American dream or American nightmare? The Great Gatsby comes under scrutiny in a Crash Course on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s story of the Jazz Age, its glitter and its ash heaps. The narrator’s focus in Part I of the two-part series, are characters in the novel and Fitzgerald’s presentation of them. The video is packed full of analysis and asides and would work best after a comprehensive study of the work.

Concepts

f. scott fitzgerald, the american dream, the roaring twenties

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Additional Tags

f. scott fitzgerald, american dream, jazz age, english language arts

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Classroom Considerations

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• A great way to model analysis using evidence from a text
• After watching the video, ask individuals to craft their own argument for an interpretation of an aspect of the text

 

Cons

• The narrator's rapid-fire pace and asides may present a challenge to some viewers