The action research study described in this report outlines the design and implementation of a unit of blended instruction in a traditional high school English classroom. Twenty technical high school students in an 11th grade Honors English class engaged in a variety of internet-based activities in conjunction with traditional learning activities while studying The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald's (1925) classic novel set during the Roaring Twenties. Use of internet resources, online discussion forums, and other 21st century learning tools made this old favorite more accessible to modern young minds