The session began with essay feedback. The essays did not rock my world. The next set of essays need to be far more precise. The level of effort is magnificent but we definitely need to improve the clarity of the critical argument when producing a written response.After essay feedback the class were asked to consider the vision of America offered by Walt Whitman, Emma Lazarus and the lyrics to The Star Spangled Banner, and compare this vision of America with the America being reflected through Fitzgerald's novel. These visions of America were then compared with Obama's election victory speech. Students were asked to link the last seven minutes of this speech to issues explored by Fitzgerald in The Great Gatsby. Click on link to access speech:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20234164
The lesson moved on to consider the significance of Chapter 5. The rest of the session considered key quotes, key issues, and how Fitzgerald develops his narrative within this chapter. Discussion was excellent. Students considered the question:
How does Fitzgerald present the meeting between Gatsby and Daisy in Chapter 5?
HOMEWORK: Students must read Chapter 5 as this chapter will be the focus of the next formal essay.
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