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Submission of Final Drafts

Essays are due on July 31st by email.

Please send the emails to my gmail or lets chukyo account. See the course syllabus for the email addresses. Do not submit through MaNaBo.

Download: Course Syllabus (PDF 95 KB)

NOTICE: Due to a family emergency, I will not be able to return notebooks before the end of this week. I apologize for the inconvenience.

Lecture notes are available below for citation in your essays.

Downloads:

Lecture 1 : Historical Background to the 1920s (Slides in PDF format, 2MB)

Lecture 2: Biographical Background (Slides in PDF format, 4MB)

Lecture 3: The Great Gatsby as Cultural Icon (Slides in PDF, 3.6 MB)

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Homework for July 19th (Week 14)

Read Chapter 9 in English or in Japanese. We will have a review and a short quiz on the chapter in class.

You will receive a paper with ONE passage from the novel. Make notes and be ready to talk about the passage. See the handout for details. The handout includes all FOUR passages from the novel.

Downloads:

Homework for Week 14 (PDF 114 KB)

Information about the Essay (PDF 115 KB)

Model Essay (PDF 104 KB)

Example Analytical Paragraphs (PDF 86 KB)

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Homework for July 12th

Prepare a complete draft of your essay, including (1) a title, (2) an introduction, (3) a thesis statement, (4) 2 or more body paragraphs, (5) a conclusion and (6) a list of sources.

Type the draft, print it and bring it to class.

Read Chapter 8 in English or in Japanese. We will have a review and a short quiz on the chapter in class.

Downloads:

Information about the Essay (PDF 115 KB)

Model Essay (PDF 104 KB)

Example Analytical Paragraphs (PDF 86 KB)

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Homework for May 31st

Read Chapter 5 of The Great Gatsby in English or Japanese.

If your student number ends in an even number (0, 2, 4, 6, 8):

Read Chapter 5 in Japanese. http://www1.bbiq.jp/kareha/trans/html/great_gatsby,_the.html

Be ready to explain the plot and main events of Chapter 5, including individual scenes:

  • Gatsby’s meeting with Daisy
  • Gatsby shows Nick and Daisy around his house

If your student number ends in an odd number (1, 3, 5, 7, 9):

Read Chapter 5 in English. Book or free PDF file https://www.planetebook.com/free-ebooks/the-great-gatsby.pdf.

Read as much as you can of chapter 5. (Don’t worry if you can’t understand all of the contents.)

Focus on the following scene:

In chapter 5, Nick and Daisy are shown around Gatsby’s house. What does Gatsby want her to see? How does he act? How does his mood change, according to Nick? Discuss Daisy’s comment about Gatsby’s shirts. Why does she cry? (Print / PDF: 65-66; Book: pp. 72-74)

Next week, you will discuss chapter 5 in your group.

Downloads:

In-class Worksheet on Chapter 4 (PDF 48KB)

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Homework for May 17th

Group A

(Your student number ends in an even number 0, 2, 4, 6, 8):

Read Chapter 3 in Japanese.

Online Japanese Translation of The Great Gatsby

Be ready to explain the plot and main events of Chapter 3, including individual scenes:

  • Nick’s description of Gatsby’s parties during the summer
  • Nick’s attendance at one party: Who does he meet? What happens?
  • Nick’s impressions of his life in New York city. What does he say about New York?
  • How is his relationship with Jordan?

Group B

(Your student number ends in an odd number 1, 3, 5, 7, 9):

Read Chapter 3 in English.

Download the free ebook of The Great Gatsby.

Read as much as you can of chapter three. (Don’t worry if you can’t understand all of the contents.)

Focus on ONE of the following scenes:

(1) Nick’s first meeting with Gatsby. What is Nick’s impression of Gatsby? Be ready to discuss his description of Gatsby in detail. Also, what do they say to each other? (Print: p. 36 / Book: p. 40)

(2) Nick’s impressions of life in New York City and his relationship with Jordan (Print: pp. 41-43 / Book: pp. 46-48)

Next week, you will discuss chapter 3 in groups (readers in Japanese and readers in English together).