Higher green light symbolism posters

3B3 LOTF Setting posters

3A1 LOTF Chapter One setting posters

Higher homework and deadlines for next week

Monday- finish 'Val' questions- see post below
Broadsheet review 4

Tuesday- persuasive talks based on essays- must be approx 4 minutes long.

HIgher 'Valentine' questions

1. Many of the main ideas or concerns of the poem come across clearly in the first and second stanzas.
(a) By referring closely to lines 1-5, evaluate their effectiveness as an opening to the poem. 2



2. Discuss how the writer effectively creates this persona through her use of word choice, structure and/or tone. 4



3. Analyse how the writer’s use of imagery and/or symbolism is effective in conveying the persona’s opinions on love. 4

Higher deadlines

• First drafts to be started in class on the 6th September
• 'Valentine' homework for Friday
• First draft persuasive to be handed in by the 16th September
• Persuasive solo talks begin on Tuesday 21st September
• Broadsheet reviews due every Monday

If any deadlines are missed, you must come to speak to me to explain!

Gatsby questions- to be finished for Wednesday 7th

1.Having read the first few paragraphs of the novel, what do you know about Nick’s personality? Give quotes to back up your answers. i.e. He says he is honest: ‘one of the few honest people that I have ever known’

2.According to Nick, what was a particularly unusual aspect of Gatsby’s character? Include the quotation.

3.At the start of the novel Nick’s father reminds him that not everyone has had his advantages. Describe Nick, list his advantages, and detail the facts you know about him.

4.Do you consider Nick to be a “good/reliable/honest” narrator? Justify your response.