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1. Great GatsbyUnit Introduction
This module includes attachments.
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italics / Students will be able to:
understand the time period during which The Great Gatsby took place.
substantiate and justify ideas with relevant examples. / Electronic Resources and Alternative Media:
/ Formative Assessments:
Students will answer text-based questions using textual evidence to support their answers
Summative Assessments:
Presentations / Individual work
Presentations
2Narrator
This module includes attachments. / Students will be able to:
understand the relationship between narration and point of view by analyzing Nick’s characteristics and narrative technique. (RL 11-12 3)
write their own version of a scene from The Great Gatsby by changing the narrator. (W 11-12 3b) / Extended/Short Texts:
The Great Gatsby / Formative Assessments:
Class discussions, summary, and analysis / Group and individual work
3. Symbolism in The Great Gatsby
This module includes attachments. / Students will be able to:
find and interpret symbolism in the novel. / Extended/Short Texts:
The Great Gatsby / Summative Assessments:
Significance of symbols with evidence from text
4.Setting
This module includes attachments. / Students will be able to:
understand and analyze the impact of the setting in The Great Gatsby
make inferences about the significance of where the story is set. (RL.11-12.3) / Extended/Short Texts:
The Great Gatsby / Formative Assessments:
Class discussion
Summative Assessments:
Setting map
5. Social Classes and Empathy
This module includes attachments. / Students will be able to:
demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which cultural values are expressed in literature / Extended/Short Texts:
“The Tale of Two Schools”
Electronic Resources and Alternative Media:
/ Summative Assessments:
Comparison and
Response
6. Themes and Motifs
This module includes attachments. / Students will be able to:
identify, discuss, and write about major themes and motifs in The Great Gatsby
(RL.11-12.2.) / Extended/Short Texts:
The Great Gatsby / Formative Assessments:
Students will answer text-based questions using textual evidence to support their answers
7. American Dream
This module includes attachments. / Students will be able to:
understand the concept of the American Dream.
apply the concept of the American Dream to their lives/current times. / Extended/Short Texts:
“American Dream Faces Harsh New Reality.” Ari Shapiro
Electronic Resources and Alternative Media:
/ Formative Assessments:
Response to reading
Summative Assessments:
Using evidence from the text to complete response / Whole class
Small group
Individual work
8. Narrative Writing / Students will be able to:
write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective
technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. (W.11-12.3) / Extended/Short Texts:
The Great Gatsby / Summative Assessments:
Write in narrative form / Individual work
9. Characterization / Students will be able to:
understand characterization and how it impacts the novel
(RL.11-12.3) / Extended/Short Texts:
The Great Gatsby / Character chart / Small groups
Individual work
10. Unit Wrap Up
This module includes attachments. / Students will be able to:
show understanding of the unit as a whole / Extended/Short Texts:
The Great Gatsby / Formative Assessments:
Discussion
Summative Assessments:
Unit Test
Final Essay / Individual work
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These modules are not an exhaustive list of resources and may be used by teachers to implement the quarterly standards and to meet the needs of students.