The Power of Music in Literature adaptations. (view)

Units included with this Open Author resource:

Unit 1
Keywords:
Activity, Analysis, Annotation, Chapter 5, Connections, Figurative Language, Song, Text to Text, The Great Gatsby, The Hunger Games, AEA Learning Online OER Course, Iowa K-12 E-Curriculum
Unit 2

Summary

This activity can be used after reading Chapter 5 of The Great Gatsby. Listening and watching the video for Lana Del Rey's song, and title track for the film, students will dig deep into the lyrics of the song identifying figurative language, draw connections between the lyrics of the song and direct quotes from the text, and have meaningful discussion about point-of-view and symbolism in the video. Guaranteed to engage students and make valuable text to text connections!