The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 Jazz Age novel about the impossibility of recapturing the past, was initially a failure. Today, the story of Gatsby’s doomed love for the unattainable Daisy is considered a defining novel of the 20th century. Check out sample lesson plans for The Great Gatsby below.
Students will select and analyze significant scenes from Lord of the Flies to engage with and better understand the text. They will write summaries and give a title to each scene.
Students will explore examples of characters becoming more savage using a graphic organizer.
Students will examine the importance of the tropical setting of the novel. They will respond with short answers to questions about the setting and how it evolves.
Students will identify important passages that give insight into the meanings of important symbols and write explanations of each.
Students will read and analyze a passage of dialogue from the text. Then they will write original dialogues that reveal information about their characters.