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The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald Unit PlanThe Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald Unit Plan
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The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Good discussion questions, quizzes, and tests teach as well as assess. Readers of The Great Gatsby will learn much from the materials in a 36-page packet designed to help students prepare for the AP Literature exam. Included in the resource are chapter-by-chapter study guides, quizzes, tests, close reading passage analyses, and prompts from previous AP Literature exams.

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the great gatsby, f. scott fitzgerald, literary analysis, close reading, tone, first-person point of view, critical thinking, reading comprehension, metaphors, word choice, author's purpose, author's style, mood, diction, syntax, figures of speech, onomatopoeia

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english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Divide the class into small groups, provide each group with one of the essay prompts, and have them prepare then share their outline for their response

Classroom Considerations

  • Although designed for AP classes, the materials are appropriate for most mainstream classes, as well

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  • Answer keys are included

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Common Core

RL.11-12.1 RL.11-12.2 RL.11-12.3 RL.11-12.4 RL.11-12.5 RL.11-12.6

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