UNIT OBJECTIVES
ONE
Determine the artistic elements that make up a film
TWO
Evaluate a film adaptation against its source material (the novel)
THREE
Create an interactive website (a Glogster) with findings
Determine the artistic elements that make up a film
TWO
Evaluate a film adaptation against its source material (the novel)
THREE
Create an interactive website (a Glogster) with findings
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
- What does it mean to feel left out?
- How are people of color, left out of history?
- How is the narrative structure of a novel different than the narrative structure of a film?
- How is the theme of hidden figures portrayed in the novel/film?
THE ASSESSMENT
Students will write a compare/contrast essay evaluating the 2013 film of the Great Gatsby to the 1925 novel. Students will create a Glogster, using photos and videos, to support their findings.