Grade Level: Grade Eleven
Subject: English Language Arts, Social Studies
Learner Outcomes: The students will be able to use the vocabulary from The Great Gatsby enabling them to comprehend the story more clearly
Duration of lesson: One 50 minute session
Materials: Students need writing utensils and paper, computer, internet access
Technology Tools/Courseware: Internet dictionary, computer, internet access, word-processing software
Teacher Notes: Give the students a teacher generated vocabulary list or use a list from a professionally prepared study unit on the novel as given in Reference section below.
Procedures:
1. Instruct students in using an Internet
dictionary in defining the words
2. Have the students define their list and word process their definitions
Modifications: See Individual Education Plans for any modification that may be necessary for individual students
Enrichment: Have a creative writing assignment in which the students use the vocabulary words correctly in an essay, mini story, or a poem.
Evaluation/Assessment: The evaluation could take the form of a quiz, a writing assignment, or a conversational recognition assessment
WV State Instructional Goals
and objectives
English Language Arts 11.44, 11.45, 11.46,
11.47, 11.82, 11.86
Social Studies 11.55, 11.56, 11.61, 11.62
Job Career Cluster: Fine Arts/Humanities
References:
PuzzleMaker
Cliffs Teaching Portfolios: The Great Gatsby, Lincoln, NE
The Center for Learning: A Unit of Study on The Great Gatsby,
Villa Maria, PA
Sundance Publishing: Novel Ideas Classic: The Great Gatsby
Littleton, MA
Internet Dictionary
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Authors:
Pam Fuller
Kathy Humphries
Nancy Reeves
Capital High School