the idea that all Americans have the right to achieve success and prosperity

a period in the USA (1920s) known for its freedom, exuberance and carefree parties

to comfort someone in a time of disappointment

'The Great Gatsby': Developing a personal response

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Exploring the importance of books and stories

'The Great Gatsby': analysing a writer's craft

Analysing effective endings in Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby'

Reading the opening of Orwell's '1984'

Emulating the opening to Orwell's '1984'

Considering the use of motifs in Bronte's 'Wuthering Heights'

Emulating the use of motifs in Brontë's 'Wuthering Heights'

Considering the use of dialogue in Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment'

Emulating Dostoevsky's use of dialogue in 'Crime and Punishment'

Considering Chandler's use of similes in 'Trouble is My Business'

Emulating Chandler's use of similes in 'Trouble is My Business'

Planning the opening to an impactful narrative

Writing the opening to an impactful narrative

In 'Fiction: Books that Changed My World', pupils explore how authors use language for effect in their writing. In 'Fiction: Inner Musings', pupils develop focus on using author's language choices to make nuanced evaluations about a text..

In 'Fiction: Science Fiction', pupils identify and comment on recurring images and symbolism in texts. In 'Fiction: Books that Changed my World', pupils explore multiple interpretations of an author's language choices.

In this unit, pupils read extracts from some impactful books to inpsire their own writing. Within each of the five extracts, they identify and analyse a key technique before emulating it in their own piece of writing. At the end of the unit, they craft the opening to an impactful narrative.

Fiction: books that changed my world

What period is 'The Great Gatsby' set in?

An opinion is a view or judgement formed on something, not based on {{}}.

Who is the narrator of 'The Great Gatsby'?

What term best describes the recurring idea of achieving success and prosperity in America, often explored in 'The Great Gatsby'?

Which location in 'The Great Gatsby' is described as more fashionable?

He is wealthy and despises those who are not.

He isn't wealthy but seems to take comfort in being around those who are.

He isn't wealthy and despises those who are.

He is wealthy and loves being surrounded by other wealthy people.

What is Nick Carraway's attitude towards wealth in 'The Great Gatsby'?

What word describes the process of creating and developing a character in literature?

Which of the below are reasonable synonyms of the word 'console'?

A repeated idea in a literary work is known as a ...

The novel 'The Great Gatsby' is written from the perspective of one of the characters (Nick Carraway). As such it is written in the ...

'The Great Gatsby': Developing a personal response

Lesson outcome