Description
F.Scott Fitzgerald's "Winter Dreams" has become one of my favorite short stories to read and teach. It's a great complement to The Great Gatsby. Its characters provide their own unique complications and insights into the American Dream.
The text provides teachers with rich opportunities to touch on a variety of skills and subjects including reading and written analysis, vocabulary, and literary criticism.
To make these resources as flexible as possible, I've included everything in a Google Slides or Google Form. This will give teachers an opportunity to customize directions, questions, and writing prompts!
For this reason, I am including my best 3 "Winter Dreams" resources in one place. If you purchased these items separately, you'd spend $11, but if you buy them all in one place, you'll save $2, and it'll be like getting the synthesis activity for free.
In this bundle, you will get:
"Winter Dreams" Reading Analysis Questions and Writing Prompts
I created this set of 125+ (40+ pages) Reading Analysis Questions. I have included a lightly abridged and modified version of the text side-by-side with reading analysis questions. Questions include traditional multiple choice and short answer but also some questions asking students to visualize. Students will work on inference, analysis, and evaluation of story structure, characterization, figurative language use, literary device use, point of view, author's purpose, theme. Each of the story's six parts has its own set of questions.
"Winter Dreams" Literary Criticism Pack (30 Task Cards included)
I have been working to include more literary criticism in my instruction, and these are some of my favorite activities. I've included a matching page for introducing the concepts associated with different types of literary criticism. This worksheet also comes as a self-grading, ready-to-use Google Form. To make literary criticism more engaging for students, I have also included a card sort, concentration-style game, and 30 task cards!
"Winter Dreams" and The Great Gatsby Synthesis Activities
With the bundle, it's like getting this item for FREE!
Includes 2 Character Comparison Graphic Organizers helping students connect Dexter Green, Jay Gatsby, Judy Jones, and Daisy Buchanan. Once students have worked through the graphic organizers, they can begin to formalize their synthesis thinking with short answer questions (rubric included). Then, students can move to the next level with synthesis writing prompts (constructed response rubric included). But my favorite way to for students to show off their synthesis skills is literary criticism! For this reason, I have also included literary criticism writing prompts!
Since this bundle contains Google resources, when you purchase this resource, TPT will create a file in your Google Drive where you will find the Google Forms and Google Slides.
Check out my other products for F. Scott Fitzgerald:
FREE Great Gatsby Anticipation Guide
Keep in touch and get more great ideas for teaching secondary ELA!
Read more about these The Great Gatsby at Moore English. Check out these related posts:
-Introducing the American Dream
-Choosing Texts for Literary Criticism
-5 Books I Wish I'd Read in High School
-Teaching Intersections in History and Literature
-The Great Gatsby Paired Texts: Ideas and Inspiration
-When Things Get Foggy: Teaching Deliberate Ambiguity
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Thank you for downloading this product. I’d love your feedback, and for each rating and comment you provide, TpT will give you credit toward a future purchase! Login in to your TpT account, click My Purchases, and beside each purchase, you’ll find a link to Provide Feedback! Rate, comment, and earn TpT credit! Let me know how you use this product in your classroom, what resources I should work on next, and ideas you have for Moore English
"Winter Dreams" Bundle: Analysis Questions, Prompts, Task Cards / Google Ready
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Description
F.Scott Fitzgerald's "Winter Dreams" has become one of my favorite short stories to read and teach. It's a great complement to The Great Gatsby. Its characters provide their own unique complications and insights into the American Dream.
The text provides teachers with rich opportunities to touch on a variety of skills and subjects including reading and written analysis, vocabulary, and literary criticism.
To make these resources as flexible as possible, I've included everything in a Google Slides or Google Form. This will give teachers an opportunity to customize directions, questions, and writing prompts!
For this reason, I am including my best 3 "Winter Dreams" resources in one place. If you purchased these items separately, you'd spend $11, but if you buy them all in one place, you'll save $2, and it'll be like getting the synthesis activity for free.
In this bundle, you will get:
"Winter Dreams" Reading Analysis Questions and Writing Prompts
I created this set of 125+ (40+ pages) Reading Analysis Questions. I have included a lightly abridged and modified version of the text side-by-side with reading analysis questions. Questions include traditional multiple choice and short answer but also some questions asking students to visualize. Students will work on inference, analysis, and evaluation of story structure, characterization, figurative language use, literary device use, point of view, author's purpose, theme. Each of the story's six parts has its own set of questions.
"Winter Dreams" Literary Criticism Pack (30 Task Cards included)
I have been working to include more literary criticism in my instruction, and these are some of my favorite activities. I've included a matching page for introducing the concepts associated with different types of literary criticism. This worksheet also comes as a self-grading, ready-to-use Google Form. To make literary criticism more engaging for students, I have also included a card sort, concentration-style game, and 30 task cards!
"Winter Dreams" and The Great Gatsby Synthesis Activities
With the bundle, it's like getting this item for FREE!
Includes 2 Character Comparison Graphic Organizers helping students connect Dexter Green, Jay Gatsby, Judy Jones, and Daisy Buchanan. Once students have worked through the graphic organizers, they can begin to formalize their synthesis thinking with short answer questions (rubric included). Then, students can move to the next level with synthesis writing prompts (constructed response rubric included). But my favorite way to for students to show off their synthesis skills is literary criticism! For this reason, I have also included literary criticism writing prompts!
Since this bundle contains Google resources, when you purchase this resource, TPT will create a file in your Google Drive where you will find the Google Forms and Google Slides.
Check out my other products for F. Scott Fitzgerald:
FREE Great Gatsby Anticipation Guide
Keep in touch and get more great ideas for teaching secondary ELA!
Read more about these The Great Gatsby at Moore English. Check out these related posts:
-Introducing the American Dream
-Choosing Texts for Literary Criticism
-5 Books I Wish I'd Read in High School
-Teaching Intersections in History and Literature
-The Great Gatsby Paired Texts: Ideas and Inspiration
-When Things Get Foggy: Teaching Deliberate Ambiguity
Credit for Comments
Thank you for downloading this product. I’d love your feedback, and for each rating and comment you provide, TpT will give you credit toward a future purchase! Login in to your TpT account, click My Purchases, and beside each purchase, you’ll find a link to Provide Feedback! Rate, comment, and earn TpT credit! Let me know how you use this product in your classroom, what resources I should work on next, and ideas you have for Moore English
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