https://padlet.com/jsimmons151/ls13g43ejbk2 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3 Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme. en-us 2017-01-30 14:46:28 UTC 2017-02-04 01:54:00 UTC hello@padlet.com jsimmons151 https://padlet.com/jsimmons151/ls13g43ejbk2/wish/150247296 On your own, make a Pinterest board for Gatsby, Nick, Tom, Daisy, Jordan, or Myrtle based on their interests and style as portrayed in the book. What sort of information, topics, trends, and visuals would they fill their board with?]]> 2017-01-30 14:55:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jsimmons151/ls13g43ejbk2/wish/150247296 jsimmons151 https://padlet.com/jsimmons151/ls13g43ejbk2/wish/150837753 Make a Blabber using a visual representation of one of the characters from The Great Gatsby. Make the Blabber say a quote that you think is one of your chosen character's most important. Interpret how you think the quote should be said (speed, mood, tone, pauses, inflections, etc.).]]> 2017-02-01 14:30:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jsimmons151/ls13g43ejbk2/wish/150837753 jsimmons151 https://padlet.com/jsimmons151/ls13g43ejbk2/wish/150841828 For each main and supporting character in The Great Gatsby, pick one existing song with lyrics as a theme song that expresses the personality, motives, goals, and/or story of the character.]]> 2017-02-01 14:39:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jsimmons151/ls13g43ejbk2/wish/150841828 jsimmons151 https://padlet.com/jsimmons151/ls13g43ejbk2/wish/150848930 Work in groups to create a Popplet chart of the main actions, quotes, and personality traits of a character in The Great Gatsby.]]> 2017-02-01 14:55:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jsimmons151/ls13g43ejbk2/wish/150848930 jsimmons151 https://padlet.com/jsimmons151/ls13g43ejbk2/wish/150850483 Choose to focus on Gatsby, Nick, Tom, or Daisy.  Use Capzles to create a timeline of 10-15 events in The Great Gatsby that are important to your character. Give a presentation on the cause and effect chain of those events.]]> 2017-02-01 14:58:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jsimmons151/ls13g43ejbk2/wish/150850483 jsimmons151 https://padlet.com/jsimmons151/ls13g43ejbk2/wish/150853885 Act out one of a list of conversations that occur in The Great Gatsby. Film the scene, edit it in WeVideo, and present your interpretation to the class.]]> 2017-02-01 15:07:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jsimmons151/ls13g43ejbk2/wish/150853885 jsimmons151 https://padlet.com/jsimmons151/ls13g43ejbk2/wish/150853976 The class will briefly discuss the art deco style popular in art, design, and fashion in the 1920s. Students will then each create a portrait, pattern, or other image in an art deco style to represent a character from The Great Gatsby. Once finished, students will present and share their designs with the rest of the class.]]> 2017-02-01 15:07:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jsimmons151/ls13g43ejbk2/wish/150853976 jsimmons151 https://padlet.com/jsimmons151/ls13g43ejbk2/wish/150855499 Go on a walk around the school and/or its neighborhood as a class and take note of the objects and surroundings that have an effect on you. Then the class will return to the room to discuss both how our school environment affects us and how the characters in The Great Gatsby are affected by the places they live and work, such as East and West Egg and the Valley of the Ashes.]]> 2017-02-01 15:11:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jsimmons151/ls13g43ejbk2/wish/150855499