELI - unscramble the word to find a synonym 

The museum has artifacts dating back to prehistoric times.

Relic 

Extract analysis

Read from "His bedroom was" (p.88) to "such beautiful shirts before." (p. 89)  chapter 5 

1. Choose an adjective to describe the tone. 

2. What is the significance of the "over-wound clock" ?

3. What is the symbolism of the shirts?

4. What techniques does Fitzgerald use to convey the significance of this extract? 

5. What, do you think, is the  significance in the novel as a whole? 

Weather report

1. Write a weather report for chapter V
   
2. Skim through the whole chapter and give a weather report for the afternoon
   
3. Add quotes for each change of weather 
   

Gatsby meets Daisy 

'We haven't met for many years,' said Daisy, her voice as matter-of-fact as it could ever be. 

'Five years next November' 

'The automatic quality of Gatsby's answer set us all back at least another minute. pg 84 

'Look at this, said Gatsby, quickly. 'Here's a lot of clippings - about you.' They stood side by side examining it. I was going to ask to see the rubies when the phone rang, and Gatsby took the receiver. pg 90 

The clock 

When Gatsby meets Daisy he nearly causes a clock to fall from the mantelpiece.  p. 84 

The clock is symbolic. 

What do you think it symbolises in this situation? 

Clumsiness of Gatsby's attempt to stop time and retrieve the past. 

Chapter 5 p.83 - 87 

Read these two extracts: p. 83 from ' She turned her head - to p.85 "Just as much as you are"' 

ANNOTATE the text as you read (comments, connections, inferences, questions, predictions, etc.).

Read p. 86 'It was time I went back - to - p.87 'her unexpected joy' 

Goals for today 

POV and the controlled information given to the reader 

Reflecting on symbols and motifs in chapter 5 

Chapter 6 - Gatsby's life 

Characterisation of Daisy 

Class and Gatsby's faux pas 

23rd March - summative 

AWL

Identify 

Indicate

Interpret 

Chapter 5 p.83 - 84 

Rewrite this scene from Daisy’s or Gatsby’s point of view. Your rewritten scene must include the character’s inner thoughts, description of other characters, the setting, and dialogue between characters.

PLEASE NOTE: You may use the dialogue from the original text, but nothing else. Don’t let dialogue dominate your entire rewritten scene. Also, you may rewrite the dialogue, as long as it stays true to the scene and characters. The representation of the character or scene remains the same. 

"She turned her head ...Just as much as you are" p. 83 - 85

Reflect on the process

1. How did the change in narration affect the story?

2. Which narrator—Nick, Daisy, or Gatsby—do you think is more effective in this scene? Explain.

Goals for today 

Reading time - 15 mins

Considering symbols and motifs in chapter 5 

Responding to the information the class generated 

Read chapters 6 & 7 for Tuesday 14th October 

Summative 2nd December ADH extract analysis 

symbols and motifs in chapter 5 

1. Gatsby's mansion 

2. Gatsby's shirts 

3. Gatsby's dream 

4. Gatsby's green light 

5. Gatsby's "illusion" 

3 people on each station (one station with 2 people)

1. Spread yourselves over each station. The stations are focused on symbols and motifs in chapter 5 
2. No more than 3 on a station 
   
3. Minimum of 2 on a station 
   
4. Discuss and write your answers on the paper 
   
5. Rotate stations every 6 minutes 
   
6. The questions are to guide the discussion. You do not need to answer each question separately.