Curriculum / ELA / 12th Grade / Unit 5: The Great Gatsby / Project
ELA
Unit 5
12th Grade
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Does the pursuit of self-interest benefit society? Explain your position by synthesizing information from both the cartoon "The Great GAPsby Society" and the novel The Great Gatsby. Your argument should be the focus of your paragraph. Use the cartoon and novel to develop your claim, but do not merely summarize them.
The Great GAPsby Society by Jeff Parker
Book: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Where in the corresponding English unit we recommend teaching this lesson
This essay is thematically connected to the English unit, and should be done after students have read at least Chapters 1-3 of the novel The Great Gatsby.
How this projects connects to the AP English Language and Composition Free Response Questions
This essay is aligned to the type of writing students are asked to do for FRQ 1 on the AP English Language and Composition Exam. There are fewer sources in this assignment than are usually in a FRQ 1, but the skills of synthesizing while making an argument are the same.
Suggested objectives and lesson structures for this project
Identify contradictions present in 1920s society and evaluate how these contradictions are revealed in the opening chapter of the novel.
Analyze the key diction used to characterize the setting as well as the major characters: Nick, Daisy, Tom, Jordan, etc.
Compare how Nick, Daisy, Tom, Jordan, etc., are characterized versus how Gatsby is characterized.
Identify details from chapter 3 that can support assertions about Gatsby’s character.
Analyze how Fitzgerald develops the symbolic meaning of cars in the novel.
Identify details from chapter 4 that can support our assertions about Gatsby’s character.
Analyze Fitzgerald’s characterization of Gatsby and his development of theme in chapters 5 and 6.
Analyze Fitzgerald’s use of diction, characterization, and historical context to develop the themes of memory and social class.
Evaluate Fitzgerald’s use of foreshadowing and symbolism in the final chapters of the novel.
Discussion & Writing
Evaluate the essential questions of the unit in the context of the novel.
Assessment
Select a topic and begin work on a unit paper.
Analyze how the filmmaker establishes tone in the film version.
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