The Great Gatsby Close Reading Inference Worksheets with Answer Keys (Bundle)

Help students go beyond basic comprehension and develop critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with these nine close reading inference worksheets, each addressing an individual chapter of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By completing these close reading activities, students will:

• Read for literal comprehension
• Consult reference materials to learn and verify word meanings as needed
• Infer the intended effects of the author’s word choices and narrative techniques
• Determine the functions of given details
• Describe tone in context
• Examine how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
• Apply knowledge of various literary devices including foreshadowing, hyperbole, imagery, metaphor, onomatopoeia, oxymoron, personification, simile, situational irony, and more
• Analyze the symbolic importance of objects
• Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
• Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
• Come to class better prepared to discuss literature