The Great Gatsby

By Kaitlynn Castro and Marykate Gorham As we wrap up the final year of the decade, we are soon entering this generations’ version of the Roaring 20’s. In honor of this, we have decided to focus our final research project on The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The students we are aiming to teach this book to are middle and high school students. We intend on using interpersonal, intrapersonal and linguistics for Gardner’s components of intelligence. All three of these intelligences were used throughout the book, and we plan on explaining when these intelligences are present in the book. … Continue reading The Great Gatsby

Civil Rights Lesson

After conducting my research, The text I will be focusing on will be, The Bus Ride that changed history: The Story of Rosa Parks by Pamela Duncan Edwards. The grades I will be aiming to teach this to would be to 2nd and 3rd grade students who will be around the age of 8, and 9. Using Gardner’s intelligences I intend to use visual-spatial, and interpersonal. Visual spatial are people who are good at visualizing things, and are very good at interpreting photos. I believe that if we use this as a way to teach the students, they can be … Continue reading Civil Rights Lesson