These two sessions examined issues relating to Gatsby and TROTAM. In the first session the class discussion considered the questions:
- How does Coleridge tell the story in the final section of TROTAM?
- How does Fitzgerald tell the story in the final chapter of The Great Gatsby?
Students were reminded that the only assessment objective that needs to be considered for this question is 'Explain how does language, structure and form shape meaning'. Class discussion considered possible content for both these questions.
Homework: Attempt the Coleridge question.
The second session considered the past exam questions:
- How appropriate do you think it is to label THE GREAT GATSBY 'a rags to riches story'?
- How do you respond to the view that TROTAM is 'so mystifying, it simply befuddles and confuses the reader'?
Class discussing considered possible content for these two questions. The quality of the discussion has been very good. KEEP IT UP.
HOMEWORK: As we move towards the exam it really is time to start writing timed essays. Students have lots of past questions for Section A and B of the exam and students need to start producing some written responses and blasting them down the digital pipe. The only way to develop the skills for the exam is to read the texts, with the aim of developing an informed understanding of the text, and then attempt some past exam questions. STUDENTS NEED TO START ATTEMPTING TO ANSWER PAST QUESTIONS AND READ READ READ READ READ.
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