The Great Gatsby Study Guide

#43 on the Big Read List (UK's top 200). Modern Library's 100 Best Novels of the Century. One of the New York Public Library's Books of the Century, one of Time Magazine's all-time 100 novels.

Through F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel of wealth and excess, The Great Gatsby, students will learn:

Author Biography: Learn about F. Scott Fitzgerald and the fascinating background behind the author and novel.

Vocabulary words used throughout the novel, utilizing a variety of activities to stimulate retention and growth.

Literary Techniques: Character study, personification, imagery, allusion, symbolism, dramatic irony, tone, grammatical change analysis, paradox, juxtaposition, Gothic imagery, title analysis, plot, tragic flaw, theme.

Moral Lessons and Character Values: Bible study from Ecclesiastes and the pursuit of pleasure, priorities, adultery, struggle between temptation and doing what is right, drunken foolishness, true friendship, camaraderie, materialism, pursuing dreams, self-worth, naivety, living in the past, death, view of God, life goals, Good Samaritan, comfort in sorrow, Christian hopes vs. worldly hopes.

Activities and Writing Assignments: Research 1920s clothing design and textiles and create designs or posters, research: The Lost Generation, Prohibition, the American Dream, materialism, track relationships, literary technique research, T.S. Eliot analysis, art imagery, biblical marriage study, define success, Kant's philosophies, essays: eyes of God, use of color, compare and contrast, character growth, personal reactions to characters.

Suggestions for Further Reading: We include an in-depth reading list of more books by the same author(s) and other books that tie in with, or are similar to, The Great Gatsby.

All of the unit lessons are written from a Christian worldview!

• Large 8.5x11 printed workbook format is convenient to read and easy on the eyes
• Every question has plenty of whitespace for student's answers
• Encourages neat and clean handwriting practice
• Easily transports without the need for a laptop or other expensive equipment
• Provides a permanent record of the student's work
• Convenient, removable answer key included for the teacher!
• Study guides do not contain the text of the story, play, poems, or book.
• Recommended for grades 10-12.
• Setting: New England, United States of America, 1920s
• Genre: American literature, Historical literature