https://padlet.com/marelineolivares/hkc68lk5ao6a5ef1 Standard 2 Level 3 en-us 2022-10-31 03:31:10 UTC 2022-11-09 15:37:22 UTC hello@padlet.com marelineolivares https://padlet.com/marelineolivares/hkc68lk5ao6a5ef1/wish/2362668457 Definition: Behaving or looking as though one thinks is superior to others.
Quote: " Now he was a sturdy straw-haired man of thirty with a rather hard mouth and a supercilious manner".
It's Importance: This word has an impact on the character Tom. Tom is someone that is shown to be someone that has power or is very assertive. This vocab word shows that he is someone you don't want to mess with or could show problems later on in the story. This word could help us foreshadow what kind of person Tom is going to be in the future.

]]> 2022-10-31 03:41:20 UTC https://padlet.com/marelineolivares/hkc68lk5ao6a5ef1/wish/2362668457 marelineolivares https://padlet.com/marelineolivares/hkc68lk5ao6a5ef1/wish/2362669067 Definition: The embodiment of an idea or God in human form.
Quote: "  At his lips’ touch she blossomed for him like a flower and the incarnation was complete". 
It's Importance: This word is important to the character Gatsby once again. Connecting to the quote it talks about how once Daisy kissed him his incarnation was complete. Gatsby's dream or his ideal world was the only thing he was striving for. His ideal world was to be with Daisy. He would do anything to accomplish his dream and not let anything get in the way, like Tom.

]]> 2022-10-31 03:41:59 UTC https://padlet.com/marelineolivares/hkc68lk5ao6a5ef1/wish/2362669067 marelineolivares https://padlet.com/marelineolivares/hkc68lk5ao6a5ef1/wish/2374783762 Definition: The state of being famous for being bad in some way.
Quote: " Gatsby’s notoriety, spread about by the hundreds who had accepted his hospitality and so become authorities on his past, had increased all summer until he fell just short of being news".
It's Importance: This word has a bigger impact on the character Gatsby. Gatsby is first portrayed as this person that does shady work or that he has killed a man or is viewed as this mysterious person. He is known as this man that has done many different things and no one really knows what is true or what is a lie. Gatsby is known for many bad things and is known for doing bad things in order to get his money and get rich. Throughout the book we have our main character, Nick, question when Gatsby was telling the truth. Gatsby was able to prove some things about his past that were true but closer to the end we find out that Gatsby was lying to Nick about somethings about him. ]]> 2022-11-08 10:54:44 UTC https://padlet.com/marelineolivares/hkc68lk5ao6a5ef1/wish/2374783762 marelineolivares https://padlet.com/marelineolivares/hkc68lk5ao6a5ef1/wish/2377022575 The 1920's was known for as the "Jazz age" and the "roaring 20's". This era connects to the book because it has a lot of partying and has a lot of drama throughout the book. The vocabulary plays an important role because it can show or express a character and tell us before we read the whole book what they act like and what they are as an overall person. ]]> 2022-11-09 15:32:53 UTC https://padlet.com/marelineolivares/hkc68lk5ao6a5ef1/wish/2377022575