The Great Gatsby: Introduction

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Women x 2 
City, skyscrapers 
Green licht. Reflection 
Head with woman inside 
colours: green, black, white, orange 
Mood
Pensive, thoughtful
Event
Young woman walking in a city alone. 
Man thinking about a woman walking in a city alone. 
Setting
Large city with skyscrapers. 

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F. Scott Fitzgerald born 1896 died 1940
Fitzgerald is credited with coining the term 'jazz age'. This novel takes place in America during the 1920s. You will expand your knowledge of this period in history. The context of composition is very important for this novel to fully understand some of the nuances and references. 

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Presentation 1920s in USA (published 1926)
Short presentations (no longer than 5 minutes) on 3rd November 1st hour. 
Your PowerPoint with presentation notes placed in your portfolio and linked to The Great Gatsby
Fill out your orientation form and hand it back to me at the end of the lesson. 

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1. Jazz age/roaring 20s 
2. Attire/fashion/styles (men and women) 
3. Entertainment (music, sport, cinema industry, night clubs) 
4. Culture/class/customs/ lifestyle in New York

5. Illegal sources of income (bootlegging, gambling, criminality)
6. Inventions (cars, radios, other inventions) 
7. Women's rights and other activists 
8. Politics in the USA including prohibition. 

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01:08
"The chief business of the American people is business."

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01:24
Laissez faire capitalism
In your exercise book, write down what that is.

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