The Great Gatsby Participation Rubric  

While reading a piece of literature, you are expected to contribute to the discussion and demonstrate understanding of the reading. Please
complete the chart to show that you have participated in the class discussion and active reading. You will receive a minor grade for your active
participation in the reading of this novel.

Skill Focus   Textual Evidence & PG #    Thoughts  

Character Observation   Pg 53  We could see that Gatsby is a 

  “He smiled understandingly—much more than little strange. He holds huge 
Gatsby  understandingly. It was one of those rare smiles parties drinking and partying 
Polite  but he is not involved in them. He 
Strange  with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you did have a very reassuring smile 
Mysterious   may come across four or five times in life.” though. 
  (Fitzgerald 53)
   

Question about a part in the novel   Pg 52 I think that Gatsby holds these 
  “This is an unusual party for me. I haven’t parties for the reputation that he 
Why does Gatsby hold these big  gets from it. All these people 
parties but does not drink or party?  even seen the host. I live over come to his house and drink and 
  there——’”(Fitzgerald 52) have a great time and he just 
    watches it all happen. It seems to 
  be a little strange. 

Symbolism   Pg 49  An average person does not just 

  “On a chance we tried an important-looking door, have a library in his house. This 
  and walked into a high Gothic library, panelled library could symbolize that he is 
The library in Gatsby’s house  very wealthy. This could also 
  with carved English oak, and probably symbolize that he is very well 
  transported complete from some ruin overseas.” educated. 
  (Fitzgerald 49)
 

Connection Made   Pg 50-51  In this evidence, we can see that 

A connection made throughout the  “I was brought by a woman named Roosevelt,’ he is this man at Gatsby’s party 
The Great Gatsby Participation Rubric  

story is in the 1920s there was a  he continued. ‘Mrs. Claud Roosevelt. Do you is very drunk and has been 
prohibition law so they could not  know her? I met her somewhere last night. I’ve drunk for a week. He later states 
consume alcohol. Fitzgerald shows us  that he was trying to “Sober up” 
how at Gatsby’s party they consumed  been drunk for about a week now, for the last hour in the library.  
alcohol illegally.  and I thought it might sober me up to sit in a
  library.’”
 
 
   
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Thoughts about the reading today   Pg 55 I think it was very unusual for Gatsby
  “‘Miss Baker?’ he inquired. ‘I beg your to invite Nick to his party. It is also very
I think there is some big information  pardon but Mr. Gatsby would like to speak to weird that they all party without
that we are going to find out about  Gatsby. During chapter three Gatsby
Gatsby soon.  you alone.’” (Fitzgerald 55) calls Jordan Baker to a different room
  to talk to him. I think we are going to
  find out what they were talking about.