Thank you for attending our little party...

I'm so glad you were able to make it to my little party, old sport.

As you have witnessed in The Great Gatsby, the world is a small place and characters all overlap in some way: sometimes they come to together to help one another (either for good or bad), or in many cases, their pursuits and goals clash and they find themselves fighting each other every step of the way.  Such was the case for the 1920s, the scene Fitzgerald wanted to depict in the novel, and hopefully so was the parlor talk/simulation you experienced today.  

So, for this week's blog post, you'll partake in some Gatsby-esque Gossip. You will write this post from the perspective of your individual.

DUE: Tuesday, November 29 

1.  Please first recap some of the conversations you had with other guests (entertainment, organized crime, etc) as well as your group members.  Synthesize and make connections between specific people, picking 1-2 individuals from other groups as well as within your topic group to do this.

2.  Now, focus on your group as a whole. Explain the connections you saw between your group and other groups, specifically mentioning details from individuals from those groups. What issues/ beliefs/ goals/topics seem connected to your group based on the conversations you had and the discussion you had after the rounds?  Please mention at least 2 different topics and groups.  

HELPFUL SYNTHESIS VERBS:

Extend, Build, Challenge, Corroborate, Validate, Substantiate, Support, Verify, Confirm, Complicate

Grading Criteria & Expectations:
- How specific you are in your details from the parlor talk (reference your gossip sheet).
- Mentioning specific information and details from your research on your individual.
- Staying "in character" and explaining your person's point of view on the parlor talk.
- 250 word minimum
- organized into paragraphs with proper grammar, punctuation, etc.
- image of yourself (in character) from the parlor talk or an image that supports your connections or person.

Outside Reading for an Inside Perspective

Since our first ORB reading has come to an end, it is time to share and reflect on what you have read. Literature is a unique opportunity that individuals can use to gain access to a different or deeper understanding of societal problems, flaws or issues.

For this post, you will reference your ORB and quotation tracker:

I. Provide a brief synopsis of your ORB (include title and author).
II. Explain how your ORB addresses different societal issues throughout the novel (you must include and reference at least 2 of your quotations from your tracker).

• What societal issue or concern does your ORB address in the novel?
• HOW does your author introduce the issue or concern? Do they discuss it directly? Do they imply it through parallels, characters, etc?
• What impact does it have on the society in the novel?

III. How can your ORB serve as a way to comment on OUR current societal problems or flaws? Essentially, where and how do you see the issue from your novel in our current world? What do you think we should do to address this issue?

Remember, your post must:

• have a title that reflects the content of your post
• be at least 250 words
• organized into paragraphs
• have an image related to your societal concern/issue
• answer all parts of the prompt