2016 Unit 2LITERATURE

The Great Gatsby

Guidelines

Exploring connections between texts – novel and film

TASK: After reading and viewing The Great Gatsby, write an essay analysing the connections between the two. Concentrate on three key scenes to help you complete this task.

  • Include how the reading of a text can change according to the form of the text and its context
  • Investigate and analyse how different interpretations of texts are influenced by form, language features and structures (novel and film).
  • Refer to specific reviews in your discussion, to emphasize the differences between the written text and the effect that the adaptation to film has on the viewer/reader.
  • Analyse the contextual viewsand values in the texts.

Your essay should:

-Focus on the ways that texts relate to and influence each other. (novel and film)

-Identify and discuss how a range of interpretations can be made about the same text. (Examine a collection of literary excerpts/reviews/essays/articles about the text)

-Consider how the reading of a text can change according to the form of the text and its context.

-Investigate and analyse how different interpretations of the texts are influenced by form, language features and structure.

Date of SAC…..Timeline for completion

Class before SAC / Period 1 / Period 2
Teacher to check planning sheet / Writing the evaluative and comparative piece / Writing the evaluative and comparative piece

Word Limit

  • 1000-1200 words.
  • This word limit will be strictly enforced. Responses that significantly exceed the word limit are not considered to demonstrate “sophisticated control” (see marking criteria).

Allowable Materials

  • Pens, pencils, highlighters
  • 1 A4 double-sided handwritten plan. This sheet should contain notes, largely in dot-point form. It should contain information you need and a brief plan for your piece– no full paragraphs or completed drafts are permitted.
  • The SAC criteria sheet

Absences

  • Students who miss any class time during the SAC period due to illness must provide a medical certificate (immediately upon returning to school) in order for time in lieu to be arranged.

Assessment of SAC

  • There are 40 possible marks for this SAC. Use the marking rubric provided to ensure your responses demonstrate the key knowledge and skills of this Outcome.