A Little Party Never Killed Nobody: F.

Scott Fitzgerald
Endya Brandon
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Learning Objectives:

Be able to recognize a piece of Fitzgeralds writing by his identifying characteristics

Know how to uses text to world connections to analyze a piece of writing

If giving a prompt pertaining to Fitzgerald, be able to use his past and his pieces to ()

Works To Be Discussed:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (1922)

Tender Is The Night (1934)

Babylon Revisited (1931)

Devices:

Symbolic Imagery- images within an artistic work, often including novels, poems, films,
and other works, which are symbolic in nature

Autobiographical Allusions- an expression designed to call something to mind without

mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

Modernist Ideas- 1. One who lives in modern times. 2. One who has modern ideas,
standards, or beliefs.

Presentation Outline:

Food explanation

F. Scott Fitzgerald (early and adult life)

Characteristics of Fitzgeralds writing

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Historical Background

Thesis

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

o Plot summary/background
o Characters
o Quotes/Themes

Tender Is The Night

o Plot summary/background
o Characters
o Quotes/Themes

Babylon Revisited
o Plot summary/background
o Characters
o Quotes/Themes

Note Taking Space:

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