Unit 1: When Too Much is Not Enough - The Great Gatsby novel study
Key Concept: Perspective
Related Concepts: Theme, Setting, Style, Point of View
Global Context: Fairness and Development
SoI: The rise of wealth and the pursuit of consumerism can hold personal, human and global consequences
Factual Questions: How are the rich and powerful represented in the novel?
Conceptual Questions: What does the novel show us about the morality of the pursuit of wealth and power? Should the pursuit of wealth and power be subject to moral constraint?
Debatable Questions: Is the novel relevant today (consider notions of wealth and consumerism in Hong Kong and social implications)? Is the pursuit of wealth for love heroic or foolish? Is Gatsby a tragic hero or a tragic fool?
Related Concepts: Theme, Setting, Style, Point of View
Global Context: Fairness and Development
SoI: The rise of wealth and the pursuit of consumerism can hold personal, human and global consequences
Factual Questions: How are the rich and powerful represented in the novel?
Conceptual Questions: What does the novel show us about the morality of the pursuit of wealth and power? Should the pursuit of wealth and power be subject to moral constraint?
Debatable Questions: Is the novel relevant today (consider notions of wealth and consumerism in Hong Kong and social implications)? Is the pursuit of wealth for love heroic or foolish? Is Gatsby a tragic hero or a tragic fool?
Analysis
Context
map_of_the_usa.docx | |
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f_scott_fitzgerald_biography.docx | |
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social_and_historical_context.docx | |
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cultural_context.docx | |
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society_of_1920s_america.docx | |
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women_and_the_jazz_age.docx | |
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Student Presentations on Context
key_events_of_the_early_20th_century.pptx | |
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life_in_america_in_the_1920’s.pptx | |
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sex_and_gender.pptx | |
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culture_morality_and_ethics.pptx | |
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fitzgeralds_biography.pptx | |
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Key Aspects of the Novel at a Glance
the_great_gatsby_–_key_aspects_of_the_novel.docx | |
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Audio Book
Glossary
glossary.docx | |
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Plot Overview
plot_overview.docx | |
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Chapter Summaries and Analysis
chapter_summaries_and_analysis.docx | |
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Characterisation
characterisation.docx | |
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Themes, Motifs and Symbols
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social_concerns.docx | |
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Settings
settings.docx | |
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Literary Style and Language
literary_style.docx | |
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quotations_and_essential_passages.docx | |
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Tragedy
tragic_heroes_and_tragedy.docx | |
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Essays and Criticism
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critical_evaluation.docx | |
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a_note_on_fitzgeralds_the_great_gatsby.docx | |
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the_greatness_of_gatsby.docx | |
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major_characters.docx | |
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major_and_minor_characters_in_the_great_gatsby.docx | |
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the_paradoxical_role_of_women.docx | |
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jordan_baker_-_a_soldier_in_the_culture_war.docx | |
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george_and_myrtle_wilson.docx | |
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three_themes_in_the_great_gatsby.docx | |
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the_american_dream.docx | |
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critique_of_american_upper_class_values.docx | |
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romance_and_cynicism_in_the_great_gatsby.docx | |
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the_theme_of_time_in_the_great_gatsby.docx | |
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fitzgeralds_use_of_the_color_green.docx | |
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the_jazz_age.docx | |
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fitzgeralds_distinctively_american_style_of_writing.docx | |
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a_modernist_masterwork.docx | |
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Activities
Context
an_introduction_to_context.pptx | |
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topics_for_context_research_on_the_great_gatsby.docx | |
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tips_for_your_presentations_-_the_great_gatsby.pptx | |
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background_to_the_great_gatsby.docx | |
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the_great_gatsby_-_the_jazz_age.doc | |
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the_great_gatsby_america_in_the_1920s.doc | |
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the_great_gatsby_and_the_american_dream.ppt | |
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1920s_research_project.doc | |
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Active Reading
active_reading_while_reading_the_novel.docx | |
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suggestions_for_wider_reading_and_activities.docx | |
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Title
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Chapters - General
the_great_gatsby_-_student_chapter_summaries.doc | |
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keeping_a_journal.doc | |
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comprehension_questions_on_all_chapters.doc | |
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forming_evidence_based_claims.pptx | |
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chapter_oral_presentations_with_a_creative_twist.docx | |
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sport.docx | |
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Chapter 1
chapter_1_-_introducing_tom_daisy_and_jordan.docx | |
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chapter_1_characterisation_and_quotes.doc | |
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chapter_one_creative_activities.docx | |
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passage_analysis_chapter_one.doc | |
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the_great_gatsby_–_chapter_one_the_eggs.docx | |
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the_great_gatsby_chapter_1_guiding_questions_and_tasks.docx | |
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the_great_gatsby_tasks_and_analysis_chpt_1.ppt | |
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Chapter 2
chapter_2_symbolism_and_setting.pptx | |
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chapter_two_creative_activities.docx | |
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the_great_gatsby_chapter_2_guiding_questions_and_tasks.docx | |
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the_great_gatsby_tasks_and_analysis_chpt_2.ppt | |
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Chapter 3
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chapter_3_-_structure_language_and_owl_eyes.docx | |
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chapter_3_gatsby_display.docx | |
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chapter_three_creative_activities.docx | |
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extract_for_close_analysis.docx | |
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the_great_gatsby_chapter_3_guiding_questions_and_tasks.docx | |
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the_great_gatsby_tasks_and_analysis_chpt_3.ppt | |
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Chapter 4
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chapter_4_the_car_journey].docx | |
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gatsbys_narrative_in_chapter_4.docx | |
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chapter_four_creative_activities.docx | |
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passage_analysis_chapter_4.doc | |
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the_great_gatsby_chapter_4_guiding_questions_and_tasks.docx | |
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the_great_gatsby_tasks_and_analysis_chpt_4ppt.ppt | |
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the_history_of_gatsby_and_daisy_student_version.doc | |
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Chapter 5
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chapter_5_questions.docx | |
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chapter_five_creative_activities.docx | |
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chapter_v_questions.docx | |
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the_great_gatsby_chapter_5_guiding_questions_and_tasks.docx | |
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the_great_gatsby_tasks_and_analysis_cht_5.ppt | |
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Chapter 6
chapter_six_creative_activities.docx | |
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identity_of_gatsby_in_chapter_6.docx | |
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the_great_gatsby_chapter_6_guiding_questions_and_tasks.docx | |
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the_great_gatsby_tasks_and_analysis_cht_6.ppt | |
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Chapter 7
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chapter_7_the_crisis.doc | |
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chapter_7_the_twin_discoveries.docx | |
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chapter_seven_creative_activities.docx | |
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the_great_gatsby_chapter_7_guiding_questions_and_tasks.docx | |
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the_great_gatsby_tasks_and_analysis_cht_7.ppt | |
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Chapter 8
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chapter_eight_creative_activities.docx | |
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the_great_gatsby_chapter_8_guiding_questions_and_tasks.docx | |
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the_great_gatsby_tasks_and_analysis_cht_8.ppt | |
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Chapter 9
chapter_nine_creative_activities.docx | |
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the_great_gatsby_chapter_9_guiding_questions_and_tasks.docx | |
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the_great_gatsby_tasks_and_analysis_cht_9.ppt | |
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Character - General
the_great_gatsby_-_characterisation_activities.doc | |
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the_great_gatsby_-_keeping_track_central_characters_and_quotes.doc | |
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character_activities.docx | |
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characterisation_creative_writing.docx | |
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charcater_analysis_-_recapturing_the_past.docx | |
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characterisation_discussion.pptx | |
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who_is_being_discussed_in_the_first_3_chapters_-_student_version.doc | |
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ch_3_the_party_guests_table.docx | |
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Gatsby
ch_3_mysterious_gatsby_powerpoint.pptx | |
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the_mysterious_mr_gatsby_chapter_3.docx | |
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characterising_gatsby.doc | |
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gatsby_character_notes.doc | |
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jay_gatsby_information.docx | |
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jay-gatsby.docx | |
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Nick
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nick_as_narrator_worksheet.docx | |
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nasty_nick_-_the_other_side_of_the_unjudgemental_narrator.doc | |
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Daisy
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The Wilsons
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george_and_myrtle_sorting_activity.docx | |
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Male Characters
gatsby_tom_wilson_comparison.docx | |
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richard_cory_and_the_male_characters.docx | |
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Female Characters
daisy_and_myrtle_comparison_chart.doc | |
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the_female_characters.docx | |
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Plot
plot_sequencing.docx | |
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Setting
a_sense_of_place_-_setting.docx | |
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analysing_setting.doc | |
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creation_of_place.docx | |
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map_of_the_great_gatsby.doc | |
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map_of_the_usa.docx | |
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setting.docx | |
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setting_discussion.pptx | |
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the_great_gatsby_-_setting.doc | |
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the_great_gatsby_setting_map.docx | |
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Narrative Structure
beginnings_and_endings.doc | |
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evaluating_narrative_voice_in_the_novel.pptx | |
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first_person_narrative_student_copy.doc | |
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form_and_sturcture_analysis.docx | |
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gatsby_timeline.doc | |
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narrative_discussion.pptx | |
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structure_discussion.pptx | |
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the_great_gatsby_-_narrative_voice.doc | |
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the_novels_structure.doc | |
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time_and_sequence_discussion.pptx | |
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Style and Language
activities_about_style.docx | |
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dialogue_discussion.pptx | |
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figurative_language_and_effects.pptx | |
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fitzgeralds_language_and_style_activity.doc | |
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language_analysis.docx | |
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style_-_poetic_language.doc | |
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the_great_gatsby_-_keeping_tracklanguage.doc | |
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the_great_gatsby_-_the_language_of_the_jazz_age.doc | |
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Imagery, Motif and Symbolism
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poetic_imagery_first_3_chapters.docx | |
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recognising_and_interpreting_imagery.docx | |
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symbols_and_motifs_discussion.pptx | |
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the_great_gatsby_-_motifs.doc | |
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keeping_track_of_symbols_and_motifs.docx | |
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ch_2_symbols.pptx | |
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symbolism_activity.doc | |
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symbolism_in_the_great_gatsby.doc | |
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symbolism_worksheet.pdf | |
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symbolism.pptx | |
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the_colour_of_meaning_in_the_great_gatsby.docx | |
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the_language_of_clothes.docx | |
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Theme
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activities_about_theme.docx | |
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analysing_theme.docx | |
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keeping_track_of_themes.doc | |
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plato_and_ideas_about_gatsby_and_the_novel.doc | |
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the_great_gatsby_-_decadence_and_materialism.doc | |
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the_great_gatsby_-_perception_and_artifice.doc | |
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the_great_gatsby_–_ambition_and_aspiration.doc | |
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the_great_gatsby_–_ego.doc | |
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the_great_gatsby_–_the_american_dream.doc | |
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theme_debate.docx | |
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themes_discussion.pptx | |
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themes_money_and_wealth.docx | |
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why_is_the_great_gatsby_liked_by_readers.doc | |
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Tragedy
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General Activities
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comprehension_test.docx | |
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discussion_questions.docx | |
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form_structure_langauge_analysis_table.docx | |
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top_ten_features.doc | |
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Essay Writing
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essay_peer_editing_sheet.doc | |
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essay_question_bank.docx | |
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essay_questions.docx | |
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sample_essay_on_symbolism.docx | |
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suggested_essay_topics.docx | |
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the_great_gatsby_as_a_novel_and_essay_assignments.docx | |
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the_great_gatsby_essay_topics.docx | |
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Summative Assessment
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