The Great Gatsby - Color Symbolism Lesson - PowerPoint and Activities Bundle
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Your high school ELA students will be fascinated by color symbolism in The Great Gatsby! This engaging activity and vibrant PowerPoint lesson guide them in their discovery of the symbolism and reinforce their understanding of Fitzgerald's use of this literary technique to enhance characterization and setting. The guided essay activity allows you to assess their comprehension.
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Included in this bundle are three separate activities that have been successful with my students and a set of beautiful color symbolism posters for display in your classroom.
FIRST, the Color Symbolism Activity for students to complete independently or collaboratively:
• 8 pages of discussion and questions about color symbolism in The Great Gatsby.
• Excerpts and quotes from the text that illustrate the effect of the imagery.
• Tasks to identify the imagery and discuss how symbolism enhances characterization and setting.
The Color Symbolism PowerPoint Presentation serves as a key to the above activity.
• 60 slides
• Discussion of each color begins with naming the color, introducing its symbolism, and providing a few examples of universal symbols. For example,
o ---white means purity and innocence
o ---symbols include a bride, a child in white, and a dove
• Slides depicting the use of the color symbolism in Gatsby
• Relevant graphics, quotes from the novel, and questions to prompt students’ engagement during the presentation.
• There are over 80 graphics, over 60 quotes, and over 30 questions.
• Please click here to view the beautiful and engaging graphics included in the presentation:
The Great Gatsby Color Symbolism Slides
Finally, this bundle includes a step-by-step guide for students to compose an essay about Color Symbolism in The Great Gatsby.
• Students choose what color and symbolism they want to discuss and if they want to discuss how the symbolism enhances characterization or setting and mood.
• There is a fill-in-the-blank thesis statement for students who struggle with this initial step.
• Basic steps for writing a literary analysis essay:
• Determine three main points
• Locate quotes from the text to illustrate points
• Cite quotes correctly (MLA)
• Develop paragraphs by discussing how points and quotes support the thesis (in this case how the particular color adds to characterization or setting and mood)
• Conclude with a restatement of the thesis and comment on the effective use of symbolism
• Each step has examples of the expectation.
• Scoring rubric that includes each step and point values.
COLOR SYMBOLISM POSTERS
BEAUTIFUL, VIBRANT, ENGAGING ILLUSTRATION OF COLOR SYMBOLISM
Printable posters are standard sized 8.5 X 11 inch.
I print them on card stock or mount them before laminating.
I’ve included 13 colors: white, gold, black, brown, blue, red, silver, gray, green, orange, purple, yellow, and pink.
Each has the color and symbolism along with various relevant graphics (from Pixabay and Pexels).
Seeing is appreciating…please have a look at the preview:
A buyer commented, "This is an excellent resource to teach my student's symbolism in "The Great Gatsby." I can't wait to use it. Thanks for all of your help. I'm excited to start school in a few weeks."
Thank you for your consideration of this resource.
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