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Lesson Plan: Characterization in The Great Gatsby
Lesson Plan: Characterization in The Great Gatsby
Lesson Plan: Characterization in The Great Gatsby
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Lesson Plan
Lesson Objective: Students will demonstrate an understanding of both direct and indirect
characterization through the narrative of a chosen major character in The Great Gatsby.
Students will create an individual, unique Tumblr blog in-character as a major character
from the novel, displaying a complex and thorough understanding of them and their
character arc, through the creation of a multimodal blog that uses at least three different
modes of communication. The students final blog will present a series of posts in a
variety of formats (text, picture, video, etc.) that follow the chronological events of their
Required Materials:
Standards Addressed:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3
Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations)
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develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3.B
Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, reflection, and multiple
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3.C
Use a variety of techniques to sequence events so that they build on one another to create
a coherent whole.
Pre-instructional (5 Teacher will pass out the prompt and rubric that follows this
minutes) table, and go over the assignment before students are allowed to
choose which character they would like to do their project on.
Students choose a character from the above list of major
characters in The Great Gatsby to do their project. Once a
character is chosen by three students
Guided Practice Students will use computers to begin building their Tumblr blogs
(15 minutes) in class. Teacher will go around the room and make sure all
students understand the text, objective, and navigation of
Tumblr’s profile editing and posting format.
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Prompt
relationship to other characters, and motivations in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great
Gatsby. Students will demonstrate this through the creation of a unique and
individual Tumblr blog that utilizes at least three of the five different modes of
Context: Students will have completed reading The Great Gatsby and will now demonstrate their
above listed characters and creating a blog as if they were their chosen character, making
posts on their blog regarding the events of the novel in chronological order. Students will
have a knowledge of direct and indirect characterization, and apply these concepts to
Assignment and Process: Students will create a unique and individual Tumblr blog and post
on it as if they were the students chosen character. Students will customize the profile
picture, header, blog title, and description in such a way that it represents the character
and reflects the students understanding of their actions, relationship to other characters,
and motivations throughout the novel. Students must make a minimum of 5 posts on
the blog they create (approximately one per every two chapter) using a variety of post
formats (text, picture, video, link, etc.) that have a clear and direct link to textual
evidence as to how the individual posts are supported in the novel. Students are required
to include at least 250 words of original writing from their chosen characters
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perspective. You cannot reblog five posts and tag them #jordanbaker, there must be clear
input by the student on the final product. Students will also create a typed handout
with textual evidence that supports the rationale behind each post as it relates to the
novel. Rubric.