'The Great Gatsby': analysing a writer's craft
I can annotate a text and explain how the writer crafts a response from a reader.
'The Great Gatsby': analysing a writer's craft
I can annotate a text and explain how the writer crafts a response from a reader.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Writers will make deliberate choices in their writing to achieve specific effects - this is known as writer's craft.
- Writers will employ different word choices and language devices to create engaging characters and settings.
- Personal responses to texts will take into account the writer's craft.
Common misconception
All opinions in response to written texts are equal.
The best personal responses to texts will evaluate the writer's craft in eliciting that opinion.
Keywords
Opulence - extreme wealth and luxuriousness, often associated with lavish displays of extravagance
Writer's craft - the techniques and tools a writer uses to create and develop their writing
Supercilious - behaving or looking as though one thinks they are superior to others
Elicit - to call forth or draw out
Equipment
Pupils will need to access the extract from 'The Great Gatsby' which can be found in the additional materials.
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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