A comprehensive teacher companion designed to support the teaching of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby for the Higher Level Comparative Study.

Created specifically for Leaving Certificate English teachers, this guide provides the preparation, planning and assessment support needed to teach the novel with confidence and efficiency.

Rather than simply summarising the text, this resource maps The Great Gatsby directly onto the four Comparative Study modes: Cultural Context, Literary Genre, Theme or Issue, and General Vision and Viewpoint. It offers ready-to-use teaching guidance, key moments, quotation banks, assessment advice, comparative planning strategies and classroom routines that help students move from understanding the novel to writing high-scoring comparative answers.

What’s Included?

• Detailed teacher overview of the novel, characters, themes, symbols and structure
• Extensive key moments bank linked to all four comparative modes
• Quotation and reference bank with mode-specific analysis
• Classroom teaching sequence and lesson-planning guidance
• Common student misconceptions and how to address them
• Comparative Study assessment guidance and PCLM focus
• Question-angle banks based on recurring SEC-style approaches
• Support for running comparison grids, worked paragraphs and exam preparation activities
• Guidance on pairing The Great Gatsby with other comparative texts
• Practical notes on sensitive content and classroom considerations

Ideal For

Leaving Certificate English Higher Level teachers
Comparative Study planning and revision
New and experienced teachers looking to streamline preparation
Building student confidence in comparative writing
Exam-focused teaching and assessment preparation

Why Teachers Love It

This guide does the heavy lifting for you. It identifies the most important scenes, quotations and discussion points, shows exactly how they connect to each comparative mode, and highlights the moments that can be reused across multiple question types. The result is a more focused teaching approach and stronger student responses in the examination.

Perfect for teachers seeking a clear, practical and exam-focused roadmap for teaching The Great Gatsby as a Higher Level Comparative Text. Pairs with the companion Student Textbook (sold separately) — buy both in the bundle and save.