High School Hyperdocs

This PowerPoint presentation includes the following: A "Do Now" activity that requires students to listen to three jazz music clips from the 1920s and evaluate how the music changes throughout the time period The objective is to comprehend how the music becomes more languid, sensual, looser, etc. and prepare for discussion of historical context/the Jazz AgeHistorical contextOld Money vs. New MoneySettingCharactersThemes and motifsAnnotations tipsLinks to Schmoop resources

This lesson is a customizable Hyperdoc. You can easily change, colors, images, fonts, etc. Learning objective: Students will prepare to read The Great Gatsby by: -reading a linked article "Judging ‘Gatsby’ by Its Cover(s)" - summarizing the article's main points - comparing historical iterations of different front covers of The Great Gatsby to predict what the novel will be about Note: Typically, I conclude this lesson with a read-aloud of the novel's opening pages.