Russell+W

In order to make sure that your WebQuest stays aligned with your unit, you will need to copy and paste 3 things from your Stages 1 and 2 from Dr. Grace's wiki onto this page. (This will also help Dr. Theresa give you better feedback on your Intro, Task, and Conclusion.) Then you will write your first drafts of your Introduction and Conclusion.

=G.R.A.S.P.S= =Understanding(s)= // • recurring themes are included to not only instill an idea, but give insight to our and the author's world. // // • color is widely used as visual representations of topics and themes. // // • different representations fulfill different meanings. //
 * Goal || // The goal is to represent and create a dramatic, thematic movie clip representing an integral scene from The Great Gatsby to be used in a major motion picture. // ||
 * Role || // You are an aspiring director hoping to make it big in Hollywood. // ||
 * Audience || // You need to convince the director, Baz Lurhmann, to choose you as an assistant and your scene as part of his film. // ||
 * Situation || // The director needs fresh inspiration to represent the themes of The Great Gatsby. He has asked many young directors to present their own unique view of a scene and its meanings, and to justify their choices. // ||
 * Product & Performance || // You will create a movie scene of your unique interpretation in order to represent your understanding of the themes and messages inherent to Fitzgerald's novel. // ||
 * Students will understand that...**

=Introduction= Welcome, y ou have reached Mr. Baz Lurhmann's online home for the creation of his upcoming film The Great Gatsby starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan. Follow through this website to see how you can be included in the production of this modern interpretation of an American classic.

=Task= // Director Baz Luhrmann has been asked to direct the next major interpretation of a major piece of American literature - F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Recruiting A-list actors like Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, and Tobey Maguire, Luhrmann has already finished much of the major filming and is excited to release the film for the summer season. Unfortunately, he has fallen to director's block. For many of the major scenes in the novel, he is at a loss on how to represent the scenes in his film. He is also looking for an assistant director. Luhrmann has asked multiple young directors - including you - to present their own unique interpretation of a major scene from the novel. He has asked these directors to create and send in these scenes, paying particular attention to the usage of color to represent theme, and an accurate portrayal of the time period. After he views them, he will request a personal interview where the aspiring directors will have a chance to explain their film and justify their choices. If you present what Baz Luhrmann deems to be the most appropriate, intricate, informative, and entertaining scene, it will be included in his film and you will be hired as his personal director's assistant. //

=Conclusion= //Thank you for contributing to the process of making a major-motion picture. Mr. Lurhmann is incredibly excited to review your unique interpretation of a scene from The Great Gatsby. Taking into account the societal and cultural changes of the Roaring Twenties, the motifs of lost dreams and lost loves present in the novel, and the many uses of color to enhance theme, you, as a new director, have presented a surely astounding and intricate piece of film that masterfully represented the American novel. We will respond back to you as soon as all submissions have been entered. If your scene does not get picked, do not fret: all produced scenes will be released in a special feature. Including yours, a//// ll films, novels, paintings, and other works of art utilize thematics and colors and metaphors to present meaning, and you have mastered the effects just as major directors, authors, and painters on your representation of content. //