Questin g With Gatsby
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Questing With Gatsby
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Why The Great Gatsby?
The obvious reason is that I love the book. It’s also taught in high schools across this glorious Nation of ours.
But more seriously, The Great Gatsby’s themes are still relevant today.
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Relevant Themes In Our Culture? Do Say!
•Excessive Materialism•Class Consciousness•The American Dream•Inequality
All of these are discussed often within our pop culture.
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So Themes…Who Cares?
Every teacher needs an “in” to a novel, I’ve always felt most comfortable with themes.
Studying relevant themes in Gatsby allows students to:
•Apply analytical skills to a text.•Use those same abilities to find the themes in their environment.•Combine the two to think critically about their culture.
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Behold The Structure!
The project is divided into three segments1. Classroom guided analysis of the novel2. Semi-guided WebQuest across different
mediums3. A final poster project, set to bring it together.
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Why WebQuest With The Gatsby?
The benefits of taking Jay Gatsby and his Frown Onto The WebQuest:
1. Allows the students to explore with a net.2. Exploring the themes in different mediums
can create more engrossing and relevant experiences.
3. It brings a dynamism to the project.
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With A Click You Can Go From Kanye…
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To The Most Interesting Man in the World
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Yet The Teacher Is Guiding
It provides a more interesting manner for kids to investigate the themes, with my help.
The more students relate to ideas, the more they can internalize it.
Thus: music videos, TV ads, and more.
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Lessons Learned: Vulgarity R Us
Trying to discern what is appropriate for teenage eyes is difficult.
Every advertisement had half-naked women, every music video I tried was…salty.
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Lessons Learned: Rubrics Are The Devil’s Tool
There is a difficulty in making a rubric.Finding the precise language for standards.Discerning the different grades.Only more fun than: failing this assignment.
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Lessons Learned: Silence of the Vacuum
Hard to assess the effectiveness of the assignment
No classroom laboratory to try the experimentTeaching is hugely experiential, and I have no
basis.
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The Future: WebQuests and Me
WebQuests are a useful instructional tool.They provide a useful means for carrying text-
based discussion into the digital world.I intend to use them, but not before several
things.
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The Future: Mastering the Quest!
First: Getting the confidence to implement such an activity.
Secondly: An organic combination of novel and activity, where it makes sense.
Finally: A refinement of the quest itself, making sure its “safe” for my students.
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The End