The Great Gatsby by Jasmin Lopez https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby Ana Hernandez, Erika Rodriguez, Daniel Bustillos, Mckenzie Martinez, and Jasmin Lopez en-us 2017-04-04 16:07:30 UTC 2025-10-10 00:06:33 UTC hello@padlet.com Vocabulary 101606 https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/164660371 Sophisticated- having, revealing, or proceeding from a great deal of worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture.
Interposed- place or insert between one thing and another.
Pastoral- used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle
Hydroplane- a light fast motorboat designed to skim over the surface of water
Contemptuously- in a scornful way that shows disdain ]]> 2017-04-04 16:14:58 UTC https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/164660371 Backround 1016481 https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/164662027 Fitzgerald was the most famous chronicler of 1920s America, an era that he dubbed “the Jazz Age.” Written in 1925, The Great Gatsby is one of the greatest literary documents of this period, in which the American economy soared, bringing unprecedented levels of prosperity to the nation.]]> 2017-04-04 16:20:02 UTC https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/164662027 Author Information 101578 https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/164662262 F. Scott Fitzgerald was born on September 24,1896 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Fitzgerald was an American novelist and short story writer. He was one of the greatest American writers in the 20th century. Fitzgerald wrote and finished four novels but dying. He wrote many short stories which have to deal with youth, promise, age and despair.]]> 2017-04-04 16:20:35 UTC https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/164662262 Literary terms. 1002511 https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/164662694 Protagonist- Jay Gatsby

Antagonist- Tom Buchanan, prevents Gatsby from living a happy life. 

Setting- New York, West Egg, East Egg

Simile- "A fantastic farm where the ashes grow like wheat." pg. 23




]]> 2017-04-04 16:21:52 UTC https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/164662694 Pictures 1002845 https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/164662875 This picture represents The Great Gatsby because the life that Gatsby lifestyle is luxurious and high class. ]]> 2017-04-04 16:22:24 UTC https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/164662875 1002845 https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/164664027 2017-04-04 16:25:39 UTC https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/164664027 101606 https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/165721363 Nick's house is a small cottage in between two mansions. One mansion belonged to Gatsby which is on the left of him ]]> 2017-04-10 16:39:46 UTC https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/165721363 Picture 1016481 https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/165721704 Nick was invited to a party but wasn't found]]> 2017-04-10 16:41:02 UTC https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/165721704 Vocabulary 1002845 https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/165723688 Omnibus- a volume containing several novels
Innuendo- an allusive or oblique remark or hint
Contemptuous- showing contempt;  scornful
Impetuously- acting or done quickly without thought of care ]]> 2017-04-10 16:48:34 UTC https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/165723688 vocabulary 1002511 https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/165726782 triumphant- celebrating victory or success. 

crescendo-  A gradual increase in the loudness of a sound or section of music. 

prodigal- carelessly & foolishly spending money


]]> 2017-04-10 17:00:39 UTC https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/165726782 Vocabulary 101578 https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/168163517 astonishment- great surprise
obstetrical- relating to childbirth and the processes associated with it
soprano- the highest of the four standard singing voices
malevolent- having or showing a wish to do evil to others
tumultuous- making a loud, confused noise; uproarious
chauffeur- a person employed to drive a private or rented automobile
crescendo- a gradual increase in loudness in a piece  of music
enchant- fill(someone) with great delight; charm
conscientious- wishing to do what is right, especially to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly
emptiness-  the state of containing nothing.
unintelligible- impossible to understand
conceal- keep from sight;hide
deliberately- in a careful and unhurried way
insist- demand something forcefully, not accepting refusal.

]]> 2017-04-25 16:36:03 UTC https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/168163517 Gatsby party filled of people 101606 https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/168164898 2017-04-25 16:40:01 UTC https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/168164898 Critical Thinking 1016481 https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/168166104 This book relates to the real world because Nick is the more poor guy and the Gatsby is the rich one. Nick lives in a cottage and Gatsby lives in the mansions. Gatsby is like Bill Gates and Nick is like a ordinary person.]]> 2017-04-25 16:43:33 UTC https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/168166104 1002511 https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/168168352 The way the men are dressed in the book "The Great Gatsby" it was classic and a fresher look. ]]> 2017-04-25 16:49:44 UTC https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/168168352 1002511 https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/168175569 The ladies at Gatsby's parties dress like flappers in their shift dresses. ]]> 2017-04-25 17:11:54 UTC https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/168175569 Background 101606 https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/169474210 Story is told in a flashback which is told by the eyes of Nick Carraway. Nick tells us in the story about a young solider named gatsby who falls in love with Daisy. Gatsby was poor at one point in his life and daisy was rich. Gatsby was sent to war and tells Daisy to wait for him but she gets tired of waiting and marries tom. ]]> 2017-05-02 16:19:39 UTC https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/169474210 Conflict 101606 https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/169475580 (42) Gatsby is trying to win Daisy back but Tom gets in the way because they are married, which makes it harder for Gatsby to get Daisy to love him back. 

]]> 2017-05-02 16:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/169475580 Literary term 101578 https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/169477716 "Daisy and Jordan lay upon an enormous couch, like silver idols, weighing down their own white dresses against the singing breeze of the fans." (115). This is a an example of a simile. 
"Your place looks like the World's fair."(81). This is an example of a simile.]]> 2017-05-02 16:31:02 UTC https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/169477716 Pictures 1002845 https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/169477869 In chapter 5, Nick, Gatsby and Daisy are all invited to Gatsby's house and they are having a good time but Nick feels excluded and leaves Daisy and Gatsby alone.
]]> 2017-05-02 16:31:35 UTC https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/169477869 Nick was the only one invited to Gatsby party everyone else comes uninvited. 101606 https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/169478857 2017-05-02 16:35:15 UTC https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/169478857 Literary Terms 1016481 https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/169480214 Hyperboles :
". . .he was a German Spy during the war. . ." (44).
"Somebody told me they though he killed a man once"(44).
"Well they say he's a nephew or a cousin of Kaiser Wilhelm's. That's where all of this money comes from"(32).]]> 2017-05-02 16:39:54 UTC https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/169480214 Gatsby and Nick go to the city where Nick learns about Gatsby's past. 101606 https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/170819748 2017-05-09 16:41:00 UTC https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/170819748 Gatsby and Daisy meet for the first time. 101606 https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/170822576 2017-05-09 16:50:50 UTC https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/170822576 Gatsby grew up poor but met a man who made him rich 101606 https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/171295551 2017-05-11 15:53:53 UTC https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/171295551 Myrtle, tom's mistress, dies because daisy runs her over 101606 https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/171296080 2017-05-11 15:55:51 UTC https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/171296080 Gatsby gets shot by Myrtle husband because he thought gatsby was myrtle's secret lover. 101606 https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/171296632 2017-05-11 15:57:57 UTC https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/171296632 Critical Thinking 1016481 https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/171296822 This book relates to the real world because people pass away in it. This book is a fictional book meaning that everything that happened in this book can possibly happen in real life. There is also personal connection implied which means that people can relate to this book many ways.]]> 2017-05-11 15:58:31 UTC https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/171296822 Plot- Exposition 1002845 https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/171296937 The setting of the story is in the early 1920's in New York on Long Island in two areas called "West Egg" and "East Egg". Nick Carraway narrates the whole story and is told by his point of view.]]> 2017-05-11 15:58:53 UTC https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/171296937 literary terms 101578 https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/171297518 Simile-
"The middle west now seemed like the ragged edge of the universe."(pg 3)
"They stood on my shelf in red and gold like new money from the mint."(pg4)
"And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees-juast as things from in movies...."(pg8)
Irony -
"Tom being married and Myrtle being married. Both are in love with each other, but married to people that don't really love."(pg 33) This is an example of irony because they both want to be together but both in separate relationship. ]]> 2017-05-11 16:00:44 UTC https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/171297518 Critical Thinking 1002511 https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/171298001 The book "The Great Gatsby" is relatable to the real world because there are affair relationships. ]]> 2017-05-11 16:02:30 UTC https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/171298001 Climax 101606 https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/171298679 Daisy runs over Myrtle thinking it was Tom. ]]> 2017-05-11 16:04:58 UTC https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/171298679 Falling action 101606 https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/171298937 Gatsby reveals to nick that it was Daisy driving and he takes the blame for he. Tom then tells Gatsby to leave town so he doesn't get "Caught"

]]> 2017-05-11 16:05:55 UTC https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/171298937 Rising Action 1002511 https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/171301599 Tom later finds out about Daisy liking Gatsby, so he continues to investigate what going on with both of Daisy and Gatsby. Tom wants to find out more about Gatsby and who he really is. He later finds out Jay Gatsby is James Gatz and got rich from a guy, named Dan Cody who took him in as his own.]]> 2017-05-11 16:14:45 UTC https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/171301599 Vocabulary 1016481 https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/171301755 apathetic -marked by a lack of interest
discreet -unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic
immoderate - beyond reasonable limits
languid - lacking spirit or liveliness
hauteur - overbearing pride with a superior manner toward inferiors
assertion - a declaration that is made emphatically
mincing - affectedly dainty or refined
strident - unpleasantly loud and harsh
impassioned - characterized by intense emotion
deft - skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
console - give moral or emotional strength to
ravage - a destructive action
garnish - decorate, as with parsley or other ornamental foods
gaudy - marked by conspicuous display
]]> 2017-05-11 16:15:19 UTC https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/171301755 Vocabulary 101578 https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/171309006 devotion- love, loyalty, or enthusiasm for a person, activity, or cause.]]> 2017-05-11 16:39:30 UTC https://padlet.com/101606/gatsby/wish/171309006