AP Packet/Great Gatsby

Play Roaring Twenties game
www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/keys/games/game_0_1920s/

Great Gatsby Treasure Hunt

www.huffenglish.com/gatsby/gatsbyhunt.html

Journal Prompts:

1. “Write about the American Dream? What is it and what does it mean to you? What are your dreams for the future?” “If money was not an issue…What effect would wealth have upon the dreams that you wrote about earlier?”
2. “How do you feel about the characters that you have met in the Great Gatsby so far? Do any of the characters remind you of anybody that you know? How have the female characters been portrayed so far? ”
3. “Literature often reflects the time period in which it is created. What have you learnt or did you already know about the period in which The Great Gatsby was written?”
4. “What are your impressions of Gatsby? Do you believe the account of his past? Why/Why not? Given Daisy's story, what do you think will happen next in the novel?”

5. “Have you ever wanted to repeat the past? How realistic do you think Gatsby's dream is?”
6. “What is great about the Great Gatsby? What are your opinions of Gatsby now that you have finished the novel? How great was he and why?”
7. “The Great Gatsby is a novel about … Avoiding a simple plot summary, discuss what you think the novel we have just read is really about. What is Fitzgerald trying to do in his book?”