Ryan Ryersen 1-23-17

Today in class we wrapped up The Great Gatsby and started looking at our next unit which is a research paper that is based on a documentary.  Over the weekend we had to finish the narrative assignment where we had to choose a scene from The Great Gatsby and rewrite that scene from another character’s perspective. All of these narratives were combined into one collective document titled “Mega Gatsby”.  Then, we had to add at least three comments onto some of the narratives. The comments could be about three things, they could be about how this narrator's perspective makes the story different than when Nick is the narrator, they could be about how a literary device develops the scene or it could be about how a certain perspective shapes character. The class made their comments and then we began discussing the cover of the book. The cover of the book has been the original cover ever since the book’s debut in the 1920’s. The cover shows a picture of a bright city the city is purposely mushed together and hard to define. The city is blurred which represents movement either towards the city or away from it. Watching over it are 2 eyes and lips. Many students guessed that they were the eyes of Myrtle or Dr. T. J. Eckleburg. While there is no definite answer it certainly ties into the modern feel of the novel. After that discussion, Mr. Rivers introduced us into our next unit which is writing a research paper. Over the next month we will be practicing and modeling our paper’s with the documentary Bowling for Columbine. This is all in preparation for our research paper that will be due on March 2nd.