Learning Goals
Students will be able to analyze characterization in The Great Gatsby to explain how Fitzgerald develops Jay Gatsby, Nick Carraway, and Daisy Buchanan as symbols of ambition, illusion, and moral decay.
Students will be able to cite textual evidence from The Great Gatsby to support interpretations of setting and atmosphere in the Valley of Ashes, East Egg, and West Egg.
Students will be able to interpret symbols in The Great Gatsby, including the green light, the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg, and the ash heaps, to explain Fitzgerald's development of major themes.
Students will be able to analyze how Fitzgerald develops the American Dream in The Great Gatsby by connecting plot events, character choices, and historical context.
Students will be able to determine the meaning of SAT-level academic vocabulary from The Great Gatsby and related texts using context clues, word parts, and usage.
Students will be able to compare The Great Gatsby with The Marshall Plan Speech, Brown v. Board of Education, Othello, Hunger, The Moor's Account, or A Rose for Emily to identify shared themes and differing perspectives on power, identity, and social inequality.
Students will be able to compose an evidence-based literary analysis that explains how Fitzgerald uses style, symbolism, and historical context to communicate a claim about the American Dream.
Students will be able to create and present a digital or multimodal product that synthesizes research, textual evidence, and analysis from The Great Gatsby and related sources.
Products
Literary Analysis Essay on The American Dream in The Great Gatsby
Students will write a formal analytical essay arguing how Fitzgerald presents the American Dream as promise, illusion, or both. The essay must use direct textual evidence, explain literary devices, and incorporate one meaningful connection to a supplemental text or historical context source.
Gatsby Gala Multimedia Panel Presentation
Teams will design and present a multimedia panel that explains a major theme from The Great Gatsby through evidence from the novel and at least one supplemental text. The presentation should combine visuals, discussion, and a clear collaborative claim about how Fitzgerald critiques ambition, class, or identity.
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