3U+Core+Novel+The+Great+Gatsby

Learning Goal: To analyze the novel as it relates to Aristotle's ideas of tragedy as well as how it relates to the concepts of the American Dream.

Essential Questions: 1. How does the novel address the idea of the thirst for power? 2. What does the novel say about moral values?

Criteria:
 * to express our understanding of the novel through personal responses
 * to express our understanding of the novel through variety of literary activities
 * to analyze themes in the novel through a literary essay
 * to explore our connection to themes in the novel through a creative extension
 * to communicate our knowledge of the novel on a unit test

Here are the Novel Study Instructions, including a reading schedule:



Background Info: [|The American Dream]

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Here are some important maps of the setting:





Audio Book:

[|Gatsby Audio]

Critical Analysis by writer, John Green:

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Short Version: media type="custom" key="24226434"

60 Second Recap: media type="custom" key="24226486"

Video Sparknotes: Spoiler Alert!

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Part 1 of a 1949 film version of the novel; this is good for setting the scene:

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Link to 2000 A & E production of film: [|Gatsby]