This is a set of four creative activities that can actually be used throughout your reading of Gatsby葉hree of the four can be used after any chapter in the book, as well as after finishing the whole book. The fourth is only effective at the end of the novel. As with all of my lessons on TeachersPayTeachers, these are activities that I have successfully used in my classroom. I provide instructions and tips based on my experiences with these lessons.
Please see the free preview for more information about each activity. (Also, be sure to check out my Great Gatsby pre-reading activity--the Explorations Board--available on TpT, too!)
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Julie Conlon
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Very creative ideas. I am pumped to use them this fall!
August 14, 2010
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Over the last 13 years, I have taught 7th grade through junior college, so the lesson plans that I share here could come from any of those grade levels. I am currently teaching 10th grade reading and world literature and 11th grade reading and American literature. I've been teaching reading for seven years, so most of my lessons were designed with my reluctant readers in mind. Recently I taught an honors level 9th grade class along with my remedial classes; I was surprised by how much my honors students learned when I used some of the same lessons (vocabulary, especially) that I was using with my remedial students. I think all of our students benefit if we slow down and emphasize quality over quantity.
