Unit+Three-+Rise+of+the+Modern+Age

= Unit Three- Rise of the Modern Age =

"The Most Dangerous Game"- Full Text

The Harlem Renaissance [[image:harlem.jpeg width="347" height="262" align="left"]]
=The Great Gatsby- F. Scott Fitzgerald=

Webquest- Use the links provided to locate background information on the author and the times of //The Great Gatsby//.

F. Scott Fitzgerald (#s 1-5) The 18th Amendment (Prohibition) #6 The 18th Amendment (definition) #7 The 19th Amendment #8 Arnold Rothstein and the 1919 World Series #9-10 Flappers #11 Automobiles #12

[[file:Gatsby CC.pdf]]- Characters
**Unit 3- Rise of the Modern Age Study Guide**

**The Harlem Renaissance** **1) Know the major goals of the period** renew self respect and help shed feelings of inferiority  encourage AA not to use discrimination as an excuse and rise above prejudice  rediscover African roots and culture  **2) What did the Plessy vs. Ferguson Supreme Court case determine?** **3) What event happened in the South to cause an economic decline?** **4) Why did the African Americans begin migrating North?** **5) What city became the cultural capital of North America?** **6) W.E.B. DuBois formed what group to promote civil rights?** **7) What was the “Back to Africa” movement started by Marcus Garvey?** **8) What was the Cotton Club?**

**The Great Gatsby** **9) What were the major issues in the marriage of Fitzgerald and Zelda?** **10) What were the negative side effects of passing Prohibition?** **11) What did the 19th Amendment do?** **12) What are the essential elements of being a flapper?** **13) Why did the automobile become so popular during the 1920s?**

**14) Characters of The Great Gatsby- Nick, Tom, Daisy, Jordan, Myrtle, George**

**15) Symbolism- Know //the green light, the Valley of Ashes, the billboard advertisement of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg, and the “real” books in Gatsby’s library//**

**16)Quotes- Be prepared to explain the significance of three of the following: #2, #6, #8, #9, #10**

**17) CRQ- #2, #7, #10, #11, #12, #13, #15, #16**