'The Great Gatsby': Developing a personal response
I can develop a personal response to an extract from ‘The Great Gatsby’.
'The Great Gatsby': Developing a personal response
I can develop a personal response to an extract from ‘The Great Gatsby’.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- An opinion is a view or judgement formed on something, not based on fact.
- In order to add credibility to our opinions, we must be able to justify them.
- Themes like the 'American Dream' and wealth are central to understanding 'The Great Gatsby'.
- Using textual evidence supports interpretations and inferences about characters in a text.
Keywords
Theme - a repeated idea in a literary work
American Dream - the idea that all Americans have the right to achieve success and prosperity
Jazz Age - a period in the USA (1920s) known for its freedom, exuberance and carefree parties
Console - to comfort someone in a time of disappointment
Common misconception
Students might believe that West Egg and East Egg are actual geographical locations.
While West Egg and East Egg are based on real places on Long Island, they are fictional locations created by Fitzgerald to symbolise different social classes and the contrasts between new and old wealth.
Equipment
You will need the extract from 'The Great Gatsby' for this lesson 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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