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Lesson 8

We will finish the unit by engaging in a written self-reflection and then a whole-class discussion of The Great Gatsby. We will reflect on what we have learned and what we found challenging or easy in the unit. We will think about possible research avenues for the Application Unit.

Lesson Goals

  • Can I think about and evaluate personal and group development?

  • Can I generate and develop ideas, positions, products, and solutions to problems?

  • Can I actively focus my attention on independent and collaborative tasks?

Texts

Core

  • Tradebook
    • The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Scribner, 1925

Materials

Tools

Question Sets

Editable Google Docs

Activity 1: Write – Discuss

We will write a reflection about our learning during this unit. Then we will engage in a whole-class discussion to share our understanding of The Great Gatsby and consider questions that we might further explore. This will help us express our understanding of the themes of the text and prepare for the Application Unit.

In your Learning Log, write a reflective response to the following questions:

  1. How did the texts in this unit help you understand or think about the unit’s Central Question about perceptions, illusions, and dreams?

  2. What avenue of analysis did you take for your Culminating Task, and how does it relate to the Central Question?

  3. What about this text or topic do you still want to know?

  4. Was there any particular topic, theme, or text that captured your attention? Why?

After reflecting on these topic-related questions, complete the final section (Culminating Task Reflection) of the Culminating Task Progress Tracker, which you have previously completed after each Section Diagnostic.

After you have finished, discuss your responses as a whole class.

Activity 2: Discuss

We will reflect on and discuss the possible connections throughout the unit and across other units from this year, as well as the research we might choose to conduct in the final Application Unit.

Follow along as your teacher overviews the Application Unit and the collaborative and independent research project you will be doing to complete the year’s learning. Ask questions about what will be expected of you and what options you will have for completing the culminating project.

Individually, reflect on what interested you during this unit and what you might want to explore further. Capture these reflections on the Application Unit Potential Topics Tool. Use the following questions to help guide your reflection:

  1. Were there any particular topics or texts that captured your attention? Why?

  2. What about each text or topic do you still want to study? What questions do you still have? Write these down in the Questions or Subtopics to Explore column.

  3. How would you begin to research each text or topic?

As a class or in groups, have a final discussion about what engaged you in this unit as well as what and how you might want to study further for the final Application Unit.