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CONCEPTUAL GOALS  1. Students will make a representation (poster, slideshow) of a character from the novel and how s/he changes as a result of his/her pursuit of success.  2. Students will write an accompanying explanation (using textual evidence) of their decisions in representing the character's evolution.  3. Students will give an oral presentation, with others who have been assigned the same character, using their representations  4. Students will journal regularly throughout the course of the unit, gathering textual evidence about their assigned character and reflecting on success in their own lives.  5. Students will identify basic elements of the novel, including plot events, characters, etc. on multiple choice/short answer test(s)

 LESSON OBJECTIVE  1. Students will present their character’s representation to the class, in order to explain what success means to that character and how they would represent their character with an image, color, and song. **(1.1.11.G, 1.6.11.A, R11.A.2.5.1)**  2. Students will evaluate each other’s presentations as well as take notes in order to show their understanding, particpation, and listening skills. (**1.6.11.A, 1.6.11.B)**  3. Students will all participate in the presentations and discussions, in order to summaritive our unit on //The Great Gatsby// and show themselves and their classmates what they learned. (** R11.A.1.4.1, 1.6.11.D) **

 STANDARDS:  ** R11.A.1.4.1: ** Identify and/or explains stated or implied main ideas and relevant supporting details from text.  ** R11.A.2.5.1: ** Summarize the major points, processes, and/or events of a nonfictional text as a whole.  ** 1.6.11.A: ** Listen critically and respond to others in small and large group situations. Respond with grade level appropriate questions, ideas, information or opinions.  ** 1.6.11.B ** : Demonstrate awareness of audience by using appropriate volume and clarity in a formal presentation.  ** 1.1.11.G. ** Demonstrate after reading understanding and interpretation of both fiction and nonfiction text, including public documents. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> ** 1.6.11.D. ** Contribute to discussions.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> MATERIALS:
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Computer
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Projecter
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Comic PowerPoint
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Evaluation Sheets
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Gatsby Movie

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> LESSON: 50 Minutes <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0.1pt 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">Discussion Questions: <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0.1pt 0in 0.1pt 0.5in;">Discussion Questions:
 * 1) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Introduction: 5 minutes
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0.1pt 0in;">Comic/Cartoon PowerPoint
 * 3) //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Explanation of Peer Evaluatio //
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0.1pt 0in;">Explain that they need to make specific comments
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0.1pt 0in;">Explain that this is a part of their participation grade
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0.1pt 0in;">Feedback will be collected and synthesized by the instructor
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0.1pt 0in;">Ask for questions before we begin
 * 8) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Presentation One: 10 minutes
 * 9) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0.1pt 0in;">Students Present on Gatsby
 * 10) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0.1pt 0in;">Peer Evaluation Sheet
 * 11) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0.1pt 0in;">Teacher Evaluation Sheet
 * 12) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Discussion of Presentation One: 5 Minutes
 * 1) //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Do you agree with the conclusion this group came to on whether Gatsby was successful at the beginning and the end of the novel? Why or why not? //
 * 2) //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Do you have any questions for the group? //
 * 3) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Movie Clip/Discussion 5 Minutes
 * 4) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0.1pt 0in;">Nick’s first meeting with Gatsby
 * 5) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0.1pt 0in;">Discussion Questions:
 * 6) //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">How does this representation match up with the presentation your classmates just gave? //
 * 7) //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;"> How does this representation effect your feelings about Gatsby’s character (different/same than when you read about him?) //
 * 8) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Presentation Two: 10 Minutes
 * 9) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0.1pt 0in;">Students Present on Nick
 * 10) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0.1pt 0in;">Peer Evaluation Sheet
 * 11) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0.1pt 0in;">Teacher Evaluation Sheet
 * 12) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Discussion of Presentation Two: 5 Minutes
 * 1) //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Do you agree with the conclusion this group came to on whether Nick was successful at the beginning and the end of the novel? Why or why not? //
 * 2) //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Do you have any questions for the group? //
 * 3) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Movie Clip/Discussion 5 Minutes
 * 4) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0.1pt 0in;">Nick’s meeting with Jordon at the end of the novel
 * 5) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0.1pt 0in;">Discussion Questions:
 * 6) //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">How does this representation match up with the presentation your classmates just gave? //
 * 7) //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;"> How does this representation effect your feelings about Gatsby’s character (different/same than when you read about him?) //
 * 8) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Summary/Closing: <5 minutes
 * 9) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0.1pt 0in;">Reminder that final paper is due next class
 * 10) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0.1pt 0in;">Reminder that Daisy and Tom are presented on 12/7

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Assessment:

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">The groups presenting will be assessed according to the rubric by the teacher. We will be looking for their support of their choices in the image, color, song, and quotations. We will also be looking for their aweness of time management.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">The students in the auidence will be assessed by their listening skills during the presentation. This will be assessed by collecting and reading their observations. We will be looking for their specific comments that show they were really listening to the presentations and thinking about how the presentation affected their understand of the novella.



CUPLS: i'm not sure where to post this, so i'm just putting it here. its easy to find, i suppose.

I think the group did really well workng together and making this a true collaborative lesson. We all put some of our own ideas into it and it came together even better than what I thought it would. I think the discussion was a bit rough at first, because none of the students were prepared for it. Should we have instead told them that there would be a discussion and asked them to take notes with that in mind? Probably, but the second discussion went really well, so the students clearly figured out the pattern and learned to work with it. The presentations were really good and I think we allotted the right amount of time for everything. My only problem with this is that I felt like maybe I didn't get the full teaching experience because half of the class time was filled with student presentations. I know this was a good learning experience for me because as a teacher, I need to prevent myself from doing all the talking. I wouldn't want to revise this lesson too much or change a great deal about it because it worked so well and ran so smoothly.