1. The Great Gatsby Lesson Plans
April/May 2018

2. Modernism in Review 4-23
Notes sheet---fill out as bell ringer activity
Go through Modernism ppt very quickly
Show short clip on Jazz Age (Disc. Ed-Harlem Ren. Or Lane’s DVD)
Read Fitzgerald and the Jazz Age
Assign---Vocabulary.com and Vocab. 1 (due Wed.)
Handout Character Chart: Fill out as you read
HW: Read chp 1 and 2 (finish by beginning of class Thursday)

3. Life Imitates Art: 4-24
QW: Read and respond to the following quote from This Side of Paradise:
Then wear the gold hat, if that will move her;
If you can bounce high, bounce for her too
Till she cry “Lover, gold-hatted, high-bouncing lover
I must have you!”
What does this quote mean?
Why might Fitzgerald have chosen this quote?

4. Life Imitates Art: Video Synthesis
Watch the short clips from PBS and Bio.com and answer the questions provided.
Complete the Venn Diagram (Fitzgerald Side)
HW: Finish Chp 1 and 2 reading

5. Video Clips A & E Biography---whole video (47min) Biography
WSJ Fitzgerald’s World (2 min.)
Long Island Gold Coast Part 1 (5 min.)
Fitzgerald’s Long Island Literary Tourist

6. PBS Resources Life Imitates Art (12 min.)
Young F. Scott (6 min.)
Life Imitates Art (12 min.)
Princeton
Genevra
Zelda
Meet Gatsby---narration of story
The American Dream
Valley of Ashes---use

7. Narrator Reliability: 4-25
QW: What are some things we have learned about Nick in the first two chapters? How might his background color the way he tells this story? How trustworthy is Nick?

8. Narrator Reliability Group Work
Read the two literary analyses on Nick Carraway.
Citing Evidence from both articles and the novel:
Summarize the role Nick plays as the narrator.
Is he reliable? To what extent?
Might Nick be Fitzgerald’s conscience? (think back to the moths from the video clip)
Should Nick be the moral compass through which we come to learn about Gatsby?
Turn in a group sheet with the answers to these questions
HW: Chp 2 Vocab. Assignment (due Thurs)

9. Jazz Age “Make It New” Found Poem: 4-26
Jazz in the background
Reading Quiz over chp. 1 and 2
4 article synthesis in groups of 3-4
“What The Great Gatsby Got Right about the Jazz Age”
“Roaring Twenties”
“Jazz Age” and “Prohibition”
Highlight key ideas, words/phrases, important points
Write at least one idea from each selection on a slip of paper. The more you have, the longer your poem.
Organize slips into Found Poem.
BEFORE YOU LEAVE: GET THE VOCAB. ASSIGNMENT FOR CHAPTERS 3-5

10. Character Narrative: 4-30
Discuss: The man and the myth. What do we know about Gatsby so far?
PBS video clips:
Meet Gatsby---answer ?s
The American Dream---small group discussion
Read chp 5
HW: Read chp 6 and 7 (to page 143 by Wed.)
Complete Vocab Assign. Chp 6 & 7 by Wed.

11. Character Narrative (day 2): 5-1
Introductory Paragraph analysis of main character---small groups
Mobile cart---Character Narrative
Print when finished
HW: Finish 6 & 7 Vocab assign (due Wed)
Finish to page 143 (to the break)

12. Turning Points and Theme:5-2
Turn in Chp. 6 & 7 vocab
Read p. 143-end together
Identify 2 most impt. passages that show the turning point and why
Edmodo: Nick says, “There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy, and the tired.” Discuss what he means and how this relates to any number of themes. Avoid giving me a list, instead focus in on a key idea that is well supported and connected to a clear theme.

13. Character Re(development): 5-3
Antagonists and Protagonists
Character presentation group work
Edmodo: Nick describes that Gatsby had created an illusion of “colossal vitality.” Describe who he is referring to, what this person has come to represent, why he says this is an illusion, and what this means for Gatsby’s dream.

14. Figurative Language: 5-8
edTed---Review of Literary Devices (~5 min.)
Music in Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation (~5 min.)
Analyze Chp 8 and 9 use of figurative language
Special attention to last line.
Find an example of figurative language that resonated with you. Explain why.
HW: Paired Poetry

15. Imagery and Symbolism: 5-9
Read Anti-Fairytale excerpt
Watch Valley of Ashes clip and answer questions
Complete Symbolism chart

16. Thematic Analysis: 5-10 Gallery Walk Small Group Discussion 8 min.
Reflection Writing 8 min.
HW: Fishbowl Prep Document

17. Fishbowl: 5-11