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Author's Choice

Published on Mar 17, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Author's Choice

Fitzgerald and The Great Gatsby
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What is author's choice?

Defining Style

  • Literary elements that describes the way the author uses words in writing
  • Word choice, sentence structure, figurative language, character development, point of view
  • Style influences the way we interpret facts that are presented

Characters

  • One of author's choices
  • How are they developed?
  • Their function and motivation?
  • How do we see them grow?

Character within a Character

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The Dream

  • James Gatz creates the new persona Jay Gatsby.. why?
  • What is the author saying about his character?
  • What is our evidence?

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