Chapter Seven

March 16, 2017

E.Q: Analyze the big idea of the American Dream.

 Independently identify major talking points about chapter seven, part one.

Lead discussions in small groups about key components of the Great Gatsby based on roles.

OBJ: I can analyze the big idea of the American Dream.

 I can independently identify major talking points.

I can lead discussion in small groups about key components of the Great Gatsby.

Starter:

Listen to Young and Beautiful.

This song plays several times in the background of the movie.

Make a connection between the lyrics and the book.

Lyrics

Vocabulary: 

Word: Main Idea

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: he most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text, which tells the reader what the text is about

Your Definition: 

Activity: Give the main idea of this passage: 

"He talked a lot about the past, and I gathered that he wanted to recover something, some idea of himself perhaps, that had gone into loving Daisy.  His life had been confused and disordered since then, but if he could once return to a certain starting place and go over it all slowly, he could find out what that thing was..." (110).

Activity: 

1.  Finish The Great Gatsby Clip

Pay attention to the portrayal of Gatsby and his American Dream.

2.  TPEQEA

Analyze Gatsby's American dream based on the information shared in chapter 6. 

3.  Literature Circles

Get together with your groups from this week to discuss chapter seven, part one.

Select a role that was different from what you already did.

Roles: 

Discussion Director

Summarizer

Literary Luminary

Illustrator

Connector

Travel Tracer 

Closure: 

What is one thing you learned today?

What is one question you still have?

Homework

Finish chapter seven.