DAVINCI HUMANITIES 11
U.S. WORLD AFAIRS
THE GREAT GATSBY
THE GREAT
U.S. WORLD
GATSBY
AFFAIRS
English
English
Driving
Driving
Question:
Question:
DoesDoes
The Great
The Great
Gatsby
Gatsby
portray
portray
the American
the American
dream
dream
as a fool’s
as a fool’s
errand,
errand,
or anorattainable
an attainable
goal?goal?
History DrivingHistory
Question:
Driving
DoesQuestion:
America’sDoes
emerging
America’s
global
emerging
role contradict
global role
its founding
contradict
ideals?
its founding ideals?
What comes up, must come down.
Week Three Agenda
Controlling Ideas:
Disillusionment with the idealism of World War I led Americans to fear change and difference and to retreat into a superficial
shell of self-satisfaction.
Hyperbolic “Characters,” both real and fiction, portray the excess of 1920’s lifestyle.
U.S. History Topics: value conflicts, mass society, consumerism, technological development, social changes, arts and
entertainment
English Topics: The Great Gatsby, Character Analysis
Date
Class Discussion Topic
Assignment
Assignments Due Today
3/7
U.S. History
1920’s
Social Climate
Political Climate
Bologna Journal
Quiz
1920’s Notes
Activity
Ch. 31 Guided Notes
Group magazine cover page
Final Draft Sensational
Propaganda
FQ: Based on your reading of Ch. 31, what was it about the
1920’s that made it roaring?
3/8
English
Great Gatsby Activity/Discussion
FQ: How was the spirit of isolationism reflected in the mood
of the 1920’s?
3/9
3/10
3/11
U.S. History
1920’s Pop Culture
HW:
U.S. World Affairs Study Guide
STUDY FOR TEST!
Group magazine back cover
Chapter Analysis Outline
Quiz
Great Gatsby Analytical Discussion
Analysis of Character/Historical
Connections Chart
Gingerbread Man Analysis
HW:
Read Ch. 10 Great Gatsby
Ch. 10 Literary Analysis Questions
Quiz
1920’s Pop Culture Notes
Unit Review
FQ: Based on your reading of Ch. 31, was the 1920’s
“roaring “for all Americans?
HW:
Major Ideas Chart
English
Great Gatsby Activity/Discussion
Literary Terms in Great Gatsby
FQ: How does the symbolism and Imagery used in GG
further the theme of loneliness?
Chapter Review Outline
Quiz
Great Gatsby Discussion
Expose Article
Assessment
Timed Literary Analysis
HW:
Expose Article
STUDY FOR TEST!
Group Meeting Time
College level timed literary Analysis
HW: Completed Group Magazine
DUE TUESDAY 3/13
Final Exam WEDNESDAY 3/14
Finished Reading GG Ch. 8-9
Literary Analysis Questions
Ch. 8-9
Article
Final Draft Persuasive Article
U.S. History 1900-1929
Study Guide
Group magazine back cover
Finished Reading GG
Ch. 10
Literary Analysis Questions
Ch. 10
3/7
Honors Option:
The Grapes of Wrath
Monday Afterschool
Grapes of Wrath Analytical Discussion
Schedule subject to change based on material comprehension.
All work due following Monday