The+Great+Gatsby

== =//The Great Gatsby://= Gatsby wiki: http://igenggreatgatsby.wikispaces.com/

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[] [] Teaching //The Great Gatsby// with the //New York Times//
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//The Great Gatsby// - e-text [] The Lost Generation - Wikipedia

The Crash of 1929 - Video from PBS

[] T.S.Eliot "Wasteland"

The following is an example of a text to pair with //The Great Gatsby.// Here's a current YA book that is 'similar' to GG: [|http://www.amazon.com/Jake-Reinvented-Gordon-Korman/dp/0786856971/r...] And an interesting EdWeek article about GG (from which I snagged the above YA title!): [|http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2011/07/dumbing_down_...]

=Books that mesh with the themes in The Great Gatsby Independent Novel Options:= = = Crutcher, Chris. //Running Loose.// Louie Banks, a senior in high school, is the narrator of this coming-of-age story. Like most adolescents, Louie is involved in sports, with a peer group and a special girlfriend, Becky. As narrator, Louie tells his story about the unraveling of his world and how he manages to survive. Louie plays by the rules-he has a strong sense of morality-but he learns that some adults in society are corrupt and self-serving. The last pages of the novel are riveting--Louie shares "what I have learned," the knowledge he has gained about surviving in a corrupt world. Korman, Gordon. //Jake Reinvented-//Referred to on top of this page as good book pair.

Donnelly, Jennifer. //A Northern Light.// Sixteen-year old Mattie faces a number of moral dilemmas, both on her family farm in upstate New York in 1906 and at the resort hotel where she works for the summer, when a young unmarried woman drowns under suspicious conditions. Finn, Alex. //Breaking Point.// As a new student in an exclusive private school, Paul is subjected to all sorts of harrassment until the charismatic Charlie steps in--but Charlie's friendship comes at a very high cost.

Giles, Gail. //Shattering Glass.// A tension-filled story about conformity and popularity, this novel recounts the events of a school year that resulted in the murder of a classmate, told mainly from the point of view of one of the participants, with comments from other students.

Koja, Kathe. //The Blue Mirror.// Tired of dealing with her alcoholic mother, a talented 16-year old artist seeks solace in a downtown cafe', where she encounters a charismatic homeless boy named Cole, who draws her into his warped world.

Randle, Kristen D. //Breaking Rank.//This is a modern Romeo and Juliet story about a poor working-class kid named Baby and honors student Casey, whose relationship causes their different worlds to clash.

Welin, Nancy. //Double Helix.// Following high school graduation, Eli lands a summer job at Wyatt Transgenics to work under a legendary but amoral molecular biologist who knows secrets about Eli's birth.


 * American Dream: Gluttony, Greed, Selfishness and Shallowness**

Text Ladder

1. Snow White in New York A Children's story that shows the lifestyle of the 1920s by retelling a classic fairy tale. Students are familiar with the story line and are able to observe and question the text.

2. Fads of the 1920s and Today http://www.1920-30.com/fashion/ - A brief explanation of women's 1920s fashions

3. Trading Reputation for Money 1919 World Series -

4. Gluttony of 1920s and 1980s/90s Greed is Good - Wallstreet Monologue

5. References in Music and Media on Gatsby

6. Gold Coast and the Hamptons http://www.ligoldcoast.com/lipublic.html - A brief list of examples of Long Island Homes of the 1920s //Gatsby's Long Island, "The Gold Coast"// - This book excerpt explains the lifestyles of the people from the Gold Coast. //Revenge// - Locate a clip that shows the social scene in the Hamptons.