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English 10 – The Great Gatsby

Contextual Background Information

In order to enhance our reading experience of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, you first need to uncover pertinent background information about the life and times of life in the Roaring Twenties. Therefore, you will become “experts” about a specific topic related to the novel and will share your newfound knowledge with the class!

Directions: You will be assigned one of the topics below to research. You will be finding 10 key facts about your topic. Your facts must be written in complete sentences and include parenthetical citations!!! (

Group 1: F. Scott Fitzgerald

Choose what you think is the most important or interesting information. Here are some starting points:

▪ Provide biographical information about the author (birth, childhood, education, adulthood, etc.)

▪ How old was Fitzgerald when he began writing professionally? What kind of writing did he do over the course of his life?

▪ What was unique about his life?

▪ What did his fans and critics say about him and his books?

Group 2: Prohibition

Choose what you think is the most important or interesting information. Here are some starting points:

▪ What is Prohibition?

▪ What were the effects of Prohibition?

▪ Obviously Prohibition was not permanent. How was it changed?

Group 3: The Jazz Age

Choose what you think is the most important or interesting information. Here are some starting points:

▪ What is the Jazz Age? Where did the name come from?

▪ What was life like for people living in the Jazz Age?

▪ Where did the movement begin?

Group 4: The Roaring Twenties in America

Choose what you think is the most important or interesting information. Here are some starting points:

▪ What was the Roaring Twenties?

▪ What was life like in the 1920s in America?

▪ What caused the unique characteristics of the 1920s?

▪ Who was President? What significant events took place in this decade?

Group 5: Women in the 1920s

Choose what you think is the most important or interesting information. Here are some starting points:

▪ What was the role of women in the 1920s?

▪ What changed in terms of gender roles in the 1920s?

▪ How are women from the 1920s different from women today?

**Please number and write your ten facts in complete sentences on the back side! Don’t forget to include parenthetical citations!**

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