The Great Gatsby For your A Level English

The Great Gatsby For your A Level English Literature course you will study this novel and compare it with an anthology of poetry Get yourself a copy of the text and read a chapter at a time whilst working through the pack. I advise that you get yourself a folder to keep all of your notes in and feel free to annotate your copy of the text as you WILL be using this next year if you take the A level course at Heathside (many other colleges study this text too) TASK 1 1. Research context and summary of the text. E. g https: //www. sparknotes. com/lit/gatsby/context/ 2. Read and highlight the background info in the pack (pages 2 -3) 3. Write down a definition of ‘conspicuous consumption’

The Great Gatsby – Task 2 Watch the movie! The link to the Heathside streaming service is below https: //web. microsoftstream. com/video/ebbd 5 b 35 -f 92 c-4587 -b 2 eefc 4 ebf 9 e 4 c 2 e Make notes on: 1. 1920 s New York and setting 2. Romantic relationships 3. Wealth and class 4. Attitudes towards men and women

The Great Gatsby Task 3 Read Chapter 1 Answer the chapter questions on page 4 of the pack

The Great Gatsby Recap Chapter 1 I have attached a couple of links to online summaries/ analyses of Chapter 1 of 'The Great Gatsby'. You can watch and make notes if you feel they are helpful. There are many written summaries online also if you prefer to read rather than watch.

The Great Gatsby Read Chapter 2 Answer the chapter questions on page 5 of the pack

The Great Gatsby Read Chapter 3 Answer the chapter questions on page 6 of the pack

The Great Gatsby Read Chapter 4 Answer the chapter questions on page 7 of the pack

The Great Gatsby Read Chapter 5 Answer the chapter questions on page 8 of the pack

The Great Gatsby Chapter 5 Close textual analysis Read through the Chapter 5 extract Annotate your text Plan a response to the question Write your response and submit it on Schoology if you would like some feedback

The Great Gatsby Read Chapter 6 Answer the chapter questions on page 9 of the pack

The Great Gatsby Read Chapter 7 Answer the chapter questions on page 10 of the pack

The Great Gatsby Read Chapter 8 Answer the chapter questions on page 11 of the pack

The Great Gatsby Read Chapter 9 Answer the chapter questions on page 12 of the pack

The Great Gatsby Consolidate characters Fill out the table on page 13 of the pack Create some character revision flashcards

The Great Gatsby Focus on Jay Gatsby Watch the Mr Bruff analysis of Jay Gatsby and make more detailed notes on this character Analysis of Jay Gatsby

The Great Gatsby Consolidate Themes Fill out the table on page 14 of the pack

The Great Gatsby Now that you have finished reading and making notes on the text as a whole, you are going to spend this week planning and writing an essay in response to the style of question you would be given at A level. At A level, you would have to do this in timed conditions. You can spend as long as you like on this one!

The Great Gatsby Question ‘Literature often suggests that love can break down any barrier’. Explore the extent to which you agree with this statement in ‘The Great Gatsby. ’

The Great Gatsby ‘Literature often suggests that love can break down any barrier’. Explore the extent to which you agree with this statement in ‘The Great Gatsby. ’

‘Literature often suggests that love can break down any barrier’. Explore the extent to which you agree with this statement in ‘The Great Gatsby. ’ Step 1: Look closely at what the question is asking you to do and what the key words are In this question it is asking if you agree that love can break down any barrier You will need to consider the love that is evident in the novel and the barriers that are present to this love

‘Literature often suggests that love can break down any barrier’. Explore the extent to which you agree with this statement in ‘The Great Gatsby. ’ You might want to look at: Daisy and Gatsby Daisy and Tom and Myrtle and George Wilson Nick and Jordan Nick and Gatsby You won’t be able to consider them all so maybe choose the two relationships that interest you the most and the ones that are the most useful for answering the question.

‘Literature often suggests that love can break down any barrier’. Explore the extent to which you agree with this statement in ‘The Great Gatsby. ’ Because we use the same exam board as we do for GCSE, the assessment objectives are largely the same. You will need to plan for: AO 1 – The points of argument you will make and the quotations you will use to support AO 2 – The methods used by the author, the effect they have and the subject terminology you can apply AO 3 – The context you can use – this can be social and historical

‘Literature often suggests that love can break down any barrier’. Explore the extent to which you agree with this statement in ‘The Great Gatsby. ’ There are 2 new assessment objectives that you need to consider AO 4 – How typical the love that we see in the novel is of the expectations of love in literature (eg- It is usually the female characters that have to suffer and endure) AO 5 – Critical interpretations – this is where your wider reading will come in handy. Read what other people have said about the characters, text and relationships – you can quote them directly and agree or disagree with them

Some ideas to consider

I am very aware that you have done all of the work on this novel independently and may not feel confident with writing a full essay. Just have a go at writing the essay! I promise it will help you with your studies in English Literature next year!