Padlet of Symbolism Assignment by Jodi Day

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Symbols in The Great Gatsby

· The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg

· The Valley of Ashes

· Gatsby’s mansion

· Any color from the color tracking sheet

· East Egg and West Egg

· The weather

· Gatsby’s parties

· The broken clock

· Owl Eyes and the books in Gatsby’s library

· The shirts Gatsby shows Daisy

· The telephone

· Alcohol and drinking

· Flowers

· Music and jazz

· Gatsby’s Car

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Directions

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Choose a symbol from the story and IN YOUR OWN WORDS describe how that symbol is used in the novel. Give a PARAPHRASED description of where the symbol is referenced and what YOU THINK it symbolizes. What does it mean? Could it have multiple meanings? Which characters does your symbol affect? Does your symbol connect to a theme? 8 sentences minimum.

Quotes

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Find four quotes from the novel that mention your symbol. Write the quote word-for-word from the book and use proper punctuation and MLA citations.

Under each quote, write one sentence explaining how your symbol is meaningful in the quote. This is in YOUR OWN words.

Use of AI

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AI is NOT to be used in the making of your padlet. Use of AI will result in a zero, which could be catastrophic to your grade. Please work with academic integrity.

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When you are finished, share the link to your padlet to padletgatsby@gmail.com. You can use your Cobb County email account to send it. DO NOT send it to my Cobb email. Send it to the gmail address above.