The Great Gastby: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Task 1: The Great Gatsby Treasure Hunt
Directions: Complete the following web quest on the background of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby. You may complete your work on loose leaf or type your work to share on Drive. If you use Drive, name your document "gatsbyhunt+name+period". Ex: gatsbyhuntsilva3. Please use complete sentences and direct examples in your answers. Be prepared to share your work with the class.
1. The Roaring 20's: Crash Course in US History video:
http://youtu.be/VfOR1XCMf7A
1. According to video, what are some of things the 1920's gave us?
2. How did the American government help businesses (and the economy) to grow in the 1920's?
3. What new industries grew to develop during this period?
4. What new products did companies produce for people?
5. What new leisure activities did people participate in? How did celebrity culture arise?
6. What is consumer debt? How did it come into play during the 1920's?
7. What was the "lost generation" of the 1920's? What happened to Harlem during this time? What was part of the spirit of the Harlem Renaissance?
8. How did women's lives change during this time?
9. How did the economy begin to decline in the 1920's?
10. How and why were the 1920's also a reactionary period in American history? What led to these events?
11. What tension occurred between science and religion? What major event occurred? What was the result?
12. Why are the 1920's a decade of contradictions?
2. Author – F. Scott Fitzgerald
View the mini-biography from the given website.
1. List and describe five events that were a significant part of Fitzgerald’s life.
2. Specifically, why was he unable to marry his wife Zelda at first? What kind of life did he lead?
http://www.sc.edu/fitzgerald/biography.html
3. World War I
There was an enormous economic boom after World War I. Skim through the website and find:
1. What were the post-war attitudes after World War I?
2. What movements arose during the 1920's?
3. Provide THREE reasons as to why the economy improved.
http://home.earthlink.net/~gfeldmeth/lec.1920s.html
4. 19th Amendment
What did the 19th Amendment provide for women?
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=63
5. 18th Amendment
Read the website and describe exactly what the 18th amendment does and the dates that it was effective.
http://history1900s.about.com/od/1910s/a/18thamendment.htm
6. Speakeasies
1. What was a Speakeasy? Why did they become popular?
2. What else were speakeasies called?
3. About how many were there in New York City?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speakeasy
7. Arnold Rothstein
1. Who was Arnold Rothstein? How did Rothstein make his money?
2. What does Rothstein have to do with baseball?
http://www.carpenoctem.tv/mafia/rothstein.html
8. Flappers
1. What was a "Gibson Girl?"
2. How and why did World War I change this view of women?
3. What are flappers? What does a flapper look like?
http://history1900s.about.com/od/1920s/a/flappers.htm
9. Automobiles
1. Why were automobiles considered the “most important catalyst for social change in the 1920’s?”
http://www.huffenglish.com/gatsby/automobiles.html
10. Music
1. What was the main music genre during the 1920’s?
2. How was jazz initially perceived by the general public?
http://www.1920-30.com/music/
11. 1920’s Slang
1. Read the slang terms and choose five to list and define. Use five terms in a sentences of your own creation. :-) http://www.huffenglish.com/gatsby/slang.html
12. Dorothy Parker Poem “The Flapper”
Read Parker’s poem.
1. What is Parker's opinion of flappers (central idea)?
2. What is her tone in the poem towards her subject?
3. What imagery does she use to develop her tone and her central idea?
http://www.huffenglish.com/gatsby/parker.html
Task 2: Reading Questions
Click on the link below to access the chapter reading questions. These questions will be due when your chapter reading is due. Please bring your completed questions to share with your group and use for your quiz.
Resources for The Great Gatsby
Maps of the Locations in The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby E-Book: Click here for a link to the book (in case you forget your book).
Audio Chapters for The Great Gatsby (listen as you read)
http://youtu.be/ktwyvm1DI04?list=PLUxuOKyHLoY4t3Kr63YqLH-R2DyfruVBR
Music of the 1920's Jazz Age
Experience the Roaring Twenties: McCord Museum Virtual 1920's Game
The Great Gatsby E-Book: Click here for a link to the book (in case you forget your book).
Audio Chapters for The Great Gatsby (listen as you read)
http://youtu.be/ktwyvm1DI04?list=PLUxuOKyHLoY4t3Kr63YqLH-R2DyfruVBR
Music of the 1920's Jazz Age
Experience the Roaring Twenties: McCord Museum Virtual 1920's Game