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 use this worksheet to create a playbill for a live performance of King Lear by writing cohesive, concise summaries of each act.
Students will use this worksheet to trace this theme of madness throughout the five acts by analyzing several examples from Acts 1 through 3, and then finding and analyzing additional examples from Acts 4 and 5.
Students will use this worksheet to do a deep dive into the Fool, one of King Lear’s most beloved and fascinating characters, through observation, interpretation, and creative thinking about casting.
Students will use this worksheet to explore one of the most famous settings in Shakespeare’s canon: the storm on the heath in Act 3 of King Lear.
Students will use this worksheet to explore, work with, and better understand the lighthearted wordplay Shakespeare uses in this very dark play.