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 * English/ American Literature** **Syllabus**

Office: Room 123 Office Phone: 207-365-8999 Office Hours:12:00- 2:00**
 * Teacher: Miss. Christina Knowles
 * E-mail: christina.knowles@maine.edu**


 * =Summary of Unit= ||
 * This unit will explore The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. We will explore the internal and external conflicts of the characters in The Great Gatsby. We will also explore the United States in the 1920's (Roaring 20's) and relate the era back to the novel. We will connect key events that affected real people to how those events affected the characters in The Great Gatsby. We will be using graphic organizers to organize our thoughts and will be making an end product. The product will be an iMovie about The Great Gatsby with a creative twist. ||

Students will read the novel The Great Gatsby withing a grade appropriate span of the text complexity, and present analyzes of the fiction using excerpts from the text to defend their sessions. a. Analyze the characters' external and internal conflicts. ||
 * **Establish Goals: (G)** ||  ||
 * Maine Learning Results: English Language Arts A. A2 Literary Texts Grades 9-Diploma

//What understandings are desired?//
•the events and characters in The Great Gatsby. •there are different thesis from the same text. ||
 * //Students will understand that:// **(U)** ||
 * •the characters of The Great Gatsby have both internal and external conflicts.

//What essential questions will be considered?//
•Why are the events in The Great Gatsby important? •Why are there different thesis for the same texts? || ==||= Expectations= || || This unit is based on The Great Gatsby so it is key for you to read the novel during your week of vacation. Without reading the novel you will struggle to complete both the in class assignments and the out of class assignments. Students will also need to pass in assignments on time because each lesson builds on top of another. You will also need to work in teams constantly in this unit. You have to learn how cooperate with others in your groups and learn how to respect ideas presented by others. You will also need to present your own ideas to your group members. Participation in class is very important. Both and I and your peers want to hear your thoughts about the topics discussed in class and it is important to have class discussions to keep moving on in class. Cheating in my classroom will not be tolerated. I will abide by the rules of the school and will also automatically give a zero on the assignment to any of the parties willingly participating. Not citing your sources is also going to be viewed as plagiarism and cheating. Therefore, site your sources and do not try to make other people's work yours. || || =Benchmarks=
 * **Essential Questions:** **(Q)** ||
 * •Why do the characters from The Great Gatsby have external and internal conflicts?
 * || Blogs: 20 points Blogs are going to be your journals and your thoughts for the readings and assignments in this unit. I want to know how you feel everything in the unit is going and your thoughts on the novel. I also want to know about the problems that occur during your projects and any parts of the book you did not understand. Your thoughts in blogs will help me help you, so keep them updated. Graphic Organizers: 30 points We will constantly be using graphic organizers in our assignments to organize our thoughts. Graphic organizers also allow us to think more deeply about the novel and how events in the book and history effect our characters. Graphic organizers will help you throughout all of your assignments. Wikipage: 40 points You will map out The Great Gatsby and explain character relationships on a wiki page. You will also upload your song made using Garage Band and your iMovie onto your wiki page with descriptions of both assignments. Lastly, your wikipage will include a link to your blog. Your wikipage will contain a lot of work you will you do in class and will be critical for me when grading your assignments, so please keep your wiki updated! Song using Garage band: 40 points You will be creating songs about The Great Gatsby in pairs. The songs will be jazz songs and students will write new lyrics to these songs. iMovie: 70 points The end product of this unit is going to be an iMovie you will make in a group. This project is very important to complete for you to get above a D in this unit. You will not only be graded on your iMovie but also how you present it during your movie showing. = =

Total Unit Points: 200 points
=Grading Scale=|| || A (93 -100), A- (90 - 92), B+ (87 - 89), B (83 - 86), B- (80 - 82), C+(77 - 79), C (73-76), C- (70 - 72), D+(67 - 69), D (63 - 66), D- (60 - 62), F (0 - 59) ||==