This is a presentation of an A level essay by one of the Upper 6th. He explores the question in terms of Huckleberry Finn (read as far as the Feud at this point) and Gatsby. Native Son is mentioned in …
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An article on F.Scott Fitzgerald: contexts for OCR A level
My thanks to my colleague Jonathan Pepperman for this. He had it all Alex Harvey Paradise Lost: A Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald by David S. Brown Harvard, 424 pp, £21.95, May 2017, ISBN 978 0 674 50482 0 ‘I’d Die for You’ and Other …
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Gatsby: An African American issue
I thought I would write a short article instead of a teaching aid to cover this discussion. Hopefully students will read this and let their research and wider reading fill in any gaps in my narrative. I am aiming at …
Gatsby: A queer theory stimulus
Queer theory is a developing field and there are complex nuances and variations to any approach. Here I look at The Great Gatsby, led by Lois Tyson's Literary Criticism Today. I teach Gatsby alongside Huck Finn and this will be …
Gatsby: Feminist Stimulus
I wrote this a while ago. I still stand by it, though I want to ensure that students are introduced to Feminism in a broader sense and also begin to recognise a Patriarchal Agenda when they come across it. I …
Gatsby : A Marxist stimulus
I am writing some stimulus PowerPoints to explore critical readings of Gatsby as part of my prep for A level American Literature (OCR). In the creation of these powerpoints, I have leaned extensively on Lois Tyson: Critical Theory Today - …
Jordan Baker: careless driver, cheat and … Gatsby’s source?
We were reading Chapter 3 today and an idea grew which is worth considering even if only to reject: Jordan is Gatsby's way in to regaining Daisy. how else would he know to invite Nick, let alone to 'recognise' him …
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The Great Gatsby: complete notes and timeline.
No matter how often I teach Gatsby I find it hard. Each time, the ambiguity of the central character and the lack of sympathy I have for anyone in the text get in my way. As I prepare to work …
Introducing the American Literature element for OCR A level.
This year we are changing from Dystopia to American Literature for our first cohort of through-taught A level students. I will be placing my teaching materials on the blog as I write them. A screencast can be found here Introducing …
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