The Great Gatsby Paper Topics (if you choose to do Gatsby as your research paper)
NOTE: IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO GATSBY AS YOUR PAPER FOR THE RESEARCH PAPER, YOU MUST SEE ME ON MONDAY MORNING OR AFTERNOON OR WEDNESDAY MORNING NEXT WEEK. THIS IS NON-NEGOTIABLE.
Choose one of the following topics:
1.Choose one theme (E.G. carelessness, money as a corruptor, responsibility, perspective) from the novel and discuss how Fitzgerald weaves the theme through The Great Gatsby. Be sure to discuss the significance of the theme.
2.Choose one symbol (E.G. cars, flowers, water) from the novel and discuss how Fitzgerald weaves the symbol through The Great Gatsby. Be sure to discuss the significance of the symbol.
3.Choose one color (E.G. blue, gold, green, grey, white, red) from the novel and discuss how Fitzgerald weaves the color through The Great Gatsby. Be sure to discuss the significance of the color.
4.Choose one character from the novel and discuss whether you believe that character is a victim or a victimizer.
5.Paper topic of your choice.
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MLA Formatting on MS Word
Margins:
1. You need to make sure your margins are 1''.
2. Click File at the top of the page
3. Click Page Settings
4. In the 4 boxes, make sure the margins are set to 1'' (Ms. word automatically sets some at 1.25")
5. Click save
Insert Header (name and page number)
1. Click View
2. Click Header/Footer
3. In the box that appears at the top of your page , type your name, and then click hte # button to input page numbers
4. Highlight your text, and then click Right Allign (in the toolbox at the top of your page)
5. Click out of the box and onto the regular page.
6. You should see your name and page number on every page in the top right corner.
*Note. make sure you put a space between your name and the page number!
Check= I like it!
AWK== awkward phrasing. See me if you need help revising!
wc= word choice
a circle with a line through it = Take out
VP = Vague Pronoun
argmt= agreement (usually something like: Every student (SINGULAR) needs their (PLURAL) curfew raised.
Parallel structure= parallel structure problem