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Curated OER

F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the biography and work of F. Scott Fitzgerald. They learn how the author used autobiographical elements in writing his stories and they try a hand at writing a Fitzgerald-style story with autobiographical elements of their...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Teachers: The Great Gatsby: Primary Sources From Twenties

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Primary source documents, including photos and text, help young scholars understand the time setting of "The Great Gatsby" and, in turn, create their own piece of historical fiction. in the form of a newspaper project.
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Other

Project Gutenberg Australia: The Great Gatsby (Full Text)

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete text of the classic book by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The entire text is given on a single page without any graphics or links.
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eBook
Planet eBooks

Planet E Book: Tender Is the Night [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of "Tender is the Night" by F. Scott Fitzgerald is available here in PDF format. Tender is the Night, which was first released in 1934, is 459 pages pages long.
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eBook
Planet eBooks

Planet E Book: The Great Gatsby [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald is available here in PDF format. The Great Gatsby, which was first released in 1925, is 193 pages pages long.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Modernist Portraits: F. Scott Fitzgerald

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald draws on his ability to realistically portray life during the "Jazz Age," a phrase coined by Fitzgerald. "F. Scott Fitzgerald Activities" offers related materials.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Modernist Portraits

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This unit delves into American modernist literature which introduced itself between World War I and World War II, including authors Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Explore the site for a video on demand,...
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eBook
University of Adelaide

University of Adelaide: The Beautiful and Damned (Etext)

For Students 9th - 10th
Read Fitzgerald's whole novel at this site. The formatting is clean and easy to read, but there is no accompanying commentary or interpretation.
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eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: The Jazz Age: Redefining the Nation 1919 1929: A New Generation

For Students 11th - 12th
Looks at the new morality that emerged in the 1920s. It changed the role of women and the perception of African Americans, the latter facilitated by the Harlem Renaissance and its impact on the music and dance of the Jazz Age. Also...
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National Endowment for the Arts

National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: The Great Gatsby

For Students 9th - 10th
Guide to F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, with historical information about the novel's Jazz Age setting, an author biography, and access to a radio program (audio plus transcript) of excerpts from the novel and analysis of its...
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the novel The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by. Scott Fitzgerald including a brief synopsis.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: The "Secret Society" and Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Excellent and detailed lesson on Fitzgerald's Great Gatsby. Discusses and includes higher-level thinking skills such as the desire to belong, with relevance to students.
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Other

F. Scott Fitzgerald Centenary

For Students 9th - 10th
Maintained by the University of South Carolina, this excellent website offers a very complete examination of Fitzgerald, including biographical material, a chronology, a bibliography, and essays and criticism about Fitzgerald. Also...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Valley of Ashes: The Great Gatsby

For Students 9th - 10th
This video [5:33] from the American Masters film F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams examines the valley of ashes in The Great Gatsby. Using the video, discussion questions, activities, and handouts in this resource, students will gain a...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Life Imitates Art: The Great Gatsby

For Students 9th - 10th
This media gallery from the American Masters film F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams explores how F. Scott Fitzgerald's work mirrored events in his life. Using video, discussion questions, organizers, and essays, students will take a...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Young F. Scott Fitzgerald

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video [6:35] from the American Masters film F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams, students learn about the early life of F. Scott Fitzgerald. The accompanying activity asks students to examine the events of Fitzgerald's youth and...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: American Masters Collection: F. Scott Fitzgerald

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of videos and media galleries about F. Scott Fitzgerald and his works especially "The Great Gatsby."
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PBS

Minnesota Public Radio: F. Scott Fitzgerald

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the Minnesota Public Radio, gives a great timeline of critical events of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald's life. The information is medium in length, and worth checking out on the subject.
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Cengage Learning

Heath Anthology Online: F. Scott Fitzgerald

For Students 9th - 10th
Designed as an online companion for instructors using the Heath Anthology, this site focuses on "Babylon Revisited" and "May Day" (two stories found in the anthology). It discusses classroom strategies for teaching Fitzgerald, along with...
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: F. Scott Fitzgerald

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author F. Scott Fitzgerald including the full text of 10 novels and two dramas: Mr. Icky and Porcelain and Pink. The novels include titles such as The Beautiful and the Damned, The Camel's Back, and The Curious...
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Fun Trivia

Fun Trivia: Fitzgerald, F. Scott

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains ten ten question quizzes over works by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
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PBS

American Masters: F. Scott Fitzgerald

For Students 9th - 10th
Companion site for a PBS film version of Fitzgerald's short story "Winter Dreams." Contains a great interactive timeline of Fitzgerald's life as well as video clips of people discussing aspects of his works.
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PBS

Public Broadcasting System: F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald

For Students 9th - 10th
A double biography of both F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald.
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PBS

Pbs: Fitzgerald's "The Sensible Thing"

For Students 9th - 10th
Maintained by PBS, this website promotes PBS's new film "The Sensible Thing," based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's story. It also provides a biographical sections, as well as a bibliography and links to other sites on Fitzgerald.