Crafting Suspense and Character Development

1. Warm Up – Write paragraph in your EOCT vocabulary notebook. The author crafts a ______ structure to create expectations, increase suspense, and develop characters. The pacing of events can make a novel either predictable or riveting. ___________and __________allow the author to defy the constraints of time. Sometimes an author can confound a simple plot by telling stories within stories. In a conventional work of fiction, the peak of the story’s conflict—the _________—is followed by the resolution, or ________, in which the effects of that climactic action are presented.

2. CLIMAX • FORESHADOWING • PLOT • DENOUMENT • FLASHBACKS

3. Agenda • Cloze Notes - Vocabulary • Character Ranking Discussion • Chapter 7 Quiz/Review • Homework Review • And the Plot Thickens…Plot Timeline • Summarizer – Sequel It! • Homework – Read Chapters 8 and 9 (pp. 147–180). Why does Nick think that Gatsby “paid a high price for living too long with a single dream” (p. 161)? • Extra Credit – Listen to Audio clip(s) on blog and write a paragraph response about both tracks – 10 pts each. Due 9/13

4. Essential Questions & Standards • How can I cite textual evidence to support analysis? • How can I analyze the impact of the author’s choice regarding character development? • To what extent does the development of characters impact a story? • How can I analyze multiple interpretations of a story? • How can I evaluate how each version interprets the source text? RL/RI1 - Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain. RL3 - Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced and developed). RL7 - Analyze multiple interpretations of a story, drama, or poem evaluating how each version interprets the source text.

5. Character Ranking… Rank the following characters ethics/moral code from most ethical (1) to least ethical (8) • Jordan Baker • Nick • Tom Buchanan • Daisy Buchanan • Mr. Wilson • Myrtle Wilson • Gatsby • Meyer Wolfsheim

6. Chapter 7 Quiz • 1-8 Multiple Choice • 9-11 Short Answer Response

7. Homework Review… • Identify the most important turning points in the novel. Explaining why these events are the most significant.

8. Timeline • Map a timeline that depicts the dramatic build-up in the novel. This map should include the most significant turning points but also examine the lesser events that build tension. • Define the beginning, middle, and end of the plot.

9. Film Viewing • How does the director choose to interpret the source text? • Key Interpretations • Chapter 1 (Nick at Tom/Daisy’s) • Chapter 2 (Nick with Tom/Myrtle) • Chapter 3 (Nick at Gatsby’s party) • Chapter 4 (Gatsby/Nick lunch) • Chapter 5 (Daisy to Gatsby’s) • Chapter 6 (Gatsby’s past/Gatsby’s Party)

10. Homework • Chapters 8 and 9 (pp. 147–180). Why does Nick think that Gatsby “paid a high price for living too long with a single dream” (p. 161)?

11. Summarizer – Sequel It! • Outline a sequel to Fitzgerald’s novel. How would this plot unfold? Map the plot diagram. • Write the opening paragraphs to the sequel.