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The Great Gatsby Video Presentation Working in a group of two or three, your task is to create a 10 minute video in response to a question about The Great Gatsby from the list below. Use John Green’s video Crash Course Literature as a model. Each group must respond to a different question. In answering the question, you will need to defend your points with examples from the novel. You are required to incorporate at least five key quotations into your presentation. The quotations must appear on screen. Please make sure you include the page number. Your video must also incorporate at least 15 images. At the end of the video, please cite your sources like Green does in the credits. You must also type up and submit a Works Cited page in MLA format. Please choose from the questions below: 1. What is Fitzgerald saying about the American Dream in his novel? Consider Gatsby and his rise and fall, but also look at other characters such as Tom and Daisy Buchanan, Myrtle and George Wilson. 2. How does the novel reflect the historical and social context within which it is set? Consider aspects such as prohibition, the change in status for women, the jazz era, organized crime, the boom and bust. 3. Discuss the role and function of setting in the novel. Consider the various locations in which the action takes place such as Gatsby’s house, Nick’s house, the Valley of Ashes, New York (the hotel room), the Buchanans’ house, West Egg and East Egg. How does Fitzgerald use these geographical locations in the development of his characters and themes? 4. Is Daisy Buchanan worth the trouble? Explore the role and function of her character in the novel. Consider such things as the choices she makes in her life, her role as the motivating force in Gatsby’s life, her relationships with Tom and Nick. 5. Is Gatsby really great? Is he the hero of the novel? Or an antihero? Or a tragic hero? Or a romantic hero? What admirable qualities does he possess? What flaws? What is Fitzgerald’s purpose in constructing such a character? 6. Examine the role of Nick Carraway as the narrator of the novel. What is he like as a person? How does he change and develop over the course of the novel? To what extent is he a reliable narrator? To what extent should the audience believe and trust him? What flaws might he have? How might these affect his narration? 7. Examine the role and function of Myrtle and George Wilson in the novel. How does Fitzgerald use these characters to explore the theme of social class? Consider how their inclusion is used in juxtaposition to the characterization of the rich (the Buchanans, Gatsby).

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Page 1: Gatsby video task - catherine wiebusch · Video!Presentation!Rubric!!! Criterion!A:!Knowledgeand! understanding!of!thework(s)! • How$much$knowledgeand$ understandingdoes$the$ student$show$of$the$work(s

The  Great  Gatsby  Video  Presentation    

 Working  in  a  group  of  two  or  three,  your  task  is  to  create  a  10  minute  video  in  response  to  a  question  about  The  Great  Gatsby  from  the  list  below.  Use  John  Green’s  video  Crash  Course  Literature  as  a  model.    Each  group  must  respond  to  a  different  question.  

 In  answering  the  question,  you  will  need  to  defend  your  points  with  examples  from  the  novel.    You  are  required  to  incorporate  at  least  five  key  quotations  into  your  presentation.  The  quotations  must  appear  on  screen.  Please  make  sure  you  include  the  page  number.    Your  video  must  also  incorporate  at  least  15  images.    At  the  end  of  the  video,  please  cite  your  sources  like  Green  does  in  the  credits.  You  must  also  type  up  and  submit  a  Works  Cited  page  in  MLA  format.    Please  choose  from  the  questions  below:    

1. What  is  Fitzgerald  saying  about  the  American  Dream  in  his  novel?  Consider  Gatsby  and  his  rise  and  fall,  but  also  look  at  other  characters  such  as  Tom  and  Daisy  Buchanan,  Myrtle  and  George  Wilson.  

2. How  does  the  novel  reflect  the  historical  and  social  context  within  which  it  is  set?  Consider  aspects  such  as  prohibition,  the  change  in  status  for  women,  the  jazz  era,  organized  crime,  the  boom  and  bust.  

3. Discuss  the  role  and  function  of  setting  in  the  novel.  Consider  the  various  locations  in  which  the  action  takes  place  such  as  Gatsby’s  house,  Nick’s  house,  the  Valley  of  Ashes,  New  York  (the  hotel  room),  the  Buchanans’  house,  West  Egg  and  East  Egg.  How  does  Fitzgerald  use  these  geographical  locations  in  the  development  of  his  characters  and  themes?  

4. Is  Daisy  Buchanan  worth  the  trouble?  Explore  the  role  and  function  of  her  character  in  the  novel.  Consider  such  things  as  the  choices  she  makes  in  her  life,  her  role  as  the  motivating  force  in  Gatsby’s  life,  her  relationships  with  Tom  and  Nick.  

5. Is  Gatsby  really  great?  Is  he  the  hero  of  the  novel?  Or  an  anti-­‐hero?  Or  a  tragic  hero?  Or  a  romantic  hero?  What  admirable  qualities  does  he  possess?  What  flaws?  What  is  Fitzgerald’s  purpose  in  constructing  such  a  character?  

6. Examine  the  role  of  Nick  Carraway  as  the  narrator  of  the  novel.  What  is  he  like  as  a  person?  How  does  he  change  and  develop  over  the  course  of  the  novel?  To  what  extent  is  he  a  reliable  narrator?  To  what  extent  should  the  audience  believe  and  trust  him?  What  flaws  might  he  have?  How  might  these  affect  his  narration?  

7. Examine  the  role  and  function  of  Myrtle  and  George  Wilson  in  the  novel.  How  does  Fitzgerald  use  these  characters  to  explore  the  theme  of  social  class?  Consider  how  their  inclusion  is  used  in  juxtaposition  to  the  characterization  of  the  rich  (the  Buchanans,  Gatsby).  

   

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Video  Presentation  Rubric      Criterion  A:  Knowledge  and  understanding  of  the  work(s)  • How  much  knowledge  and  understanding  does  the  student  show  of  the  work(s)  used  in  the  presentation?  

Criterion  B:  Presentation  • How  much  attention  has  been  given  to  making  the  delivery  effective  and  appropriate  to  the  presentation?  

• To  what  extent  are  strategies  used  to  interest  the  audience  (for  example,  audibility,  eye  contact,  gesture,  effective  use  of  supporting  material)?  

Criterion  C:  Language  • How  clear  and  appropriate  is  the  language?  

• How  well  is  the  register  and  style  suited  to  the  choice  of  presentation?  (“Register”  refers,  in  this  context,  to  the  student’s  use  of  elements  such  as  vocabulary,  tone,  sentence  structure  and  terminology  appropriate  to  the  presentation.)  

0                  Does  not  reach  standard   0          Does  not  reach  standard   0          Does  not  reach  standard  1-­‐2          There  is  little  knowledge  or  understanding  of  the  content  of  the  work(s)  presented.  

1-­‐2          Delivery  of  the  presentation  is  seldom  appropriate,  with  little  attempt  to  interest  the  audience.  

1-­‐2          The  language  is  rarely  appropriate,  with  a  very  limited  attempt  to  suit  register  and  style  to  the  choice  of  presentation.  

3-­‐4          There  is  some  knowledge  and  superficial  understanding  of  the  content  of  the  work(s)  presented.  

3-­‐4          Delivery  of  the  presentation  is  sometimes  appropriate,  with  some  attempt  to  interest  the  audience.  

3-­‐4          The  language  is  sometimes  appropriate,  with  some  attempt  to  suit  register  and  style  to  the  choice  of  presentation.  

5-­‐6          There  is  adequate  knowledge  and  understanding  of  the  content  and  some  of  the  implications  of  the  work(s)  presented.  

5-­‐6          Delivery  of  the  presentation  is  appropriate,  with  a  clear  intention  to  interest  the  audience.  

5-­‐6          The  language  is  mostly  clear  and  appropriate,  with  some  attention  paid  to  register  and  style  that  is  suited  to  the  choice  of  presentation.  

7-­‐8          There  is  very  good  knowledge  and  understanding  of  the  content  and  most  of  the  implications  of  the  work(s)  presented.  

7-­‐8          Delivery  of  the  presentation  is  effective,  with  suitable  strategies  used  to  interest  the  audience.  

7-­‐8          The  language  is  clear  and  appropriate,  with  register  and  style  consistently  suited  to  the  choice  of  presentation.  

9-­‐10          There  is  excellent  knowledge  and  understanding  of  the  content  and  the  implications  of  the  work(s)  presented.  

9-­‐10          Delivery  of  the  presentation  is  highly  effective,  with  purposeful  strategies  used  to  interest  the  audience.  

9-­‐10          The  language  is  very  clear  and  entirely  appropriate,  with  register  and  style  consistently  effective  and  suited  to  the  choice  of  presentation.