I use this activity as an introduction to a unit on The Great Gatsby. The escape room includes articles, videos, and presentations on jazz, flappers, prohibition, organized crime, life in the 1920s, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and more. This activity helps students understand the society and setting of the novel before we begin reading. Students also work through a crossword, jigsaw, and matching puzzle. I usually tell students to begin with the picture of the pen so that they gain background knowledge