Gatsby video game??

This is for all of you video game junkies. This game was made for the original nintendo system. Check it out here.

Do you feel the video game helps you to connect with the book at all? Or is it just a game with a similar title? If you were to make a game based on the novel, how would it be different? Think of these questions before next class, and come prepared to discuss!

Gatsby coming to a theater near you!

Before clicking the link below, I want you all to envision what celebrities you would cast in the roles of Jay Gatsby, Nick Carraway, Daisy, and others. Think about who you imagined as you read the book.

Now click on the link.

Are the actors and actresses cast for the movie close to who you envisioned? Are they completely different? What are some parts you are looking forward to seeing when the movie comes out next year?

Fitzgerald in Buffalo

Did you know that F. Scott Fitzgerald spent a chunk of his childhood living right here in Buffalo? Yes, the same author who wrote the famous novel you have all been reading once walked the streets of Elmwood avenue. A big part of connecting with a book, is knowing the type of person who wrote it.

Click this link to read more of Fitzgerald's time in Buffalo.

How would you write a newspaper article or editorial on "Gatsby"?

If you had to write a newspaper piece on "The Great Gatsby", how would you write it? Would it be an editorial in which you take themes from the book and expand on them? Or would you choose to take an event from the novel and write it as a front page story? Think of your answer, and come prepared to work on it during class.

This editorial from the New York Times helps to bring Gatsby to more current times.

Dr. T. J. Eckleburg as a comic?

What part of the novel is this comic strip referring to? Does it change the way you read or understood that part of the novel?

"The Big Read" - A guide to Gatsby

In class, we have been reading "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This first post is intended to both refresh your memory, while also providing some extra information about the book. Pay attention to the historical context found under the reader's guide tab. It helps to give you some insight into what the world was like for Jay Gatsby, Nick Carraway, and the other characters we have been reading about.

Click Here to check out "The Big Read"