The aim of this session was to prepare students for the first written task. Discussion considered possible content for the essay question relating to Wordsworth's Daffodils and Marvell's To His Coy Mistress. Students were offered an essay structure and were made aware of the assessment objectives that link to this essay. The lesson concluded with a brief consideration of issues relating to Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Students considered the significance of the poem THE NEW COLOSSUS written by EMMA LAZARUS that can be found inside The Statue of Liberty. Students were also given two poems by Walt Whitman and the lyrics to The Star Spangled Banner. Students were asked to consider how the Emma Lazarus poem represents America.
HOMEWORK: Complete the essay. If you hand the essay to me before Friday I will have the essay marked before the next lesson. Students can give me the essay on Monday but this means the essay will not be handed back to you until 12th October.
Students also need to read the Lazarus/Whitman resources and continue to read THE GREAT GATSBY. Our next lesson will be our first pure Gatsby Lesson. Bring some opinion. Be familiar with the first chapter and use these questions to guide your reading:
- What is your first impression of Nick Carraway?
- What is your first impression of Tom and Daisy?
- How does Fitzgerald shape meaning in the opening chapter?
- What are the themes being introduced in the opening chapter?
- Is Gatsby 'great' in the opening chapter? How does Nick represent Gatsby?
- What is Fitzgerald's aim in the opening chapter?
- What kind of America is being presented to the reader?
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