Wednesday 14 December 2011

Language?



Dr. Johnson

Tuesday 13 December 2011

chapters 3 & 4

five good quotes from each please...

with a few lines that speak directly to the themes, motifs and characters in the novel

Monday 12 December 2011

chapters

  1. Lunch at Tom and Daisy's (introduction)
  2. Party at Tom's
  3. Gatsby's Party
  4. gatsby
  5. Recapture the past
  6. She didn't Like the party
  7. NY NY,    Tragedy #1
  8. Gatsby   Tragedy #2
  9. Aftermath (denouement)

Tragedy tied to Character flaws (or is it fate?)

Tuesday 6 December 2011

Gatsby homework

If you have not yet done so...

FINISH THE BOOK!
meet me at recess tomorrow for the extra work

everybody
Chapter 2, 10 quotes of two lines maximum that speak to our themes
the briefest of explanations for each

Wednesday 30 November 2011

Homework

Source out and post a four act structure


take one of your favourite movies and fit it into the structure

Tuesday 29 November 2011

Gatsby

Themes:
  • I do not want what I already Have
  • East vs West 
  • The rich are Different...
  • Can’t live in the Past?…Of course you can.
  • What’ll we do with ourselves this afternoon?  And the day after that, and the next thirty years?
    Motifs:
    •  Car Crashes
    •  The green light
    •  Light
    •  The Valley of Ashes and the 'Eyes' 
    •  Alcohol  
    • Weather
    Symbols: TBA

    Important Characters:
    • Nick- a reliable/unreliable narrative voice, judgmental
    • Daisy- unreliable in almost every way
    • Jordan- reliably self-centered
    • George Wilson- Reliable in every way; dull, dull, dull
    • Tom- Reliably, predictably, a self-centered bully
    • Meyer Wolfsheim- utterly reliable (he knows a guy)
    • Gatsby- Who am I?

    Friday 25 November 2011

    golden/magic hour


    magic hour
    the optimum time for filming romantic or magical scenes due to 'warm' and 'soft' lighting conditions, characterized by a golden-orange hue color; occurs for about 30 minutes around the time of sunset and sunrise; aka golden hour Example: Nestor Almendros' cinematography in Terence Malick's Days of Heaven (1978); and Phil Alden Robinson's Field of Dreams (1989)

    http://www.filmsite.org/filmterms12.html


    In photography, the golden hour (sometimes known as magic hour, especially in cinematography) is the first and last hour of sunlight during the day,[1] when a specific photographic effect is achieved due to the quality of the light.

    for Momo from you know where