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Unit Author
First and Last Name / Kasey Spencer
School District / AUHSD
School Name / Oxford Academy
School City, State / Cypress, CA
Unit Overview
Unit Title
The Great Gatsby
Unit Summary
Subject Area
Grade Level
11th grade
Approximate Time Needed
15-50 minute class periods (3 weeks)
Unit Foundation
Targeted Content Standards and Benchmarks
Literary Analysis and Response 3.2 Analyze the way in which the theme or meaning of a selection represents a view or comment on life, using textual evidence to support the claim.
Wrting Strategies 1.6 Develop presentations by using clear research questions and creative and critical research strategies (e.g., field studies, oral histories, interviews, experiments, electronic sources).
Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes
Students will develop, implement and communicate new ideas to others trhough group discussions and reflective responses.
Students will be open and responsive to new and diverse perspectives in responding to a variety of questions throughout the unit.
Students will articulate thoughts and ideas clearly and effectively through speaking and writing.
Curriculum-Framing Questions
Essential Question / What is the American Dream and to what extent does it exist today?
Unit Questions / As a high school student, how are you affected by the American Dream?
Can class status be changed?
To what extent are characters disillusioned, or unsatisfied with their lives (e.g., their relationships, employment, social status, wealth, families, personal histories, etc.)?
Content Questions / How do the characters embody or fail to embody the American Dream in The Great Gatsby?
To what extent does Gatsby’s wealth, and all the luxuries that it provides, affect his ability to achieve what he desires? How do other characters’ attitudes toward wealth affect what happens throughout the narrative?
How does Fitzgerald use language to convey his themes?
Assessment Plan
Assessment Timeline
Before project work begins / Students work on projects and complete tasks / After project work is completed
· Listing ideas
· Journal
· Brainstorming
· Quick Writes / · Class discussion
· Small group discussion / · Questioning
· Journals
· Small group discussion
· Class discussion
· Peer Evaluations / · Definition Essay
· Think-Pair-Share
· Quizzes
· Video/blog
· Observations
· Conferences / · Class discussion
· Small group discussion / · Reflection Writing
· Exam
· Rubrics
Assessment Summary
At the beginning of the unit, students will use lists, journals and quickwrites (brainstorm) to tap into their prior knowledge of the 1920’s and the history of the Amercian Dream. Class discussions will provide opportunities for thought-provoking ideas before reading the text. While reading, the students wil continue marking text, discussion ideas related to the American Dream and the purpose of the text. Writing informally and formally about the issues surrounding the American Dream will encourage critical thinking skills throughout the unit. In the end, students will synthesize the ideas presented and discussed throughout the unit in a final power point.
Unit Details
Prerequisite Skills
Students need to be able to read and have analyzed another text prior to the beginning of the reading. Students also need to have some knowledge of the historical context.
Instructional Procedures
Accommodations for Differentiated Instruction
Special Needs Students /
Nonnative Speakers /
Gifted/Talented Students /
Materials and Resources Required For Unit

Technology – Hardware (Click boxes of all equipment needed)

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Camera
Computer(s)
Digital Camera
DVD Player
Internet Connection / Laser Disk
Printer
Projection System
Scanner
Television / VCR
Video Camera
Video Conferencing Equip.
Other
Technology – Software (Click boxes of all software needed.)
Database/Spreadsheet
Desktop Publishing
E-mail Software
Encyclopedia on CD-ROM / Image Processing
Internet Web Browser
Multimedia / Web Page Development
Word Processing
Other

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Printed Materials / The Great Gatsby, current articles on the American Dream-Newsweek, LA Times, NY Times, Atlantic Monthly
Supplies / Markers, computers, paper, pens
Internet Resources / http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1564.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/C005846/The_1920/the1920.htm
Google docs and power points, various websites to support the research
Other Resources / none

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