Gatsby Background

October 19, 2018

Standard:

 RL.11-12.5 Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to construct specific parts of a text contribute to its overall structure and meaning as well as its effect on the reader.

EQ: Analyze how Fitzgerald's choices contribute to the overall structure and meaning of the Great Gatsby.

Starter: 

Free Write Friday

Vocabulary: 

 Word: Structure

Part of Speech: Noun

        Dictionary Definition: the arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex.Your Definition:             Activity: Find an image associated with this word. 
        
             Activity: 

                1.   Building Background Knowledge

                You will be divided into 5 different groups.

          Each group will be in charge of researching a major contributing factor to the setting and story of the Great Gatsby.

                The Jazz Age
               Jazz Standards The Roaring Twenties
            Prohibition

          History           Smithsonian

            The New Woman

           DigitalHistory

EHistory

             World War I

       History   CNN

Modernism
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       You will present this information to the class.

      Include a minimum of at least 10 facts about your topic.

  A video that supports your topic.

      A few photos that represent your topic. 

 2.  Presentations

            You are expected to create an engaging presentation to share with the class.

            While each of you present write down 3 facts about the topic.

          You may put these on a sheet of paper or in your Google Drive.

  Closure: 

       On a scale of 1-10 how excited are you to read the Great Gatsby?

      Explain. 

  Homework      Read The Great Gatsby, Chapter One by Tuesday 10/23
We will have a benchmark on Monday.