Teaching Literacy‚ Outline Module Lesson Plan for 12th Grade Level Readers Topic: The Great Gatsby Part 1 Title of Text: Fitzgerald‚ F. Scott. (1925). The Great Gatsby. New York: Simon & Schuster Readability Level of Text: I will be using the whole book for my lesson plan. I came to the readibility level by using teh OKAPI software. Since I am using the whole book of the Great Gatsby I chose to just type in the first couple sentences of the
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Elated with success after victory in the Second World War‚ the United States revelled in economic prosperity and its rise as a world power. Such pride led to heightened American nationalism‚ and despite its new influence on the outer world‚ the country remained insular. Behind a facade of honour and patriotism was a background of indubitable traditions and racism‚ clear in even the most innocuous-seeming towns. Written shortly after war’s end‚ Shirley Jackson’s small town in “The Lottery” serves
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Jay Gatsby is one of the most interesting and memorable males in fictional literature‚ even though he is not a dynamic and changing character during the novel. In fact‚ Jay Gatsby has changed little since he was a teenager. Born as James Gatz to poor farmers in North Dakota‚ he decided at an early age that he wanted more out of life than North Dakota could offer. He leaves home to find excitement and wealth. While lounging on the beach one day‚ he sees a yacht docked off the coast. He borrows a boat
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Colors are an integral part of the world around us. They can convey messages‚ expressing that which words do not. Gentle blue tones can calm a person and bright yellows can lift the spirits. Without one word‚ a driver approaching a red traffic light knows to stop. Colors are representative of many things. In his novel The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald uses color symbolism throughout as a major device in thematic and character development. Gatsby “stretched out his arms toward the dark water
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The novel the great Gatsby tells a story about Gatsby’s " American dream "is a dream out of experience and its tragic ending. The root of the tragedy is that Gatsby didn’t realize his dream‚ also did not see Daisy’s true nature. Many people see gates than dream as the bursting of the "American dream"‚ in fact‚ Gatsby’s dream and not a real "American dream". The "American dream" is the dream of every citizen of the United States and has always been the pursuit has a long history.‚ in the middle of
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I choose Forrest Gump as a historical movie. The movie was about a young man with a mental disability that goes through this major event in the 1960 – 1970s not only that but it was kind of romantic. Though out the entire movie‚ Forrest seems to be going along with the time line in his life looking for his first true love Jenny. Mean while she is living it out as a hippie tagging along with the wrong crowd and as for Forrest he maintains hope that one day she will love him. Not only that but the
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The novel 《The Great Gatsby》written by Scott Fitzgerald is often classified as a masterpiece about American dream，and it is believed to be written in 1925. It is a time that the entire America was under the strong influence of the Roaring twenties，and as we know， Scott Fitzgerald is a distinguished representative of the Lost generation in America. As a result‚ this novel is influenced by the thoughts of the lost generation.The essential thought of the lost generation is loneliness and disillusion
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The Great Gatsby is set in New York City and on Long Island‚ in two areas known as "West Egg" and "East Egg"—in real life‚ Great Neck and Port Washington peninsulas on Long Island. In the early 1920’s World War I had just come to an end. A new generation flocked from small towns to big cities in search of excitement‚ opportunity‚ and a “modern” way of living. Fitzgerald accurately portrays elements‚ such as greed‚ celebration and of the 1920’s in The Great Gatsby’s. Fitzgerald accurately portrays
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The Great Gatsby In the novel “ The Great Gatsby”‚ by F.Scott Fitzgerald‚ the author speaks of a time when morals were corrupted‚ religion was absent‚ facades were mistaken for character‚ and hope was a double-edged sword; people call it “The Jazz Age”. Fitzgerald‚ one of the best-known writers of “The Jazz Age”‚ aims to clarify the fallacy of idealism in America as he opposes the idealist views of the time with a realistic perception of society. At the time‚ people viewed America as a symbol of
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September 7‚ 2015 “The American Dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone‚ with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement.” This quote was portrayed by James T. Adams in his last book‚ The Epic of America. He thinks that the ultimate America dream is about being pleased and succeeding your life goals to make and live life the way you want. Although many Americans today‚ in the 21st century are greedy‚ selfish‚ and think everything
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