F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
Text of the novel
https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/f/fitzgerald/f_scott/gatsby/
Prereading activities
The Great Gatsby Treasure Hunt
This prereading activity asks students to explore a dozen aspects of the Roaring Twenties
http://www.huffenglish.com/gatsby/gatsbyhunt.html
The Great Gatsby for the Web
Das Unterrichtsbeispiel zeigt, wie man diesen Roman im Englischunterricht behandeln kann,
und wie sich die Schülerinnen und Schüler dabei mithilfe des Internets dem Roman und den
vielfältigen Interpretationsansätzen nähern können. Es verbindet traditionelle Lektürearbeit
(Lesen und Interpretationsgespräch) mit der Auswahl und Behandlung wichtiger Aspekte
zum Zweck der Veröffentlichung im Internet. So entsteht eine weitere Motivation zur
intensiven Auseinandersetzung mit dem Roman…
http://www.lehrer-online.de/gatsby.php?sid=32712240149116950436905340534300
Schedule/Lesson Plans
The Great Gatsby – Free Lesson Plan on Discovery Channel
Students will understand the following:
1. Adapting part of a novel into a dramatic reading makes students more intimate with
the author’s intentions and craft.
2. A part of a novel may lend itself to various oral interpretations.
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/free-lesson-plans/the-great-gatsby.cfm
The Big Read
The following PDF contains a suggested teaching schedule for a 10 day class study of F.
Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Additional material (media) is provided.
http://www.neabigread.org/books/greatgatsby/teachers-guide/schedule-lesson-plans/
Sunday Morning
The end of an era for the “Gatsby house”.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-end-of-an-era-for-the-gatsby-house/
The Great Gatsby: Primary Sources from the Roaring Twenties
In order to appreciate historical fiction, students need to understand the factual context and
recognize how popular culture reflects the values, mores, and events of the time period.
Since a newspaper records significant events and attitudes representative of a period,
students create their own newspapers utilizing primary source materials from the American
Memory collections.
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/lessons/gatsby/
Character Impressions
Creating a scene and a character while establishing a modd with word choices
http://writingfix.com/Literature_Prompts/Gatsby3.htm
17 Unterschiedlichste Materialien zum Roman
Arbeitsblätter zu “Symbolism”, “Characterising Gatsby“, „Fitzgerald’s style and language“
oder „The novel’s structure“.
http://www.teachit.co.uk/?CurrMenu=searchresults&keyword=Gatsby
Weiteres Material:
The Roaring Twenties
This simulation from the McCord Museum of Canadian History in Montreal, Quebec, invites
students to choose a role (male or female) and learn the ins and outs of the Twenties.
Headsets recommended. - See more at:
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/fitzgerald.html#sthash.5MT45fF5.dpuf
http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/keys/games/game_0_1920s/
Fake Facebook page for Tom Buchanan
Students might critique this page as a response to reading. They might also construct
something similar for another character.
http://thewallmachine.com/PmnNPt.html
Reading Strategies
A list of reading strategies, including an anticipation guide, a directed reading-thinking
activity, a guided imagery activity, vocabulary practice and more.
http://novelinks.org/pmwiki.php?n=Novels.TheGreatGatsby
An Infographic: Every Scene in novel
This project depicts the entire novel.
http://www.fastcodesign.com/1673095/infographic-every-scene-in-the-great-gatsby#1
Teacher Guide to the Great Gatsby
Analysis, essential questions, learning activities, slide shows, conflict, motif, symbol.
http://www.storyboardthat.com/teacher-guide/the-great-gatsby-by-f-scott-fitzgerald