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The Great Gatsby VOCABULARY | Vocab Lists & Quizzes for All 9 Chapters
By Rigorous Resources for High School English
This 20-page EDITABLE document contains vocabulary lists for all 9 chapters of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. The document also contains a vocabulary and reading quiz for every chapter. Expanding students' vocabularies may be one of the most important things that we can do as high-school English teachers.
Here is what's included in this product:
• Vocabulary Lists: Lists of 10-12 vocabulary words for every chapter, complete with a definition and a sample sentence with the word as used in The Great Gatsby. A total of over 100 SAT-worthy words. (9 pages)
• Vocabulary & Reading Quizzes: Quizzes with 10 questions per chapter. Build students’ vocabularies while holding them accountable for the nightly reading homework. Each quiz contains 7 questions on vocabulary words plus another 3 questions on reading comprehension. Grading these quizzes is simple and quick. They’re an easy way to log up to 9 grades in your gradebook. (9 pages)
The vocabulary lists and quizzes will come to you in a 20-page EDITABLE Word document which you can customize to the needs of your students! The previews for my resources provide access to dozens of pages of actual content. Click on the green “PREVIEW” button to see what you’ll get. . . .
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Happy teaching!
Adam Jernigan, Ph.D.
Note: These vocabulary lists and quizzes are also included in my Gatsby MEGA-Bundle. The bundle contains everything you'll need to deliver amazing lessons on Fitzgerald's novel: over 40 slides and over 240 pages of content-rich handouts and activities. If you have already purchased the bundle, you do not need to purchase these vocabulary materials.
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By Beth Hammett
Reinforce word origins by having students come up with their own made-up words! Use compound words, foreign words, prefixes/suffixes, shortened words, sound words, rhyming words, etc...for this fun, visual activity. Includes: Directions Definition Example from Classic Poem Student Examples Application Activity Publishing Activities Meets CCSS, improves vocabulary, uses decoding skills, and visualization. Use for individual or group activity.