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 identify major plot events and tie each to the novel's major theme(s) to develop a better understanding of how plot and theme are connected.
Students will identify examples of hubris in pursuit of scientific discovery - a major theme in the novel - and then draw conclusions about what message the author is trying to impart.
Students will chart causes and effects of major events in the novel and will write paragraphs to analyze Victor's role in his own downfall.
Students will identify examples of major symbols in the text, cite them, and analyze what each symbol respresents in the work as a whole.
Students will research (if necessary) and analyze three important allusions from Frankenstein.
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