English LA English III The Great Gatsby Starting Monday, March 22, 2015 Overview Other Resources Modernism, F. Scott Fitzgerald, the Jazz Age, and the American Dream Classroom novel sets Vocabulary list for novel with flashcards: http://quizlet.com/1980574 /the-great-gatsbyvocabulary-words-flashcards/ Learning Objectives 1. SWBAT draw parallels between their own lives and the life and work of F. Scott Fitzgerald in the context of the Jazz Age, the Lost Generation, Prohibition, and the Great Depression. 2. SWBAT to describe one significant event each in the artistic, musical, social, literary, and historical context of the writing of The Great Gatsby. 3. SWBAT describe at least three autobiographical elements of Fitzgerald’s own life that are reflected in The Great Gatsby. 4. SWBAT to explain narrative Points of View and the importance of Nick Caraway to the telling of the story. 5. SWBAT describe Fitzgerald’s view of the American Dream, as defined by character and plot development in The Great Gatsby and a related short story. 6. SWBAT identify how an author may use elements of Symbolism and Color in the creation of fictional characters for have greater depth/meaning. 7. SWBAT develop an appreciation for the process of authorship and the use of language to create mood, setting, and purpose in a story. Review PowerPoint, hitting keys points Research individual topics and make presentations Read The Great Gatsby according to posted schedule Read Fitzgerald short story as assigned Unit assessment Evaluation Research presentation Assessment over Fitzgerald bio Reading quizzes over novel and short story Regular content quizzes for novel Final assessment/choice of format The Great Gatsby PowerPoint Choice of project apps Research Topic Options 1. 2. 3. 4. Activities Various web sites 17. Fads 18. New Technology of the 1920s 19. Women’s Rights, especially Women’s Suffrage 20. Post-WWI Expatriates (who and where they were and any famous ones) 21. The KKK—the resurgence 22. The Harlem Renaissance (what it was, where was it, and who was involved) 23. Role of social classes 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. The Roaring ‘20s, a definition and the economic social impacts F. Scott Fitzgerald (biography, what else he wrote, etc.) Sacco and Vanzetti Fashion of the 1920s, especially Flappers Bootlegging and the rise of organized crime Sports, especially the 1919 World Series Automobiles (types and who had them) Prohibition and Temperance Charles Lindbergh and Aviation Famous actors Famous politicians, Famous artists Famous authors Music Entertainment Pop Culture 1