Homework
Friday 14th October
Complete the following tasks:
Task One: Write an essay on one of the following questions:
Remember to cover the entire novel in your response to the question.
Due: Friday 21st October
Task Two:
Complete your Google Doc as a group on the Theme you have been assigned. These are:
1. Decadence and Materialism (Herman, Tien Yi, Muna)
2. Perception and Artifice (Jamie, Ryan, Krystal, Jasmine)
3. Ambition and Aspiration (Michelle, Eunice, William, Jack, )
4. The American Dream (Benson, Noel, Kaiser, Alicia)
These can be found under the Activities heading of the Unit 1 page of the Y10 Weebly, under the sub-heading 'Theme'. You can add extra sections to the document if you think they are relevant and will be helpful. They are the 6th, 7th, 8th and 10th documents in the list of documents in the 'Theme' section
Due: Monday 24th October
Task One: Write an essay on one of the following questions:
- How does Fitzgerald present the theme of The American Dream in 'The Great Gatsby'?
- How does Fitzgerald present the theme of Ambition and Aspiration in 'The Great Gatsby'?
- How does Fitzgerald present the theme of Decadence and Materialism in 'The Great Gatsby'?
- How does Fitzgerald present the theme of Illusion and Reality in 'The Great Gatsby'?
Remember to cover the entire novel in your response to the question.
Due: Friday 21st October
Task Two:
Complete your Google Doc as a group on the Theme you have been assigned. These are:
1. Decadence and Materialism (Herman, Tien Yi, Muna)
2. Perception and Artifice (Jamie, Ryan, Krystal, Jasmine)
3. Ambition and Aspiration (Michelle, Eunice, William, Jack, )
4. The American Dream (Benson, Noel, Kaiser, Alicia)
These can be found under the Activities heading of the Unit 1 page of the Y10 Weebly, under the sub-heading 'Theme'. You can add extra sections to the document if you think they are relevant and will be helpful. They are the 6th, 7th, 8th and 10th documents in the list of documents in the 'Theme' section
Due: Monday 24th October
Tuesday 4th October
Work on your chapter presentations on 'The Great Gatsby'. Split the tasks equally among your group members.
Due: Wednesday 12th October
Due: Wednesday 12th October
Thursday 29th September
Complete the following tasks for homework:
Task One: Finish the worksheet activities on Chapter 6 of 'The Great Gatsby'. Complete this activity in your exercise books.
Due: Monday 3rd October
Task Two: Read Chapters 8 and 9 of 'The Great Gatsby'
Due: Tuesday 4th October
Task Three: Write an essay on one of the following questions:
Remember, you can include information from Chapter 6 also (and chapters 7-9 if you wish).
In your essay you need to state how the theme is presented and why it is presented in the first place (i.e. What point is Fitzgerald trying to make?)
Your essay will need a brief introduction and a brief conclusion and you must have a minimum of 4 body paragraphs (you can write more if you wish).
Please use a Google Doc to write your essay.
Due: Monday 10th October
Task One: Finish the worksheet activities on Chapter 6 of 'The Great Gatsby'. Complete this activity in your exercise books.
Due: Monday 3rd October
Task Two: Read Chapters 8 and 9 of 'The Great Gatsby'
Due: Tuesday 4th October
Task Three: Write an essay on one of the following questions:
- How does Fitzgerald present the theme of The American Dream in Chapters 1-5 of 'The Great Gatsby'
- How does Fitzgerald present the theme of Ambition and Aspiration in Chapters 1-5 of 'The Great Gatsby'
- How does Fitzgerald present the theme of Decadence and Materialism in Chapters 1-5 of 'The Great Gatsby'
- How does Fitzgerald present the theme of Illusion and Reality in Chapters 1-5 of 'The Great Gatsby'
Remember, you can include information from Chapter 6 also (and chapters 7-9 if you wish).
In your essay you need to state how the theme is presented and why it is presented in the first place (i.e. What point is Fitzgerald trying to make?)
Your essay will need a brief introduction and a brief conclusion and you must have a minimum of 4 body paragraphs (you can write more if you wish).
Please use a Google Doc to write your essay.
Due: Monday 10th October
Wednesday 28th September
Complete the Analytical Writing task on the worksheet 'Focus: Tour of Gatsby's Mansion'
Write as minimum two analytical paragraphs about what is suggested to the reader in Chapter 5 that Gatsby's dream will not come true. You can write more than 2 paragraphs if you wish.
Due: Thursday 29th September
Write as minimum two analytical paragraphs about what is suggested to the reader in Chapter 5 that Gatsby's dream will not come true. You can write more than 2 paragraphs if you wish.
Due: Thursday 29th September
Friday 23rd September
Read Chapter 7 of 'The Great Gatsby'.
Due: Wednesday 29th September
Due: Wednesday 29th September
Wednesday 21st September
Finish reading Chapter 6 of 'The Great Gatsby'.
Due: Friday 23rd September
Due: Friday 23rd September
Tuesday 20th September
Complete the worksheet - 'Chapter 4: The history of Gatsby and Daisy'. You can also find the document under the Chapter 4 section of the Activities part of the Unit 1 page on the Y10 Weebly. If you are pushed for time let me know or try and answer the questions in brief!
Due: Wednesday 21st September
Due: Wednesday 21st September
Thursday 15th September
Complete the following tasks:
Task One: Read Chapter 5 of 'The Great Gatsby'. Remember to use the glossary on the Weebly to help with understanding words that you aren't familiar with.
Task Two: Complete the worksheet: 'Chapter 4 - Gatsby's narrative'.
Optional Task Three: See if you can complete the worksheet - 'Chapter 4: The history of Gatsby and Daisy'. You can also find the document under the Chapter 4 section of the Activities part of the Unit 1 page on the Y10 Weebly.
Due: Monday 19th September
Task One: Read Chapter 5 of 'The Great Gatsby'. Remember to use the glossary on the Weebly to help with understanding words that you aren't familiar with.
Task Two: Complete the worksheet: 'Chapter 4 - Gatsby's narrative'.
Optional Task Three: See if you can complete the worksheet - 'Chapter 4: The history of Gatsby and Daisy'. You can also find the document under the Chapter 4 section of the Activities part of the Unit 1 page on the Y10 Weebly.
Due: Monday 19th September
Tuesday 13th September
Aim to complete the question you are working on (questions 1-5) by tomorrow. Please email me if your homework schedule is looking too busy for you to complete the work on time!
Due: Wednesday 14th September
Due: Wednesday 14th September
Friday 9th September
Answer questions 1 to 4 of the handout on the structure and language of the opening of Chapter 3. Read until the sentence that ends "the party has begun" on page 41.
Due: Monday 12th September
Due: Monday 12th September
Thursday 8th September
1. Finish reading Chapter 3 of 'The Great Gatsby'
2. If you need to, finish answering the questions about Myrtle Wilson, in brief, so we can be ready to discuss them in class tomorrow.
Due: Friday 9th September
3. Read Chapter 4 of 'The Great Gatsby'
Due: Monday 12th September
2. If you need to, finish answering the questions about Myrtle Wilson, in brief, so we can be ready to discuss them in class tomorrow.
Due: Friday 9th September
3. Read Chapter 4 of 'The Great Gatsby'
Due: Monday 12th September
Wednesday 7th September
Read the first 10 pages of Chapter 3 of The Great Gatsby. You can obviously read more if you like!!
Due: Thursday 8th September
Due: Thursday 8th September
Monday 5th Septmber
Finish Activities 1 & 2 of the worksheet, 'Chapter 1, introducing Jordan, Tom and Daisy'. Remember, you can just find the quotes for activity 1 and then talk about the impression we gain of each character for Activity 2.
When carrying out the activity, think about the ways in which charcater is conveyed to us:
Due: Tuesday 6th September
When carrying out the activity, think about the ways in which charcater is conveyed to us:
- Through description of physical appearance
- Through actions and behaviour
- Through what they say
- Through what is said about them
Due: Tuesday 6th September
Friday 2nd September
Read Chapter 2 of The Great Gatsby. You can use the glossary again to help you with some of the unfamiliar words.
Due: Monday 5th September
Due: Monday 5th September
Thursday 1st September
In your exercise books, make bullet point notes on the similarities and differences between East Egg and West Egg. Be sure to focus also on similarities and differences between the houses of Gatsby, Nick and Tom and Daisy. (This should take you up to the end of the first paragraph on page 7 of Chapter 1).
Due: Friday 2nd September
Due: Friday 2nd September
Wednesday 31st August
Examine the Statement of Inquiry for the unit. In bullet points, and in your exercise books, note down what you consider to be some of the personal, human and global consequences of the pursuit of wealth and the rise of consumerism.
Due: Thursday 1st September
Due: Thursday 1st September
Friday 26th August
Read Chapter One of The Great Gatsby. You can use the Glossary document, which is under the 4th heading under the Analysis section of the Weebly (near the top of the page). Please note that the page numbers probably won't correspond with your copies of the texts, but it may be of help to have the Glossary open as you're reading to make sense of unfamiliar words or phrases. If you encounter any words that you don't know, just underlines them in your books in pencil and you can clarify with me when we start discussing the first chapter.
Due: Tuesday 30th August
Due: Tuesday 30th August
Wednesday 24th August
Work on preparing your Contextual Research presentations. Make sure that you are ready to present your findings in Monday's lesson.
Due: Monday 29th August
Due: Monday 29th August