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PBS

Minnesota Public Radio: Authors on Fitzgerald

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Minnesota Public Radio provides a list of quotes from other authors on F. Scott Fitzgerald, including Ernest Hemmingway and Gertrude Stein. The information is somewhat brief, but factual, and worth checking out on the...
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Other

Huff English: The Great Gatsby Treasure Hunt

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a treasure hunt based on The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. In it students complete a list of tasks about the book, the author, WWI, the Roaring 20's, the 18th and 19th Ammendments, prohibition, organized crime, the music,...
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Other

Minnesota Author Biographies Project

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides biographies for 36 past and present Minnesota authors.
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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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Shmoop University

Shmoop: Tender Is the Night

For Students 9th - 10th
F. Scott Fitgerald's fascinating novel, Tender is the Night, is given a very thorough analysis in this interesting site. Background on the novel provides particular interest as it gives insights into the author and his wife. Read about...
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Other

Voice of America: American History: 1920s Were a Big Time for the Arts

For Students 9th - 10th
Voice of America offers an article about the arts in the Jazz Age including information about authors who wrote to protest what they saw happening in society. Read this article or listen to the narration of it.
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Website
Washington State University

Washington State University: Literary Movements: A Few Words on Huckleberry Finn

For Students 9th - 10th
At this website, read what famous authors have said about Mark Twain's famous novel, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Includes quotes by T.S. Eliot, Ernest Hemingway, and F. Scott Fitzgerald.