Students experienced the shock and awe of a 'Gatsby Quiz'. Any student that scored less than 20 in the quiz REALLY needs to read this book in a more precise manner.
The next movement of this educational opera was a modelling exercise within which the whole class were encouraged to create a paragraph in response to the question:
How does Fitzgerald present Daisy in Chapter One?
The whole aim of this task was for students to develop an awareness of how a paragraph is structured and develop an understanding of how to construct a precise and coherent critical argument. This task was all about CLARITY. If a critical argument lacks CLARITY...it is a poor critical response. IT IS ALL ABOUT THE CLARITY FOLKS.
The final movement of the session was a consideration of the essay title:
HOW DOES FITZGERALD TELL THE STORY IN CHAPTER FIVE?
Class discussion explored possible content before students attempted to construct a precise paragraph of critical commentary. THIS IS A MASSIVE ESSAY.
HOMEWORK: Complete the essay. This is such an important piece of work because the last set of essays lacked critical clarity and all the work we have attempted in the last couple of weeks has been aimed at developing the ability of students to create a precise critical argument. Students are much more familiar with the text and have a MASS of reference material and exemplar essays that will help guide and inform your critical response. READ THE EXEMPLAR MATERIAL before attempting to construct this response. Students also need to collect their marked 'paragraphs' from me on Monday as this will inform the response. I EXPECT THREE VERY PRECISE PARAGRAPHS AND A CONCLUSION. This essay needs to explore how Fitzgerald shapes the content of this chapter and also make reference to how this chapter relates to the whole of the novel's narrative.
GOOD LUCK.
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