Task: Students are asked to write a literary analysis essay on The Great Gatsby using both the novel and literary criticism to support their analysis.
Essential Question:
What is the novel saying about American society?
Articles To Use:
“Oxymoron in The Great Gatsby” By Peter L. Hays
“Scott Fitzgerald’s Criticism of America” (Paper)
The Great Gatsby: A Modernist Masterwork
Tips/Additional Notes
-Introduction – clear arguable thesis
-Body Paragraphs – due to the amount of information required, one body paragraph will not be sufficient to effectively address the topic.
-Conclusion
-Avoid passive voice, past tense, contractions, first and second person pronouns
-AT LEAST 3 pieces of direct evidence per body paragraph
-One needs to be from lit crit (per body)
-Need to use ALL THREE of the articles
-Other two from novel
-All papers will be submitted through turnitin.com
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