This Side of Paradise teacher pack
Five weeks of lessons on This Side of Paradise for ages 14 to 18: a plan, a worksheet and the answers for each week, a final essay with a marking guide, and a reading certificate to print. Free to use in class.
Five weeks, week by week
- Week 1Chapters 1 to 2
The opening ideas about wisdom and mistakes frame Amory’s childhood, showing how superiority can hide insecurity and dependence on recognition.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 2Chapters 3 to 4
Amory pursues standing and friendship at Princeton, but romantic, academic, and financial setbacks expose the weakness of an identity built on prestige.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 3Chapters 5 to 7
Burne’s challenges, Darcy’s wartime farewell, and Rosalind’s refusal unsettle Amory’s hopes, linking personal growth with uncertainty, love, and financial insecurity.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 4Chapters 8 to 9
Amory drinks through grief, loses his shared household, and forms an intense attachment to Eleanor that exposes the self-reflection within his attraction.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 5Chapters 10 to 11
Amory protects Alec, loses income and Darcy’s support, then confronts poverty and approaches Princeton with greater responsibility but no settled beliefs.
Plan · worksheet · answers
Assessment
Final essay
Three questions to choose from, 800 to 1,200 words, with a marking guide in four bands.
Quiz bank
The 30 questions and 40 flashcards online, for homework or a quick check in class. Open the quiz
Discussion
Questions for small groups, meeting by meeting. The book club kit
Reading certificate
Certificate of reading
Student's name
has read
This Side of Paradise
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Teacher and class
Free for 3 months
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