Curriculum / ELA / 11th Grade / Unit 2: The Dream that Recedes Before Us: The Past and The American Dream in The Great Gatsby / Lesson 1
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11th Grade
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Build background knowledge on the role of money and class in the Roaring Twenties and today.
Video: “F. Scott Fitzgerald: Great American Writer”
Video: “The top 1%: Should wealth have its limits?”
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Standards
RI.11-12.2RI.11-12.6
Gather, evaluate, and take notes on sources about assigned research topic.
W.11-12.7W.11-12.8
Determine subtopics and organization of slideshow presentation.
W.11-12.2W.11-12.4W.11-12.5W.11-12.7W.11-12.8
Finalize the slideshow presentation and present to classmates.
SL.11-12.4SL.11-12.5W.11-12.2W.11-12.2.aW.11-12.2.bW.11-12.2.cW.11-12.6
Analyze narration in The Great Gatsby.
RL.11-12.4RL.11-12.6
Analyze how Fitzgerald uses diction and characterization to portray "old" money.
RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.4
Analyze how Fitzgerald uses setting, narration, and characterization to make a social commentary.
RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.4RL.11-12.6
Analyze Fitzgerald's use of diction to create mood.
L.11-12.5.bRL.11-12.4W.11-12.3.d
Brainstorm a setting and its details for a mood writing exercise.
RL.11-12.4W.11-12.3.dW.11-12.5
Create mood through diction and syntax.
L.11-12.3L.11-12.3.aW.11-12.10W.11-12.3.dW.11-12.4
Analyze how Fitzgerald develops Gatsby's character using a nonlinear structure.
RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.5RL.11-12.6
Analyze how Fitzgerald uses symbolism and subtext in the reunion scene between Gatsby and Daisy.
RL.11-12.2RL.11-12.4RL.11-12.6
Analyze two editorials for perspectives about the American dream.
Analyze how Fitzgerald develops themes about the American dream through Gatsby's past and the conflict between old and new money.
Analyze the context of Coates's letter to his son and how it conveys his message about the American dream.
Analyze how diction and imagery develop Coates's central idea.
RI.11-12.2RI.11-12.4RI.11-12.6
Analyze how Fitzgerald develops the climax of The Great Gatsby and makes a gender commentary.
RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.4RL.11-12.5
Analyze how Fitzgerald uses structure and symbolism to develop the novel's climax.
RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.5
Analyze how Fitzgerald uses diction and symbolism to develop themes about the past and the American dream.
RL.11-12.2RL.11-12.4
Analyze symbolism and mood in the final chapter of The Great Gatsby.
RL.11-12.2RL.11-12.4RL.11-12.5RL.11-12.6
Engage in a Socratic seminar about The Great Gatsby by supporting arguments with strong textual evidence.
SL.11-12.1.aSL.11-12.1.bSL.11-12.1.cSL.11-12.1.dSL.11-12.4
Prepare for the graphic map performance task by discussing how Fitzgerald uses symbols to develop themes in The Great Gatsby.
L.11-12.5RL.11-12.2SL.11-12.1
Create a plan for the graphic map performance task.
RL.11-12.2SL.11-12.1W.11-12.5
Create a graphic map that illustrates a theme from The Great Gatsby and write a rationale of your graphic map choices.
RL.11-12.2W.11-12.2W.11-12.4W.11-12.9
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