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Group five

Carola, Zacarias and Francisco Orozco, describe George Wilson and Jordan Baker.

Group four

Mauricio Centeno and Mauricio Pascual describe Tom Buchanan. Compare and contrast him with Jay Gatsby.

Third group

Mariano, Jorge, Rocío and Florencia Casarsa, describe Jay Gatsby. You must also comment on what people say about him and what he says about himself.

Group 2

Florencia Laspiur, Catalina, Gastón and Franco, you must compare and contrast Daisy Buchanan and Myrtle Wilson.

Describing characters

The following is a list of adjectives that you can use to describe the characters in the story. Your group will be assigned a character. Use the adjectives in this post to describe this character. If you don't know the meaning of a word you can use the Cambridge Dictionaries Online to look up a word.

silly - shy - kind - cruel - weak - sensible - nasty - cowardly - jealous - unpleasant - careless - greedy - rude - bad-tempered - unhappy - thoughtless - polite - dishonest - friendly -

You may use other adjectives as well. Don't forget to support what you say with quotations or examples.

Groups and tasks

Clementina, Francisco Moreyra and Gabriela, you will be working together to complete the following assignements:

Why is Nick Carraway important in this story?
Complete the following form for Nick:

Place of birth:
Education:
Place of residence in 1922 and its characteristics:
Reason why he moved to the East:

Read the following post and choose three adjectives that can be used to describe Nick Carraway. Explain why you have chosen those adjectives. You can quote from the book.

Introduction

Before Reading the story ...

Look at the pictures in the book and the picture on the cover. What do you think this story will be about?

Is this story about rich or poor people? Mention what you can see in the pictures that makes you think this.

Click on COMMENTS to post your answer.