CP+Martel+Elizabeth

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 * Unit Title:** Goodness Gracious- An Understanding of: "The Great Gatsby" **Grade Level(s):** 9-12
 * Subject/Topic Area(s):** context, themes, writing styles, content, and symbolism
 * Key Words:** themes, societal pressures/status, character development, blogs, presentation
 * Designed by:** Ms. Elizabeth Martel **Time Frame:** 6 week period
 * School District:** SAD 9 **School:** Mt. Blue Middle School

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 * =Brief Summary of Unit= ||
 * This unit will focus on the students’ ability to understand and analyze the different themes and literary devices within this text. They will be able to evaluate these themes, whether explicitly stated or implied, in a literary text and be able to show and describe not only the lives of the characters but the context and vocabulary within "The Great Gatsby". By the end of the unit, students will be familiar with terms such as setting, conflict, symbolism, imagery, the landscape, theme, and historical content. They will have assumed the role of an actor and a writer and create a digital presentation of an alternate ending to this text. Through this project students will be able to relate fictional social and emotional issues to not only their own lives but to others as well. They will have analyzed characters themselves and conflicts among them as well as demonstrate a clear understanding of the content of the book. They will also illustrate how the setting and tone can affect the plot and the characters. The final product of the unit will be a performance task in which students will write a script as a guide for their multimedia presentation, depicting all of their acquired knowledge from the reading and analyzing of "The Great Gatsby". ||
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