The Great Gatsby Chapter 4 Close Reading Analysis Worksheet

Go beyond surface-level comprehension and support literary analysis with this close reading inference worksheet and answer key covering chapter 4 of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Ideal for high school American Literature courses, historical fiction units addressing the Roaring Twenties/Jazz Age, and studies on modernism and social satire, this activity may serve as an independent homework assignment or small-group activity to facilitate a novel study. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By completing this close reading activity, students will:

• Read for literal comprehension
• Consult reference materials to learn and verify word meanings as needed
• Infer the intended effects of the author’s word choices and narrative techniques
• Explore a shift in tone
• Examine how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
• Identify the primary function of Wolfsheim’s character
• Apply knowledge of various literary devices including ambiguity, oxymoron, and imagery
• Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
• Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
• Come to class better prepared to discuss literature