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 summarize passages that provide a better understanding of each locale and then write a paragraph explaining their impact on the play and the audience.
Students will use this worksheet to track scenes, actions, or words that contribute to their understanding of the themes of love and money and analyze how they overlap.
Students will use this worksheet to explore their initial impressions of these two characters and trace examples of their duality as the play unfolds.
Which is more important: justice or mercy? Students will use this worksheet to explore how characters in The Merchant of Venice would disagree when answering this question.
Students will use this worksheet to study two paintings that depict Shylock and Jessica and then compare the representation of the characters in each piece of art.
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