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Course Overview

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Chapter One

Meet the Jazz Age: Introducing The Great Gatsby (1:25)
What's With These Chat Bots?
Chat: Who's Who in The Great Gatsby
Chapter One Breakdown: Entering Gatsby's World (5:50)
The Million-Dollar Question: Should Daisy Stay or Go? (1:11)
Time Warp: Women's Lives in the 1920s
Chat: Crafting a Thesis with Evidence
Guiding Question Response: Should Daisy Bail? (0:29)
An Open Letter to Daisy Buchanan (2:47)

Chapter Two

The Green Light, and You: What's Your Goal? (1:28)
Chapter Two Breakdown: Ashes, Booze and Domestic Violence (4:58)
Chat: Are We Sure We Can Trust Nick? (1:07)
An Open Letter to Nick Carraway: Within and Without (2:09)
An Open Letter to Nick Carraway: Come to Lunch Sometime... (2:12)

Chapter 3

From Twain to Gatsby, the Power of Pages (0:36)
Chapter 3 Breakdown: It’s Party Time (4:45)
Chat: Books No One Has Read
Chapter 3 Breakdown (part 2): Secret Chats, and Violent Innuendo (1:54)
Two Women, Two Worlds: Comparing Jordan and Daisy
An Open Letter to Jordan Baker: Flappers Unite (3:48)

Chapter 4

Piecing It Together: The Puzzle of Gatsby’s Reputation (1:04)
Puzzle Piece Follow-Up: Making the Pieces Fit? (1:08)
Chapter 4 Breakdown: Gatsby’s Secrets Begin to Surface (7:06)
Guiding Question Response: Romance, or Dark Obsession? (0:54)
An Open Letter to Jay Gatsby: Questions for the Mysterious Millionaire (2:25)

Chapter 5

Chapter 5 Breakdown: Rain, Reunion, and Regret (5:51)
Emotional Overload: The Science of Ugly Crying (0:47)
Chat: Analyzing Daisy’s Breakdown
Guiding Question Response: Why is Daisy Crying? (0:32)
Quote Analysis: The Daisy in His Head (4:40)

Chapter 6

Chat: Platonic Perfection (1:13)
Chapter 6 Breakdown: Gatsby’s Origins and Obsessions (5:55)
Quote Analysis: Taking a Shortcut to an Unworthy Dream (5:08)

Chapter 7

Chat: Daisy the Hero or Daisy the Villain? (0:47)
Chapter 7 Breakdown: Tom v. Gatsby for the Love of Daisy (6:31)
Chat: Shenanigans, Nonsense and Low-Budget Frogger
Quote Analysis: Why I'm Out on Daisy Buchanan (4:02)

Chapters 8&9

Chapter's 8&9 Breakdown: Gatsby's Tragic Finale (5:59)
Quote Analysis: Turning Questions into Statements (2:51)
Chat: Dreamer, Tragic Hero, or Cautionary Tale? (0:55)
Central Question Response: Was Gatsby Really Great?
Final Reflections: What I Believe (0:53)

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