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Bellwork 11/20/14

Your research paper requires three body paragraphs. For the first five
minutes of class, use the time to decide what each body paragraph
could focus on.
Look at your research paper prompt in the English I Research Paper
Requirements. Try to figure out a way to answer all parts of your
papers prompt.
Your Literature Evidence sheet is due TOMORROW. (We will work on it
in class so dont panic!)

Prohibition
BP #1: What was prohibition, why was it instituted, and what were
the effects of it?
BP #2: What are some examples of the effects of /references to
prohibition in the novel?
BP #3: How does Prohibition affect the characters in the novel?

Fitzgeralds
BP #1: Describe the Fitzgeralds extravagant lifestyle.
BP #2: Compare the lifestyle of the Fitzgeralds to Tom and Daisys
lifestyle and/or Gatsbys lifestyle.
BP #3: What point might Fitzgerald be trying to make about this way
of life?

Women in the 20s


BP #1: What was the role of women in the 1920s?
BP #2: Describe the central female character in the novel, Daisy, and
Jordan, a minor character; discuss their attitudes, occupations,
behaviors, etc.
BP #3: Are they displayed in a positive or negative manner?

Basic Format
Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. City of Publication:
Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.

Book with One Author


Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. New York: Penguin,
1987. Print.
Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. Denver: MacMurray, 1999.
Print.

Book with More Than One Author


(The first given name appears in last name, first name format;
subsequent author names appear in first name last name format.)
Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Lerner. The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Peer
Tutoring. Boston: Allyn, 2000. Print.

A Work in an Anthology, Reference, or Collection


Works may include an essay in an edited collection or anthology, or a
chapter of a book. The basic form is for this sort of citation is as
follows:
Lastname, First name. "Title of Essay." Title of Collection. Ed. Editor's
Name(s). City of Publication: Publisher, Year. Page range of entry.
Medium of Publication.
Example:
Harris, Muriel. "Talk to Me: Engaging Reluctant Writers." A Tutor's
Guide: Helping Writers One to One. Ed. Ben Rafoth. Portsmouth:
Heinemann, 2000. 24-34. Print.

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