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Secondary Solutions THE FIRST SOLUTION FOR THE SECONDARY TEACHER® WWW.4SECONDARYSOLUTIONS.COM ©2009 Secondary Solutions - 1 - The Great Gatsby Literature Guide The Great Gatsby Literature Guide About This Literature Guide ................................................................................ 4 How to Use Our Literature Guides ........................................................................ 5 Sample Agenda and Teacher Notes ........................................................................ 6 Standards Focus: Elements of Fiction ..................................................................... 9 Literary Terms to Know .................................................................................................................................. 9 Standards Focus: Exploring Expository Writing ...................................................... 10 Author Biography: F. Scott Fitzgerald ............................................................................................................ 10 Comprehension Check: Exploring Expository Writing ................................................................ 11 Standards Focus: Historical Context—The Jazz Age ................................................. 12 Comprehension Check: The Jazz Age ..................................................................................... 13 Standards Focus: Elements of Fiction Activity ......................................................... 14 Standards Focus: Allusions, Terminology, and Expressions ........................................ 15 Vocabulary List ............................................................................................... 22 Anticipation/Reaction Activity ........................................................................... 23 Pre-Reading Individual Reflection .................................................................................................................. 24 Post-Reading Individual Reflection ................................................................................................................. 24 Standards Focus: Note-Taking and Summarizing ..................................................... 25 Note-Taking and Summarizing Prompt .......................................................................................................... 26 Chapter One ................................................................................................... 27 Note-Taking and Summarizing ...................................................................................................................... 27 Comprehension Check .................................................................................................................................... 28 Standards Focus: Narrator and Point of View ................................................................................................. 29 Chapter Two .................................................................................................. 32 Note-Taking and Summarizing ...................................................................................................................... 32 Comprehension CheckCopyright ................................ 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All Rights Reserved................................. .... 33 Standards Focus: Characterization ................................................................................................................. 34 Chapters One-Two ........................................................................................... 37 Assessment Preparation: Context Clues ........................................................................................................... 37 Chapter Three ................................................................................................. 40 Note-Taking and Summarizing ...................................................................................................................... 40 Comprehension Check .................................................................................................................................... 41 Standards Focus: Setting ............................................................................................................................... 42 Chapter Four .................................................................................................. 44 Note-Taking and Summarizing ...................................................................................................................... 44 Comprehension Check .................................................................................................................................... 45 Standards Focus: Foreshadowing and Prediction ............................................................................................. 46 Chapters Three-Four ........................................................................................ 49 Assessment Preparation: Parts of Speech .......................................................................................................... 49 Chapter Five ................................................................................................... 53 Note-Taking and Summarizing ...................................................................................................................... 53 Comprehension Check .................................................................................................................................... 54 Standards Focus: Symbolism ......................................................................................................................... 55 Chapter Six .................................................................................................... 58 Note-Taking and Summarizing ...................................................................................................................... 58 Comprehension Check .................................................................................................................................... 59 Standards Focus: Figurative Language ........................................................................................................... 60 Chapters Five-Six ............................................................................................ 62 Assessment Preparation: Word Origins ........................................................................................................... 62 Chapter Seven ................................................................................................. 65 Note-Taking and Summarizing ...................................................................................................................... 65 Comprehension Check .................................................................................................................................... 66 ©2009 Secondary Solutions - 2 - The Great Gatsby Literature Guide Standards Focus: Style ................................................................................................................................... 67 Chapter Eight ................................................................................................ 70 Note-Taking and Summarizing ...................................................................................................................... 70 Comprehension Check .................................................................................................................................... 71 Standards Focus: Tone .................................................................................................................................. 72 Chapter Nine ................................................................................................. 75 Note-Taking and Summarizing ...................................................................................................................... 75 Comprehension Check .................................................................................................................................... 76 Standards Focus: Theme ................................................................................................................................ 77 Standards Focus: Colors as Symbols ............................................................................................................... 79 Chapters Seven-Nine ....................................................................................... 83 Assessment Preparation: Vocabulary Replacement ........................................................................................... 83 Quiz: