Thursday: "She blossomed for him like a flower..."

Timed writing practice

Today I am asking you to write an analysis of the last 4-5 paragraphs of chapter 6 in The Great Gatsby so that I can give you feedback and so you can have practice gathering and organizing your thoughts during and after a close reading of text.  If you were absent today, I have a copy of the passage, but you can do this without it; simply start with the paragraph: 

"He talked a lot about the past...." to the end.

Prompt:  Read the passage and in a well-organized essay discuss how Fitzgerald uses literary (symbolism, irony, characterization, point of view) and rhetorical techniques (imagery, diction, syntax, tone) to convey meaning (this is the "purpose" in non-fiction texts)....

Try using the close reading scaffolding to get your thoughts in order.