English+3+Fall+13

=**American Literature**=

The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald [|The Great Gatsby] Complete Chapters 1 -6 of //The Great Gatsby//
 * Weeks 1 - 4**

View the movie // Chicago. // This serves an a example of themes, events, styles and archetypes of the 1920's



[|America 1920's boom to bust]

We will view the video //Elements of// //Fiction// : This video includes the following terms: Interpretive fiction Plot Exposition Rising action Conflict Falling action Resolution Tone Mood Narrative Dialogue Theme Round Characters Flat characters Stock characters Antagonist Protagonist
 * Week 5**

Students should be able to identify these terms as it pertains to //The Great Gatsby//

Students must create a resume for Jay Gatsby based on the information the character reveals about his past in chapter 4.

This week students will create a collage about inventions and trends for the 1920's There will be a quiz on Oct 1 for the last set of vocabulary words, Elements of Fiction and Chapters 4- 6 of //The Great Gatsby//
 * Week 6**

Below is the link to the review for "The Great Gatsby" //[|Great Gatsby power point review]//
 * Week 7**

Students will take their unit test on The Great Gatsby and view the 2013 version of the film.

Students will begin "Of Mice and Men" Below is link of the full text [|Of Mice and Men]
 * Week 8**

[|The Dust bowl] this video gives paints a picture of the events of the 1930's that led to Western migration of much of America because of the "Dust Bowl." These events serve as background information for the culture of the



Students will complete "Of Mice and Men" Wednesday Oct 23 there will be a quiz which includes vocabulary, plot events and literary terms.
 * Week 9**

This week we will begin brainstorming and drafting for the 4 page essay due on Nov 15th
 * Week 10**
 * Week 11**

Greek Mythology [|Clash of the Gods Medusa]

Week 12 [|The Trojan War] Bulfinch's Mythology's version of the trojan war.