This session involved students considering the two questions that appeared on the last blog entry. Class discussion was excellent. The area that I really wanted to explore was AUTHOR'S AIM and the main aim of this lesson was to offer some critical clarity when considering why Fitzgerald presents Tom and Myrtle in such a brutal manner. Class discussion discussed key quotes and, hopefully, students were able to collect some useful notes. It is important that students consider the opinion of other critical voices therefore it was a little depressing to discover that so many students did not bother to listen to the views of Father Barron that I published as a resource on the previous blog entry. Please revisit the last blog entry.
HOMEWORK: Students need to provide a written response to both questions discussed in this session. The aim of this task is to encourage students to produce a structured paragraph that follows the Richardson structure:
- OPINION
- TEXTUAL REFERENCE
- EXPLAIN HOW TEXTUAL REFERENCE SUPPORTS OPINION
- CONSTRUCT A CONCLUDING COMMENT THAT EXPLORES AUTHOR'S AIM AND ALSO OFFERS A PRECISE QUESTION FOCUS.THIS IS THE FUSION MOMENT!!
Elspeth was kind enough to allow me to share her last 'paragraph' homework with the class. Students need to read this response as it is a superb example of how to organise ideas in a precise and coherent manner. Cheers Elspeth.
RESOURCES to assist with this task:
Father Barron:
This blog entry offers a host of useful resources. WATCH THEM:
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