Description

The Great Gatsby Body Biography Bundle is filled with all you need to teach and promote the amazing characters from the timeless and relevant novel. Your students will find plenty of opportunity for creativity. For the first time you’ll experience the unique approach of using a collaborative poster, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s timeless novel, The Great Gatsby, textual evidence, research, and the body biography project!

This project can be used any time of the year. The project bundle includes 7 characters. Give your students a relevant and modern experience while promoting the 4 C’s and achievement. Leave the body biographies up all year long! I adapted the body biography concept to align with citing textual evidence, character traits, research, and inference skills.

Includes 7 choices:
★ each poster is a character from the novel. Featuring fun but mature images- appealling to all grades. In line art for your students to add color and design.
★ Poster is 32 inches high by 10 inches wide. It requires 4 pages each.
★ Rubric
★ Reflection Questions
★ Bonus – characterization pre-planning sheets for each character!
★ Student handout that explains each part of the body biography project (there are 12 parts).
★ Teacher set up directions, learning objective / learning outcomes, background, tips, and CCSS

Here is your list:
Jay Gatsby
Daisy Buchanan
Nick Carraway
Tom Buchanan
Myrtle Wilson
George Wilson
Jordan Baker

What’s the Student Objective?
•Review what is supportive evidence.
•Define the literary term “character trait” and explore how to provide details that support their inferences (apply this skill similar to exploring a fictional text).
•Use the novel, class notes, and web resources to research the character (subject) , then cite evidence to find accurate and descriptive word choice.
•Fill out The Great Gatsby Body Biography graphic organizer/poster.

Group work should promote:
•Intellectual understanding, abilities and skills.
•Communication, cooperative and teamwork skills such as planning. management, leadership and peer support.
•Personal growth (increased self esteem and self confidence).

**Check out the Preview**
★Classroom Décor
★Bulletin Board
★Hallway
★Showcase Display

Directions are clear and explicit.

Danielle Knight Copyright 2019

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