Description
Engage your students in a meaningful study of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Winter Dreams with this classroom-ready lesson plan. This resource supports a close look at the story’s characters, themes, and historical context while strengthening critical-thinking and literary-analysis skills.
Students explore Dexter Green’s motivations and reflect on how ambition, idealism, and the American Dream shape his decisions throughout the narrative.
The lesson is designed for smooth implementation, keeping learners actively involved through discussion, reflection, and comprehension-based activities.
Included in this resource: a detailed teacher guide, the full text of the story, a pre-reading anticipation guide, a vocabulary and author-background PowerPoint, a vocabulary chart, reading comprehension questions, literary analysis questions, and complete answer keys.