Articles of Interest
- NY Times: Focus on Fitzgerald http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/f/f_scott_fitzgerald/index.html
- "Editorial Observer; Jay Gatsby, Dreamer, Criminal, Jazz Age Rogue, Is a Man for Our Times" http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/07/opinion/editorial-observer-jay-gatsby-dreamer-criminal-jazz-age-rogue-man-for-our-times.html
- "Why Gatsby is So Great" http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/jun/10/great-gatsby-fitzgerald-jay-mcinerney
Study Guides- Use wisely! Stop if it's spoiling the story for you...only use to help understand what's happening and why.
- This handy dandy study guide was created by Melissa Scott, TYWLSA teacher /uploads/5/4/8/3/5483246/the_great_gatsby_study_guide_by_melissa.doc
- Video Sparknotes (Tells the whole story from Sparknotes perspective...) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6Iu29TNfkM
Film Trailers and Clips:
- The New film- released in the spring of 2013: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KV6Bkz9qXwA
- The 1974 Film- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-SGqutpxc0. This is available on Netflix streaming. You can also view most of the film on youtube in pieces.
- the 2000 version- This is the beginning of the film, not the trailer. You can view most of the film in pieces on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUupvzSOA9I