The Great Gatsby Unit
Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Fiction. Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of fiction and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to:
(A) analyze non-linear plot development (e.g., flashbacks, foreshadowing, sub-plots, parallel plot structures) and compare it to linear plot development;
(B) analyze how authors develop complex yet believable characters in works of fiction through a range of literary devices, including character foils;
(C) analyze the way in which a work of fiction is shaped by the narrator's point of view.
UNIT OBJECTIVES:
1). The student will adapt part of a novel into a dramatic reading makes students more intimate with the author's intentions and craft.
2). The student will also be exposed to a different era of American life.
3). Students will answer questions to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the main
events and characters in The Great Gatsby as they relate to the author's theme development.
4). Students will enrich their vocabularies and improve their understanding of these new vocabulary terms in reference to the time period
5). Students will consider what it means to be rich or successful, and the responsibilities that
accompany success and/or wealth.
6). Students will demonstrate their understanding of the text on several levels: factual,
Interpretive, critical and personal.
7). Students will have the opportunity to practice reading aloud and silently to improve their
skills in each area through the readings of this novel.
UNIT IDEAS:
Throughout the novel of The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald there are many th...
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...ng done before the days lesson. I will also be monitoring the progress of the unit project which will be due at the end of the book. I also will be issuing a unit test that will include multiple choice and short answer questions. In the closing days of the unit I will also show one of the interesting versions of one of the movies made on the novel.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is an absurd story, whether considered as romance, melodrama, or plain record of New York high life. The occasional insights into character stand out as very green oases on an arid desert of waste paper. Throughout the first half of the book the author shadows his leading character in mystery, but when in the latter part he unfolds his life story it is difficult to find the brains, the cleverness, and the glamour that one might expect of a main character.
SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on The Great Gatsby.” SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes LLC. 2002. Web. 9 Apr. 2014.
In your response you should pay close attention to voice. language and style of the. The Great Gatsby was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1925, and is set in London. during 1922, a period tinged with moral failure of a society obsessed. with class and privileges.
“The Great Gatsby in the 21st Century.” CBC Books. CBC/ Radio-Canada. 22 August 2012. Web. 5 May 2015.
The categories associated with the means of means of characterization are considered to be explicit vs. implicit characterization, auto- vs. alterocharacterization and figural and narratorial as the foci of characterization. The use of certain means of characterization depends upon the preference of the author: his style, intentions and choice of focus. The characters are characterized by 1) what they say themselves, 2) what they do, 3) what the narrator says about them and 4) what other characters say about them. One should not, however, take for granted what is said by other characters since they might not be reliable, especially if one notices certain inconsistencies. This essay focuses on a story called Witness for the Prosecution written by the famous writer of detective stories, Agatha Christie.