The Great Gatsby
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Web sites

C-SPAN American Writers: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Visit C-SPAN’s American Writers Web site to learn more about F. Scott Fitzgerald and his works.

Animated Atlas: U.S. History Timeline
Go to Animated Atlas to learn what else was happening in the Roaring Twenties.

ARTSEDGE: The Charleston
Go to this Kennedy Center Web site to learn how to dance the Charleston, a popular dance in the 1920s.

The Secret Society and Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby
This National Endowment for the Humanities Web site includes a lesson for teaching The Great Gatsby. Within the site, however, you will find useful links to other resources.

The F. Scott Fitzgerald Society's Teaching Resources
This Web site has scholarly links that may assist you and your students with further research.

H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences Online
Use H-Net as a research tool for further study in humanities and social science investigations related to the novel.

The African American Migration Experience
Explore the Great Migration, the African-American exodus from south to north.

American Masters: F. Scott Fitzgerald on PBS.org
Go to the PBS American Masters Web site to hear author E.L. Doctorow’s lecture on Fitzgerald, a career time line, interviews, and photographs.

F. Scott Fitzgerald Voice and Film Clips
Listen to Fitzgerald read Keats and Shakespeare.

Web English Teacher: F. Scott Fitzgerald Lesson Plans
Numerous teaching links for The Great Gatsby, including vocabulary lists.