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Gymnázium a Jazyková škola s právem státní jazykové zkoušky Svitavy ANOTACE Kód DUMu: VY_32_INOVACE_4. AJ.18 Číslo projektu: CZ.1.07/1.5.00/ Vytvořeno: listopad 2013 Ročník: 3. ročník a 4. ročník – čtyřleté gymnázium (RVP-G), Septima a Oktáva – osmileté gymnázium (RVP-G) Anotace: Vzdělávací oblastJazyk a jazyková komunikace Vzdělávací oborAnglický jazyk Tematický okruhFrancis Scott Fitzgerald Tento materiál byl vytvořen jako osnova pro maturitní okruh: Francis Scott Fitzgerald na Gymnáziu a JŠ Svitavy na několik tematicky propojených hodin (pro výklad i opakování – shrnutí učiva). Obsahuje základní přehled autorova života a díla.Materiál je primárně zaměřen na dva poslední ročníky gymnázia, i přesto se dá využít i v nižších ročnících osmiletého i čtyřletého studia vcelku nebo jeho jednotlivé části. Pomůcky: interaktivní tabule

Francis Scott Fitzgerald ( ) influential American novelist and short story writer born on September 24, 1896, in St. Paul, Minnesota he was a very ambitious child his first piece of writing (a detective story) came out in the school newspapers when he was 13 studied at Princeton University, but dropped out of the school (devoted more time to writing at the expense of his coursework) he fell in love with Zelda Sayre, the daughter of an Alabama Supreme Court judge, whom he married he lead a turbulent life, started drinking heavily and became an alcohol addict died of a heart attack at the age of 44

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Biography: video VIDEO BIOGRAPHY 1.What period of American history did he capture? 2.What did he write as a student at Princeton University? 3.What did he do after leaving the school? 4.What was his first novel and how was it accepted by readers? 5.What change did he make in his personal life after the publication of his first book? 6.What is regarded as his greatest work? 7.Why did he start to suffer from depression?

Francis Scott Fitzgerald: literary works This Side of Paradise largely autobiographical story deals with love and greed tells a story of a young ambitious man who falls in love with girls from affluent high-class families, but is refused became an immediate bestseller As a result, Fitzgerald seen as one of the most promising American writers of the time

Francis Scott Fitzgerald: literary works The Beautiful and Damned second novel story of a troubled marriage focuses on the affluent and extravagant 1920s satire of wealth credited as a chronicle of the Jazz Age or so- called "Roaring Twenties"

Francis Scott Fitzgerald: literary works The Great Gatsby a masterpiece written in France, where he wanted to spark his creativity the plot revolves around Nick Carraway, a man who moves into the town of West Egg his neighbour is Jay Gatsby, a wealthy and mysterious man living in an opulent mansion the book depicts their strange friendship

Francis Scott Fitzgerald: literary works The Great Gatsby valued for beautiful lyricism the finest portrayal of the Jazz Age ever criticism of materialism and the American Dream detailed plot: The Great GatsbyThe Great Gatsby made into 2 films:  The Great Gatsby:1974: stars Robert Redford The Great Gatsby:1974  The Great Gatsby: 2013: stars Leonardo DiCaprio The Great Gatsby: 2013

Other works A collection of short stories: Flappers and Philosophers Tales of the Jazz Age Other novels: Tender is the Night: his final completed novel The Romantic Egoist: the first piece of writing he tried to publish, but it was rejected

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Self-check Work in pairs and make a brief presentation of Francis Scott Fitzgerald. Include the following points:  life  early literary career  major works  The Great Gatsby as a masterpiece  other works  your own comments and impression

Gymnázium a Jazyková škola s právem státní jazykové zkoušky Svitavy Materiál je určen pro bezplatné používání pro potřeby výuky a vzdělávání na všech typech škol a školských zařízeních. Jakékoliv další využití podléhá autorskému zákonu. Zdroje a literatura 1.RULAND, Richard; BRADBURY, Malcolm. Od puritanismu k postmodernismu :dějiny americké literatury. Praha: Mladá Fronta, 1997, ISBN AUTOR NEUVEDEN. F. Scott Fitzgerald - Mini Biography [online]. [cit ]. Dostupný na WWW: Obrázky: 1)THE WORLD'S WORK. Wikimedia Commons [online]. [cit ]. Dostupný na WWW: jpg?uselang=cs jpg?uselang=cs 2)HELD, John. Wikimedia Commons [online]. [cit ]. Dostupný na WWW: he_Jazz_Age_1922.jpg?uselang=cs he_Jazz_Age_1922.jpg?uselang=cs Veškeré hypertextové odkazy jsou platné ke dni vytvoření díla.