The Great Gatsby

Resources for KS4 and post-16

A popular text at A-Level and IB Diploma, Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby allows students to analyse and explore a range of key themes that centralise around perceptions of the American Dream and tragedy. From lessons, revision booklets and worksheets to games, activities and extracts, we have drawn together a range of resources to support your teaching of The Great Gatsby.

The Great Gatsby revision resources

Lessons and activities

Delve into chapter-by-chapter analysis of Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, identify symbolism throughout the novel and examine key extracts with this selection of lessons and activities.

Key learning and revision

Refresh your students' knowledge of characters, key themes and perceptions of the American Dream with these revision booklets, exam questions, knowledge organisers and pre-1900s poetry comparisons.

The Great Gatsby: TOP QUOTATIONS WITH ANALYSIS
Ellie Shardlow

The Great Gatsby: TOP QUOTATIONS WITH ANALYSIS

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I achieved an A* in AQA English Literature A Level. Here is a table of the top quotations for Gatsby, with LSF analysis, followed by analysis/ key themes/ context link/ critic!! Learn these quotations and you will be sorted for almost every theme they could ask, as they are all highly flexible.
The Great Gatsby Revision Powerpoint
Mollybelle

The Great Gatsby Revision Powerpoint

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This is a revision powerpoint made for AQA A level English Literature option A. It covers characters, themes, quotes, symbols, settings and comparison to Love through the ages poetry anthology :)
The Great Gatsby & Pre 1900 Poetry: ESSAY PLANS
Ellie Shardlow

The Great Gatsby & Pre 1900 Poetry: ESSAY PLANS

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I have created a table of 11 key themes that could be asked for essay questions in the AQA English Literature A Level paper - for each theme I have listed poems you can use, and then a clear yet high level essay plan for the theme, including quotations, context and critics. I just learnt this table ...
AQA Language Paper 1 'The Great Gatsby' Practice
NMGoetschel

AQA Language Paper 1 'The Great Gatsby' Practice

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A complete mock AQA GCSE Language Paper 1 question paper that I have put together using an extract from F. Scott Fitzgerald s iconic novel The Great Gatsby , in addition to an accompanying PowerPoint that walks students through each question: it can either be used as a feedback lesson or as a...

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