Unit The Great GatsbyReading/comprehension of literary texts/fiction. Students understand, make inferences, and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of the fiction and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding. Students are expected to: (A) analyze nonlinear plot development (e.g., flashbacks, foreshadowing, subplots, parallel plot structures) and compare it to linear plot development; (B) analyze how authors develop complex but believable characters in works of fiction through a variety of literary devices, including characters; (C) analyze how a work of fiction is shaped by the narrator's point of view. OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIT: 1). The student will adapt part of a novel into a dramatic reading that makes students more intimate with the author's intentions and craft.2). The student will also be exposed to a different era of American life.3). Students will answer questions to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of major events and characters in The Great Gatsby as they relate to the development of the author's theme.4). Students will enrich their vocabulary and improve their understanding of these new vocabulary terms as they relate to the time period5). Students will consider what it means to be wealthy or successful and the responsibilities that accompany success and/or wealth.6). Students will demonstrate their understanding of the text on several levels: factual, interpretive, critical, and personal.7). Students will have the opportunity to practice reading aloud and silently to improve their skills in each area through readings of this novel. UNIT IDEAS: In the novel The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald there are many...... half of the paper... was done before the day's lesson. I will also monitor the progress of the unit project which will be published at the end of the book. I will also issue a unit test that will include multiple choice and short answer questions. In the final days of the unit I will also show one of the interesting versions of one of the films based on the novel. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Brown, A.C., & Schulten, K. (2013, April 25). Teaches "The Great Gatsby" with the New York Times. The Learning Network teaches The Great Gatsby with commentary from the New York Times. Retrieved March 1, 2014, from http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/25/teaching-the-great-gatsby-with-the-new-york-times-2/?_php=true&_type= blogs&_r =0http://www.slideshare.net/linaizzie/gatsby-and-the-roaring-twenties-11788783Fitzgerald, F. S. (1925). The Great Gatsby. New York, New York: Charles Scribner Son.