Day 1

Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    Historical Context for "May Day"

    Kind of Activity:

    Group Discussion

    Objective:

    Students will deepen their understanding of the "May Day" by reading about part of the historical context behind the story and sharing their findings with their classmates.

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.9, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1

    Structure:

    Part 1: 20 minutes

    Students should be assigned one of the following articles:

    https://time.com/5580829/anarchist-may-day-mail-bombs/

    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/magazine/world-war-i-veterans-treatment.html

    https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/antisemitism-in-history-world-war-i

    After reading,...

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