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Class: Annotating and Analyzing Passages From The Great Gatsby

KEEP FOREVER!!

1. Read the passage TWICE before making any marks. 2. Write down the context for this passage at the top of the page: Who (is speaking), Where, When, and To Whom (even if its the reader)? 3. Define any words you dont know by looking them up in a dictionary or online. Write a brief definition above the word or in the margins. 4. Underline any connections you see to themes or characteristics of Literary Modernism in the passage. Label this element of Modernism in the right side margin. 5. Circle words: Which words sound strong, striking? Which are words you like/respond to? Label these with + or to keep track of the speakers diction. 6. Identify the passages overall tone in the left hand margin: cynical, disillusioned, skeptical, judgmental, optimistic, reflective, whimsical, intimate, complimentary, sentimental, sympathetic, somberor think of a tone word of your own. 7. Underline/label any motifs you see: colors, cars, drinking, honest/dishonesty, boredom, etc. Any connections you see to other things you know about Great Gatsby? Label these, too. 8. At the bottom of the page: Summarize the significance of this passage: What does it tell us about the setting, the character(s), or themes of the novel? Why is it important for Fitzgerald to include this passage in the novel?

Name:

Class: Annotating and Analyzing Passages From The Great Gatsby

KEEP FOREVER!!

1. Read the passage TWICE before making any marks. 2. Write down the context for this passage at the top of the page: Who (is speaking), Where, When, and To Whom (even if its the reader)? 3. Define any words you dont know by looking them up in a dictionary or online. Write a brief definition above the word or in the margins. 4. Underline any connections you see to themes or characteristics of Literary Modernism in the passage. Label this element of Modernism in the right side margin. 5. Circle words: Which words sound strong, striking? Which are words you like/respond to? Label these with + or to keep track of the speakers diction. 6. Identify the passages overall tone in the left hand margin: cynical, disillusioned, skeptical, judgmental, optimistic, reflective, whimsical, intimate, complimentary, sentimental, sympathetic, somberor think of a tone word of your own. 7. Underline/label any motifs you see: colors, cars, drinking, honest/dishonesty, boredom, etc. Any connections you see to other things you know about Great Gatsby? Label these, too. 8. At the bottom of the page: Summarize the significance of this passage: What does it tell us about the setting, the character(s), or themes of the novel? Why is it important for Fitzgerald to include this passage in the novel?