This project can be used at the end of a unit in which the students have read and discussed a work of literature that deals with The American Dream; here that is F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. It gives the students the opportunity to consider a fictional representation, examine real world statistics and facts about class and status in the United States, and draw their own conclusions based on personal interpretation, experience, and knowledge. The final product is a visual representation and written explanation of that personal interpretation.

This project can be used at the end of a unit in which the students have read and discussed a work of literature that deals with The American Dream; here that is F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. It gives the students the opportunity to consider a fictional representation, examine real world statistics and facts about class and status in the United States, and draw their own conclusions based on personal interpretation, experience, and knowledge. The final product is a visual representation and written explanation of that personal interpretation.

This resource describes a project can be used at the end of a unit in which the students have read and discussed a work of literature that deals with The American Dream; here that is F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. It gives the students the opportunity to consider a fictional representation, examine real world statistics and facts about class and status in the United States, and draw their own conclusions based on personal interpretation, experience, and knowledge. The final product is a visual representation and written explanation of that personal interpretation.

Title: Of Mice and Men Unit - Summative PBA Topic: The American Dream, Of Mice and Men (After Reading)Educational Standards: SOL 11.4Subject Area: English 11

LOGISTICS - Adjust and adapt as you see fit within your classroom context (student & curricular need)Each day we engaged with the chapter through an activity/discussion during the first half of class.The second half of class (these slides), students worked independently to reflect on each chapter’s essential question, read paired passages, and draw connections between the texts.

An extension project to pair with A Raisin in the Sun: Whose American Dream? from the National Endowment for the Humanities

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