If any of you need extra help with annotation, please click on link below for help.  If you are still unsure about anything, please see me before next Friday.

Updated Kelso Aunt Julia

Today saw us complete our analysis/ discussion of Chapter 5 of ‘Gatsby’ and begin to create  Mind Maps of the various themes.

The Gatsby chapter 5 revised

We started today on a Mind Map of the way in which the theme of ‘Isolation’ is conveyed throughout  the text.  Mind Maps will be added to as we continue our analysis of the text.

If you have not already done so, please ensure that you have read Chapter 4 for Thursday 27th August.

Higher English Language Skills –   page 12      b /c/d/e

page   13    c/d/e/f/g/h/I/j

Remember if you are having difficulty with any of the questions, do not leave it to next Friday – see Mrs Changleng before then.

Make sure that your Reading Journal is up to date.

Click the green link below to access our Chapter 2 analysis of ‘The Great Gatsby’.

THE GREAT GATSBY chapter2

Remember first draft of Discursive Essay needs to be handed in by Friday 4th September.  No more than 1300 words and remember to include a Bibliography.

Click on the green link below to access the analysis.

The Great Gatsby Chapter 1 

Main Learning Points

It was highlighters at the ready as we began our Chapter One analysis of ‘The Great Gatsby’.  Remember to keep revising your notes and adding to your quotations as you go.

‘Choose a novel which has an effective opening. Discuss the ways in which the writer achieves this’.

This can be a common Critical Essay question at Higher, so make sure you are prepared and know your stuff.

Reading Journals prepared – that was the easy bit…

Well done to Lindsey and Erin on their informative presentation.

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The Great Gatsby – American Dream

Learning Points