Great Gatsby Final Project
Now that you've finished the novel, you have a choice for a final project.
All projects are due by Friday.
All projects are due by Friday.
project #1: Twitter - individual (75 pts)
- Re-write (1) important scene in the book in all Tweets and Hashtags
- Must have 2-3 sentence explanation of scene and at least 25 tweets
- Must be appropriate
Project #2: Soundtrack - individual (75 PTS)
- Choose (5) songs that relate to the story of the Great Gatsby
- Need to have Chorus and at least 1 Verse of the lyrics printed out
- 2-3 sentence explanation for each of the songs as to why they relate some aspect of the Great Gatsby
Project #3: Alternative Ending - Individual (85 PTS)
- Re-write Ch. 8 & 9
- Must be at least 1 page per chapter - typed
Project #4: Quote Collage - individual (95 PTS)
- Create a Poster with (5) important quotes from throughout The Great Gatsby - with Chapter and Who said it
- Need to be printed and put on poster
- Need 2-3 sentence explanation of why the quote was important in the book
- Need 3-4 pictures drawn or printed on the poster
Project #5: Newspaper - individual (100 PTS)
- Create a front page of a Newspaper the day after Gatsby's death
- Needs Headline
- Needs 3 paragraph story of Gatsby's death
- Write 1 obituary - 1 paragraph
- 2 pictures
project #6: movie poster/trailer - Group (4 MAX) (100 PTS)
- Create a movie poster of The Great Gatsby - must have a catch phrase, original picture, new actors for the different roles
- Also must create a new movie trailer - Must be between 30 seconds and 1 minute
- Post to You Tube
project #7: jerry springer show - Group (4 MAX) (100 PTS)
- Create a script for a Jerry Springer Show, including at least 4 characters
- Script must have at least 35 lines (each time a character talks is one line)
- Can act out in front of class or create a video (post to YouTube)
- Must be appropriate!!