Curriculum / ELA / 12th Grade / Unit 5: The Great Gatsby / Project
ELA
Unit 5
12th Grade
Project
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For this project, we ask students to debate and write a response to a question from the released 2005 AP English Language and Composition Exam. We are unable to reproduce the content here; however, teachers can find the question at the link below.
AP English Language and Composition 2005 Free-Response Questions (page 4)
AP English Language and Composition 2005 Free-Response Questions
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Where in the corresponding English unit we recommend teaching this lesson
This essay is thematically connected to The Great Gatsby, but can be completed at any point. This project should be completed after students have completed AP Project 2 because the documents on consumerism read during AP Project 2 will serve to deepen students' answers to this question.
How this projects connects to the AP English Language and Composition Free Response Questions
This question is FRQ 3 from the 2005 AP English Language and Composition Exam.
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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