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Second Semester

Second Semester. Things you should know : 1. The expectations have increased, natural to raise the bar a bit (especially in terms of writing and critical reading) 2. This semester is impacted due to a number of factors (so stick to that calendar and use the website!)

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Second Semester

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  1. Second Semester • Things you should know: 1. The expectations have increased, natural to raise the bar a bit (especially in terms of writing and critical reading) 2. This semester is impacted due to a number of factors (so stick to that calendar and use the website!) 3. The readings, according to most students, are more modern and easier to relate to  4. Participation is super important-you will not earn an A if you do not consistently participate in class discussions by adding insight. 5. You want more fishbowl Socratics, writing instruction, and creative writing; I will give you these things 

  2. More things you should know • Try to add more quotes into your journal, especially in Socratic responses & lit logs. • Socratics need pre-writing and post reflections now. Taking notes during the Socratic is always optional though. • MLA needs to be used on everything; you will be docked a letter grade from here on out on any writing assignment where MLA is not used (proper heading, proper taglines/ citations and punctuation, proper title punctuation, etc). Please use correct MLA citations in your journals. • No plot summary TS or thesis statements ever • Bring your materials each day!

  3. Other things • Please come seek extra help if you need it • Please remember the Taylor integrity letter (don’t use online sources…trust in yourself). No outside sources (except for background info or a hook, but they always need citations). • Considering switching classes? See me • Stay up on reading and journals  • Questions?

  4. The Great Gatsbyby F. Scott Fitzgerald

  5. The Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald • Born: Sept 24, 1896 • Named after ancestor (Francis Scott Key) • 1913 - enrolled in Princeton University (didn’t graduate) • 1917 – enlisted in army • Fell in love with Zelda Sayre • She agreed to marry him once he was a success • 1920 – his book This Side of Paradise is published

  6. The Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald (cont.) • The book is successful; Zelda agrees to marry him • Daughter – Frances • 1925 – The Great Gatsby • Parties and alcoholism • Zelda’s breakdown and death • Died: 1940 (heart attack)

  7. Great Gatsby Information • Time period – 1920’s • Setting – East Egg, West Egg, NYC • List of Main Characters • Nick Carraway (narrator) • Tom Buchanan • Daisy Fay Buchanan • Jordan Baker • Jay Gatsby • George Wilson • Myrtle Wilson

  8. Prohibition • The Eighteenth Amendment (1919) to the Constitution forbade the manufacture, sale, import, or export of intoxicating liquors. • The Twenty-first Amendment (1933) repealed the Eighteenth Amendment. ALCOHOL

  9. The Roaring Twenties • Prohibition • Speakeasies • Bootlegging • Organized Crime • Jazz Age • Dancing • Flappers • Women’s rights

  10. 1920: Some perspective • More people in the city than in the country • # of radios in homes – 2,000 • First radio broadcast aired • Harlem Renaissance begins • 19th Amendment – women granted the right to vote in the US

  11. 1921 • Warren G. Harding is inaugurated as President of the United States of America • Knee length skirts become fashionable • The first Miss America pageant

  12. 1922 • Flapper dress makes its debut • Speakeasies in NYC = 5,000 • First radio commercial broadcast

  13. 1923 • Hollywood sign goes up • Americans see on avg. 1 movie/week • President Harding dies • Vice President Coolidge becomes President • 15 million cars registered in the US • Charleston dance becomes popular

  14. 1924 • # of radios in US homes – 2.5 million • 1st Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade • Coolidge is reelected

  15. 1925 • Fitzgerald publishes The Great Gatsby • Hitler publishes Mein Kampf • The first woman Governor of a U.S. state (Wyoming) is elected. • The Scopes Trial • Evolution in schools debate • First trial broadcast over the radio • Frisbee invented

  16. 1926 • 40 hour work week • 1 in 6 Americans owns a car • 1st supermarket • US woman swims the English Channel • Deaths due to bad booze in NYC = 750

  17. 1927 • Charles Lindbergh flies solo across the Atlantic Ocean • First talking movie (The Jazz Singer) • Telephone service is opened between New York City and London (AT&T) • Speakeasies in NYC = 30,000 • Deaths due to bad booze in 1 hospital in NYC on New Year’s Eve = 41

  18. 1927 (continued) • Al “Scarface” Capone earnings • $100 million – alcohol sales • $30 million – protection business • $25 million – gambling • $10 million – vice and sundry rackets

  19. 1928 • Amelia Earhart flies across the Atlantic • Women compete for the first time in Olympic field events • Penicillin discovered • 1st televisions are sold - $75 • Mickey Mouse in first cartoon

  20. 1929 • Empire State Building construction begins • Speakeasies in NYC = 32,000 – 100,000 • Speakeasies in Chicago = 10,000 • Car radio invented • Stock Market crash • October 29 • “Black Tuesday” • $9 billion lost on that one day

  21. 1920’s compared to today

  22. 1920’s compared to today

  23. 1920’s compared to today

  24. 1920’s compared to today

  25. Bibliography • http://www.princeton.edu/pr/pictures/a-f/fitzgerald-f-scott/fitzgerald-med.jpg • http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.shortstory.by.ru/fitzgerald • http://library.thinkquest.org/C005846/introduction/introduction.htm • http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/adaccess/timeline-1926.html • http://www.defenselink.mil/photos/Feb2003/030114-O-0000D-001.html • http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/animatedfilms/incredibles/ • www.theconnection.org/.../ 04/20040402_b_main.asp • http://www.apple.com/ipod/ • http://www.cadillac.com/cadillacjsp/models/gallery.jsp?model=escalade • www.allsports.com/ mlb/yankees/frommer42.htm • http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/baseball/20050323-9999-1s23bonds.html

  26. Assignment: Journal(Part One) • The 1920s were kind of a big deal  • 1. What would the US be without one or two of the following 1920’s events/inventions? Make some broad comments or specific ones. • Radio • Car radio • Television • Miss America Pageant • Prohibition • 40 hour work week • Skyscrapers • Penicillin

  27. Journal: American Dream(Part Two) Respond to the following three questions thoughtfully and with detail. • What is the stereotypical American Dream and how does one get it? • What contrast is there between the American dream and the American reality? • What is your American Dream? Is it realistic? What will you need to be happy?

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