Document Type
Teacher Resource
Publication Date
6-10-2013
Abstract
Students will work in small groups to trace the context and implications for assigned symbols or colors in The Great Gatsby. This activity is best done after the class has completed a reading of the book. This activity allows the students to look more closely at Fitzgerald’s language and make connections across the use of symbols/ colors in the text. This lesson can be a nice lead up to a final paper or assessment. Teachers can facilitate this lesson as a part of a blended classroom, or completely in class. Either way, students will have a catalog of the context and implications for specific symbols throughout the book.
Recommended Citation
Trackman, Nicole, "A Search for Symbolism in The Great Gatsby" (2013). The Great Gatsby Unit. 6.
https://digitalcommons.imsa.edu/gatsby/6