The very first website I ever visited was for Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet. I instantly fell in love with the movie and the power of the Internet. Needless to say, I am hoping for similar magic from his adaptation of The Great Gatsby. Of course, I’ve seen Australia, so I’m not getting too hopeful.
My colleague and I will take an eager group of students to see the film, so I thought I would share a quick post on some of my favorite Gatsby resources:
The Roaring Twenties On-line Game from McCord Museum (a great way to introduce some cultural context before reading the novel)
Daisy’s Lullaby (my favorite Gatsby YouTube video)
A Series of Links I use to generate discussions on wealth distribution in the U.S. Today:
How Is Wealth Divided in the U.S.?
Graphic Information on America’s Distribution of Wealth
How the Rich Get Richer
How the Poor Get Poorer
NYT Interactive Class Calculator
Was Gatsby Great? Asks John Green at Crash Course Literature:
Go Gatsbify Yourself
Robin Neal 
So excited for the film too! And the wealth links are great resources for history class too.