High School Hyperdocs

This lesson is a customizable Hyperdoc. You can easily change, colors, images, fonts, etc. Upon finishing the novel, this lesson invites students to contemplate the history and reality of the "American Dream," by responding to critical thinking questions, analyzing a linked informational article, and engaging in class discussion facilitated by the corresponding guided reading questions. The following features are included: Do NowLinked informational article and guided reading questionAnswer Key

This lesson is a customizable Hyperdoc. You can easily change, colors, images, fonts, etc. Learning objective: Students will prepare to read The Great Gatsby by: -reading a linked article "Judging ‘Gatsby’ by Its Cover(s)" - summarizing the article's main points - comparing historical iterations of different front covers of The Great Gatsby to predict what the novel will be about Note: Typically, I conclude this lesson with a read-aloud of the novel's opening pages.

This lesson is a customizable Hyperdoc. You can easily change, colors, images, fonts, etc. Lesson Objectives: 1) We will prepare to read the novel by reviewing key background information. 2) We will begin to ponder the novel’s theme of authenticity by watching a “social guidance film” from the 1940s; we will compare and contrast “conformity” and “phoniness”  This is a pre-reading lesson activity. Link to social engineering film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=5 & v=-tifJ5DH9jQ & feature=yout

This lesson is a customizable Hyperdoc. You can easily change, colors, images, fonts, etc. The primary activity of this lesson requires students to write a letter to another character from Holden's perspective. First, a Do Now requires students to reflect on the novel and consider their perception of Holden. Then a scaffolding activity will prepare students to write their letters from Holden. Lesson Objectives: Students will evaluate their perception of Holden by comparing different artistic de

This lesson is a customizable Hyperdoc. You can easily change, colors, images, fonts, etc. Lesson Objectives: You will further your understanding of Holden by analyzing the song “Basket Case,” by Green Day, and relating the lyrics to lines in The Catcher in the Rye. This lesson can be delivered after chapters 13-15, when Holden interacts with Sunny and Maurice (an event that relates to the lyrics of the song).