A Classroom Guide to The Great Gatsby

by Candace Craig

Overview

This is the first in a series of Craig's Notes classroom guides for teachers of literature. Each volume includes pre-reading and post-reading activities, essay and project ideas, journal questions, class discussion questions, vocabulary, a pre-reading and post-reading quiz for every chapter, as well as detailed chapter-by-chapter commentaries on plot, character development, literary devices, and themes. Each guide has been thoughtfully developed by a veteran English Teacher who has taught literature at the secondary level for more than a decade, and draws upon her extensive experience engaging students in fruitful conversations about classic works of literature.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940150467590
Publisher:	Candace Craig
Publication date:	07/10/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	116
File size:	293 KB

About the Author

Candace R. Craig is a wide-ranging creative writer, free-lance editor, and the author of several teacher guides and commentaries on the works of American authors, including William Faulkner, Tennessee Williams and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Candace began teaching Secondary English courses in 2000, drawing upon her previous professional experience as an elementary-school teacher and her committed, serious intellectual work as a double-masters student in Curriculum & Instruction and in English Literature.

Editorial Reviews

What a tremendous resource for any English teacher! .... valuable background information and discussion ideas for every chapter of this classic book....Each page is neatly organized with bold type used to set off key terms and names. She also includes simple quizzes that are easy to photocopy and give to students to check basic comprehension before going onto the deeper levels of discussion and analysis....

Amazon - Anne Hatch

This is a great tool for teachers and tutors alike! Ms. Craig has done a fabulous job of providing great insight to the novel and ways of communicating with depth to students reading Gatsby. Her "outside of the box" project plans are easy to implement and the assessments are a time saver! Totally worth it!

Amazon - Melissa Hafter

.....I especially liked Craig�s commentaries on every chapter. Her prose is articulate and smooth, and her interpretive skill is sound and penetrating. With this guide, no teacher will need to create a single lesson plan, activity or quiz, but just focus on teaching this modern classic. Clearly, this guide was written by a teacher for teachers, like no other guide I have ever come across.

Amazon - Will Caudil