National Endowment for the Arts
Reader Resources: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
A handy guide offers high schoolers support as they read the American novel, The Great Gatsby. Complete with a biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald, a timeline of the Roaring Twenties, discussion questions about the novel, and more, this...
National Endowment for the Humanities
The "Secret Society" and FitzGerald's The Great Gatsby
"I have never been able to forgive the rich for being rich, and it has colored my entire life and works." This colored view is the focus of a close reading activity that asks readers of The Great Gatsby to examine the way...
Curated OER
F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great American Dreamer
Students explore how F. Scott Fitzgerald was one of the most important writers of the twentieth century. In novels such as Tender is the Night, This Side of Paradise, and The Great Gatsby, he captured the mood and manners of his time.
Curated OER
F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams
Middle schoolers 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...
Curated OER
The Other Side of Paradise
Eleventh graders explore the life and writing of F. Scott Fitzgerald. They examine the youth culture of the 1920's and compare it to their own. They practice using some of the biographer's or archivist's tools for studying a person.
Annenberg Foundation
Modernist Portraits
How did literature reflect people's attitudes in post-World War I America? A lesson explores the topic using a variety of activities. Individuals watch and respond to a video; read author biographies and engage in discussion; write...
National Humanities Center
Teaching The Great Gatsby: A Common Core Close Reading Seminar
The 41 slides in a professional development seminar model how to use close reading techniques to examine the many layers of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. In addition to passages from the novel, slides provide biographical...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Modernist Portraits: F. Scott Fitzgerald
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.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Young F. Scott Fitzgerald
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...
Other
Brandeis University: F. Scott Fitzgerald Biography
This site offers a detailed biography of author F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940 CE). His works are thoroughly discussed in the biography.
Grade Saver
Grade Saver: Tender Is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
This is an online study guide/notes for the novel Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Discover more about the book the"Great Gatsby," by F. Scott Fitzgerald when you visit this resource. This site provides links to biographical information, lesson plans, activities, vocabulary and more.
Swiss Educ
Swiss Educ: Fitzgerald, F. Scott
Opportunities to use online resources in new and interesting ways abound here. There are video and audio clips, transcripts and interviews all connected to F. Scott Fitzgerald and his work.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: F. Scott Fitzgerald
This site offers a detailed biography of Fitzgerald, plus a synopsis of "The Great Gatsby" and a good bibliography.
C-SPAN
C Span: American Authors: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Contains a biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940 CE), list of works, and links to additional information on the author.
PBS
Pbs: The American Novel: Literary Timeline: Authors: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Biography of American author F. Scott Fitzgerald, including personal background and information on important works.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Life Imitates Art: The Great Gatsby
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...
Other
University Libraries: A Brief Life of Fitzgerald
This is a biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of such works as The Great Gatsby and Tender Is the Night.
PBS
Public Broadcasting System: F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald
A double biography of both F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature: The Great Gatsby: Chapters 1 3
This lesson focuses on reading The Great Gatsby: Chapters 1-3. It features links to a study guide over the novel, a biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald, a Discovery Education video about Fitzgerald, and a quiz over chapters 1-3.
PBS
Pbs: Fitzgerald's "The Sensible Thing"
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.
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: The Great Gatsby
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...
PBS
Mpr: F. Scott Fitzgerald's 100th Birthday
Maintained by Minnesota Public Radio, this website celebrates Fitzgerald's centenary (1996), offering links to biographical information, information on the author's connection to St. Paul, MN, and the comments of other authors about...
Other
Minnesota Author Biographies Project
This resource provides biographies for 36 past and present Minnesota authors.