The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Often acclaimed as a portrait of the Roaring Twenties, Fitzgerald offers a vivid portrayal of the artistic, social, political, and economic climate of the decade preceding the stock market crash and the Great Depression. Characters pursue the illusive “American Dream” and face corruption, intolerance, prejudice, and self-interest, which leads to tragedy. The Great Gatsby is a criticism of the materialistic Jazz Age.

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Novel/Drama curriculum units contain complete lesson plans with preliminary and follow-up work, teacher notes with plot summary, background, and rationale, ready-to-use worksheets, and suggested answers for student questions. These study guides encourage the development of thinking, reading, speaking, research, and writing skills as well as critical thinking skills such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.