Weekly Lesson Plan
Date: March 20‐24, 2017 American Literature 11 Weekly Objective: The students will be able to o demonstrate the characteristics of Modernism by reading T
he Great Gatsby . SNOW DAY LAST WEEK ‐ WE DID NOT GET TO ACTIVITIES ON FRIDAY Monday ‐
‐
‐
‐
Tuesday Wednesday ‐
‐
Roundcircle discussion of Ch. 2 and Ch. 3 ( irst half) HW: ‐ Finish reading Chapter 3 (Pages 50‐59) of T
he Great Gatsby d
ue Wednesday ‐
The Great Gatsby Q
uiz Ch. 3 ‐ Check and discuss John Held, Jr. ‐ Images with discussion in groups ‐ Youth ‐ Rebellion ‐ Loss of Innocence ‐ Materialism/Frivolity ‐ Sexual Promiscuity ‐ Connect this back to the modern‐day reception of the motto YOLO HW: ‐ Read Chapter 4 (Pages 61‐70 only) of T
he Great Gatsby d
ue Thursday ‐
‐
Thursday ‐
‐
Friday ( Gatsby Pre‐Assessment Due on Google Classroom) Roundcircle discussion of Ch. 1 Valley of Ashes ‐ Poetry from Langston Hughes/Rhetorical Analysis HW: ‐ Read Chapter 3 (Pages 39‐49 only) of T
he Great Gatsby d
ue Tuesday The Great Gatsby S ymbol Activity ‐ Valley of Ashes ‐ Green Light ‐ Eyes of Dr. TJ Eckleburg ‐ East and West Egg ‐ Gatsby’s Mansion ‐ Textual evidence ‐ Google Slides Presentation HW: ‐ Finish reading Chapter 4 (Pages 71‐80) of T
he Great Gatsby d
ue Friday ‐
‐
The Great Gatsby m
ovie clips through Chapter 4 ‐ (Stop before meeting scene at Nick’s house) HW: ‐ No reading over Spring Break! Enjoy!