Spin Class, Playlist Help Students Learn About Literature Classics

Students in Lora Pirrello’s 12th grade Advanced Placement English Literature class were tasked to create a playlist of songs thematically related to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Once completed, the students had a chance to participate in a spin cycling class to the songs they had selected, seen here, at Evolution Spin in Lakewood.
It’s an age-old challenge for English teachers across the country — how do you emphasize a novel written a century ago and make it relevant…