The Great Gatsby begins

Good morning everyone,

As you learned by doing your background research yesterday Long Island is located in New York. The Great Gatsby takes place during the 1920's in Long Island and also in Manhattan.

You can either use the book to complete today's reading or follow along online. Please click this link to go to chapter 1. You can find the link to the whole book in the important links section on the blog.

Open your English journal now and copy and paste the following questions into it. We will answer them as we read chapter one.

1. How does the narrator describe Gatsby?

2. From where does the narrator come and why?

3. Describe the narrator's house.

4. Describe the Buchannans' house.

5. How does Nick know Tom and Daisy?

6. Describe Tom. What is our impression of him in chapter 1?