Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald Lesson Plan

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,...