Number: ______Name: ______
THE GREAT GATSBY: CHAPTER ANNOTATIONS CHECKLIST
Chapter 1
¨ Themes (highlight the ones that appeared in this chapter)
o dreams (i.e. goals, aspirations, fantasies)
o class and social status
o responsibility and loyalty
o memory and the past
¨ Characters’ physical descriptions and personality traits (be sure to include in this in your character tracker)
¨ Symbols and motifs (highlight the ones that appeared in this chapter). In your annotations, be sure to consider the deeper meaning that this symbol or motif has for the characters, the novel, and humanity at large.
o Colors: green, white, silver, and/or gold
o T.J. Eckleberg’s eyes
o Valley of Ashes
o Gatsby’s cars and/or clothes
o East and West Egg
o any instance of weather
¨ Conflicts (man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. himself, man vs. society)
¨ (Q) Question – ask about something in the passage that is unclear
¨ (C) Connect – make a connection to your life
¨ (P) Predict – anticipate what will occur based on what’s in the passage
¨ (CL) Clarify – answer earlier questions or confirm/disaffirm a prediction made earlier
¨ (R) Reflect – think deeply about what the passage means in a broader sense – not just to the characters in the story. What conclusions can you draw about the world, about human nature, or just the way things work?
¨ (E) Evaluate – make a judgment about what the author is trying to say
Ms. Kessler’s Initials ______
Chapter 2
¨ Themes (highlight the ones that appeared in this chapter)
o dreams (i.e. goals, aspirations, fantasies)
o class and social status
o responsibility and loyalty
o memory and the past
¨ Characters’ physical descriptions and personality traits (be sure to include in this in your character tracker)
¨ Symbols and motifs (highlight the ones that appeared in this chapter). In your annotations, be sure to consider the deeper meaning that this symbol or motif has for the characters, the novel, and humanity at large.
o Colors: green, white, silver, and/or gold
o T.J. Eckleberg’s eyes
o Valley of Ashes
o Gatsby’s cars and/or clothes
o East and West Egg
o any instance of weather
¨ Conflicts (man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. himself, man vs. society)
¨ (Q) Question – ask about something in the passage that is unclear
¨ (C) Connect – make a connection to your life
¨ (P) Predict – anticipate what will occur based on what’s in the passage
¨ (CL) Clarify – answer earlier questions or confirm/disaffirm a prediction made earlier
¨ (R) Reflect – think deeply about what the passage means in a broader sense – not just to the characters in the story. What conclusions can you draw about the world, about human nature, or just the way things work?
¨ (E) Evaluate – make a judgment about what the author is trying to say
Ms. Kessler’s Initials ______
Chapter 3
¨ Themes (highlight the ones that appeared in this chapter)
o dreams (i.e. goals, aspirations, fantasies)
o class and social status
o responsibility and loyalty
o memory and the past
¨ Characters’ physical descriptions and personality traits (be sure to include in this in your character tracker)
¨ Symbols and motifs (highlight the ones that appeared in this chapter). In your annotations, be sure to consider the deeper meaning that this symbol or motif has for the characters, the novel, and humanity at large.
o Colors: green, white, silver, and/or gold
o T.J. Eckleberg’s eyes
o Valley of Ashes
o Gatsby’s cars and/or clothes
o East and West Egg
o any instance of weather
¨ Conflicts (man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. himself, man vs. society)
¨ (Q) Question – ask about something in the passage that is unclear
¨ (C) Connect – make a connection to your life
¨ (P) Predict – anticipate what will occur based on what’s in the passage
¨ (CL) Clarify – answer earlier questions or confirm/disaffirm a prediction made earlier
¨ (R) Reflect – think deeply about what the passage means in a broader sense – not just to the characters in the story. What conclusions can you draw about the world, about human nature, or just the way things work?
¨ (E) Evaluate – make a judgment about what the author is trying to say
Ms. Kessler’s Initials ______
Chapter 4
¨ Themes (highlight the ones that appeared in this chapter)
o dreams (i.e. goals, aspirations, fantasies)
o class and social status
o responsibility and loyalty
o memory and the past
¨ Characters’ physical descriptions and personality traits (be sure to include in this in your character tracker)
¨ Symbols and motifs (highlight the ones that appeared in this chapter). In your annotations, be sure to consider the deeper meaning that this symbol or motif has for the characters, the novel, and humanity at large.
o Colors: green, white, silver, and/or gold
o T.J. Eckleberg’s eyes
o Valley of Ashes
o Gatsby’s cars and/or clothes
o East and West Egg
o any instance of weather
¨ Conflicts (man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. himself, man vs. society)
¨ (Q) Question – ask about something in the passage that is unclear
¨ (C) Connect – make a connection to your life
¨ (P) Predict – anticipate what will occur based on what’s in the passage
¨ (CL) Clarify – answer earlier questions or confirm/disaffirm a prediction made earlier
¨ (R) Reflect – think deeply about what the passage means in a broader sense – not just to the characters in the story. What conclusions can you draw about the world, about human nature, or just the way things work?
¨ (E) Evaluate – make a judgment about what the author is trying to say
Ms. Kessler’s Initials ______
Chapter 5
¨ Themes (highlight the ones that appeared in this chapter)
o dreams (i.e. goals, aspirations, fantasies)
o class and social status
o responsibility and loyalty
o memory and the past
¨ Characters’ physical descriptions and personality traits (be sure to include in this in your character tracker)
¨ Symbols and motifs (highlight the ones that appeared in this chapter). In your annotations, be sure to consider the deeper meaning that this symbol or motif has for the characters, the novel, and humanity at large.
o Colors: green, white, silver, and/or gold
o T.J. Eckleberg’s eyes
o Valley of Ashes
o Gatsby’s cars and/or clothes
o East and West Egg
o any instance of weather
¨ Conflicts (man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. himself, man vs. society)
¨ (Q) Question – ask about something in the passage that is unclear
¨ (C) Connect – make a connection to your life
¨ (P) Predict – anticipate what will occur based on what’s in the passage
¨ (CL) Clarify – answer earlier questions or confirm/disaffirm a prediction made earlier
¨ (R) Reflect – think deeply about what the passage means in a broader sense – not just to the characters in the story. What conclusions can you draw about the world, about human nature, or just the way things work?
¨ (E) Evaluate – make a judgment about what the author is trying to say
Ms. Kessler’s Initials ______
Chapter 6
¨ Themes (highlight the ones that appeared in this chapter)
o dreams (i.e. goals, aspirations, fantasies)
o class and social status
o responsibility and loyalty
o memory and the past
¨ Characters’ physical descriptions and personality traits (be sure to include in this in your character tracker)
¨ Symbols and motifs (highlight the ones that appeared in this chapter). In your annotations, be sure to consider the deeper meaning that this symbol or motif has for the characters, the novel, and humanity at large.
o Colors: green, white, silver, and/or gold
o T.J. Eckleberg’s eyes
o Valley of Ashes
o Gatsby’s cars and/or clothes
o East and West Egg
o any instance of weather
¨ Conflicts (man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. himself, man vs. society)
¨ (Q) Question – ask about something in the passage that is unclear
¨ (C) Connect – make a connection to your life
¨ (P) Predict – anticipate what will occur based on what’s in the passage
¨ (CL) Clarify – answer earlier questions or confirm/disaffirm a prediction made earlier
¨ (R) Reflect – think deeply about what the passage means in a broader sense – not just to the characters in the story. What conclusions can you draw about the world, about human nature, or just the way things work?
¨ (E) Evaluate – make a judgment about what the author is trying to say
Ms. Kessler’s Initials ______
Chapter 7
¨ Themes (highlight the ones that appeared in this chapter)
o dreams (i.e. goals, aspirations, fantasies)
o class and social status
o responsibility and loyalty
o memory and the past
¨ Characters’ physical descriptions and personality traits (be sure to include in this in your character tracker)
¨ Symbols and motifs (highlight the ones that appeared in this chapter). In your annotations, be sure to consider the deeper meaning that this symbol or motif has for the characters, the novel, and humanity at large.
o Colors: green, white, silver, and/or gold
o T.J. Eckleberg’s eyes
o Valley of Ashes
o Gatsby’s cars and/or clothes
o East and West Egg
o any instance of weather
¨ Conflicts (man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. himself, man vs. society)
¨ (Q) Question – ask about something in the passage that is unclear
¨ (C) Connect – make a connection to your life
¨ (P) Predict – anticipate what will occur based on what’s in the passage
¨ (CL) Clarify – answer earlier questions or confirm/disaffirm a prediction made earlier
¨ (R) Reflect – think deeply about what the passage means in a broader sense – not just to the characters in the story. What conclusions can you draw about the world, about human nature, or just the way things work?
¨ (E) Evaluate – make a judgment about what the author is trying to say
Ms. Kessler’s Initials ______
Chapter 8
¨ Themes (highlight the ones that appeared in this chapter)
o dreams (i.e. goals, aspirations, fantasies)
o class and social status
o responsibility and loyalty
o memory and the past
¨ Characters’ physical descriptions and personality traits (be sure to include in this in your character tracker)
¨ Symbols and motifs (highlight the ones that appeared in this chapter). In your annotations, be sure to consider the deeper meaning that this symbol or motif has for the characters, the novel, and humanity at large.
o Colors: green, white, silver, and/or gold
o T.J. Eckleberg’s eyes
o Valley of Ashes
o Gatsby’s cars and/or clothes
o East and West Egg
o any instance of weather
¨ Conflicts (man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. himself, man vs. society)
¨ (Q) Question – ask about something in the passage that is unclear
¨ (C) Connect – make a connection to your life
¨ (P) Predict – anticipate what will occur based on what’s in the passage
¨ (CL) Clarify – answer earlier questions or confirm/disaffirm a prediction made earlier
¨ (R) Reflect – think deeply about what the passage means in a broader sense – not just to the characters in the story. What conclusions can you draw about the world, about human nature, or just the way things work?
¨ (E) Evaluate – make a judgment about what the author is trying to say
Ms. Kessler’s Initials ______
Chapter 9
¨ Themes (highlight the ones that appeared in this chapter)
o dreams (i.e. goals, aspirations, fantasies)
o class and social status
o responsibility and loyalty
o memory and the past
¨ Characters’ physical descriptions and personality traits (be sure to include in this in your character tracker)
¨ Symbols and motifs (highlight the ones that appeared in this chapter). In your annotations, be sure to consider the deeper meaning that this symbol or motif has for the characters, the novel, and humanity at large.
o Colors: green, white, silver, and/or gold
o T.J. Eckleberg’s eyes
o Valley of Ashes
o Gatsby’s cars and/or clothes
o East and West Egg
o any instance of weather
¨ Conflicts (man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. himself, man vs. society)
¨ (Q) Question – ask about something in the passage that is unclear
¨ (C) Connect – make a connection to your life
¨ (P) Predict – anticipate what will occur based on what’s in the passage
¨ (CL) Clarify – answer earlier questions or confirm/disaffirm a prediction made earlier
¨ (R) Reflect – think deeply about what the passage means in a broader sense – not just to the characters in the story. What conclusions can you draw about the world, about human nature, or just the way things work?
¨ (E) Evaluate – make a judgment about what the author is trying to say
Ms. Kessler’s Initials ______