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TheGreatGatsby
SummativeEssay*
English11Bradley
Duedate:Tuesday,January20,2015

Objectives:
Toshowknowledgeandunderstandingofthenovel
TheGreatGatsby
Toshowawarenessofthewaysinwhichtheproductionandreceptionoftexts
contributetotheirmeaning
Toevaluateconflictingviewpointswithinandaboutparticularliterarytexts
Toanalyzethestyle,registerandstructureofatext

TheProduct:
An800to1,000wordformalessaythatanswersoneofthesesixquestions:
1. Howcouldthetextbereadandinterpreteddifferentlybytwodifferentreaders?
2. Ifthetexthadbeenwritteninadifferenttimeorplaceorlanguageorfora
differentaudience,howandwhymightitdiffer?
3. Howandwhyisasocialgrouprepresentedinaparticularway?
4. Whichsocialgroupsaremarginalized,excluded,orsilencedwithinthetext?
5. Howdoesthetextconformto,ordeviatefrom,theconventionsofaparticular
genre,andforwhatpurpose?(Forexampleisthisahistorytext?)
6. Howhasthetextborrowedfromothertexts,andwithwhateffects?
7. Howdoesthenovelreflectoneofthegiventhemes?
Whatmeaningsdoesthenovelsuggesttoyouaboutthetheme?
Whatinthenovelleadsyoutothisconclusion?
Howdoesthistopicrelatetoyourlife,ideas,orbeliefs?
Listofpossiblethemescreatedbypaststudents/teachers
.
8. Otherproposals?Justgetitapprovedby
Mr.Bradley
priortostartingthe
writing.

Step1Completeproposalform(duenextclass)Wednesday,January14,2015
Scrolltonextpagefortheform.

Step2Outline(inclass,useformprovided):dueThursday,January15,2015
Mustinclude:
theprescribedquestionthathasbeenchosen
thetitleofthetext(s)foranalysis
thepartofthecoursetowhichthetaskrefers
threeorfourkeypointsthatexplaintheparticularfocusofthetask

Step3Writethepaper
FormattingGuidelines:
UseMLAformatforyourwrittentask(seepage8ofthisassignmentsheet).
Atthebeginningofyouressay,copythequestionyoureanswering.
YourtaskmustbewritteninEnglish.
Youmustacknowledgeallsourcesyouuse,includingthetextthatyouare
analyzing.Youreallyshouldntneedsecondarysources.

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*Note:Summativeassessmentreferstoassessmentthatsummarizeslearningattheendof
aliteratureunit.Inotherwords,thisisourendofunitassessmentfor
TheGreatGatsby
.

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TheGreatGatsby
SummativePaperTopicProposal
DueviaGoogleDriveWednesday,January14,2015
English11Bradley

Question
Answer
Whatisyour
GrantKonkle
name?
Whatisthetitle
TheGreatGatsby
ofthetextyouare
usingasthebasis
ofyouranalysis?
1. Howcouldthetextbereadandinterpreteddifferentlybytwo
Circlethe
differentreaders?
questionyouare
2.
Ifthetexthadbeenwritteninadifferenttimeorplaceor
answering.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Whatinthetext
hasledyouto
believethatyou
cananswerthis
question
adequately?

languageorforadifferentaudience,howandwhymightit
differ?
Howandwhyisasocialgrouprepresentedinaparticular
way?
Whichsocialgroupsaremarginalized,excludedorsilenced
withinthetext?
Howdoesthetextconformto,ordeviatefrom,theconventions
ofaparticulargenre,andforwhatpurpose?
Howhasthetextborrowedfromothertexts,andwithwhat
effects?
ThematicEssayTypeinthemehere:OldMoneyvsNew
MoneyvsNoMoney
OtherPleasetypeithere:

Ibelievethatthisbookisallabouthowoldmoneyvsnew
moneyvsnomoneychangeshowapersonis.Wherea
personcomesfromandhowtheyact.

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Answerthe
questionsforthe
promptyou
chose.

Putyour
responsesbelow
thequestions.

Thespace
availableshould
giveyouan
indicationofthe
lengthofthis.Be
conciseyet
specificdonot
writeanovel,
please.

1. Howcouldthetextbereadandinterpreteddifferentlybytwo

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.
8.

differentreaders?
a. Whoarethetworeaders?
b. Whatarethetwointerpretations?
c. Whyaretheseinterpretationsdifferent?
Ifthetexthadbeenwritteninadifferenttimeorplaceor
languageorforadifferentaudience,howandwhymightit
differ?
a. Whatisthedifferenttime,place,language,OR
audience(pickONE)?
b. Howmightthetextdiffer?
c. Whymightitdiffer?
Howandwhyisasocialgrouprepresentedinaparticular
way?
a. Whatsocialgroupareyoudiscussing?
b. Whatistheparticularwaythatsocialgroupis
represented?
c. Howisthegroupdepictedinthatway?
d. Whyisthegroupdepictedthatway?
Whichsocialgroupsaremarginalized,excludedorsilenced
withinthetext?
a. Whichsocialgroupareyoudiscussing?
b. Areyoufocusingonthegroupbeingmarginalized,
excluded,ORsilenced(pickONE)?
c. Howandwhyisthismarginalization,exclusion,or
silencingoccurringinthetext?
Howdoesthetextconformto,ordeviatefrom,theconventions
ofaparticulargenre,andforwhatpurpose?
a. Whatgenreareyoudiscussing?
b. AreyoudiscussinghowthetextconformstoOR
deviatesfromthegenre(pickONE)?
c. Howdoestheconformingordeviatingoccurinthe
text?
d. Forwhatpurpose?
Howhasthetextborrowedfromothertexts,andwithwhat
effects?
a. Whatborrowedtextareyoudiscussing?
b. Howhas
TheGreatGatsby
borrowedfromsaidtext?
c. Whataretheeffectsofthisborrowing?
Pleaseexplainyourthemescontextandhowitappliestothe
text.
Other:Pleaseexplainyourplannedindependentproposal.

Answerstoquestionsrelatingtoyourpromptbelow:Thebuchannansrepresentold
money.Theyarerepresentedinthiswaywhichcreatesastereotypethatformsfromhow
therecharctersact.Tomisaphysicalspecimenwhoisagressiveandexpectsentitlement.
Gatsbyisfromnewmoneyandreprsentsthechanginginsociety.Gatsbydoesnotfitinto
theoldmoneyclass.fitzgeraldportrayshimasentitled,butinadifferentway.Heis
smartandisagogetter.Ifhewantssomethingheisgoingtohaveit.Heisgoingtomake
ithappenhimself,anddoesnotexpectsomeonetodoitforhim.TheWilsonsrepresent

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nomoney.Theydesireformoreinlife.Inthisbookmoretowardmyrtlebuttheyexpect
nosortofentitlement.Theyhaveawantformoreinlife,butdotheyhavefacedthe
realitythattheycantachievethat.

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OutlineForm
TheGreatGatsby
SummativePaper
English11Bradley

Question
Answer
Whatisyour
GrantKonkle
name?
Whatisthetitle
TheGreatGatsby
ofthetextyouare
usingasthebasis
ofyouranalysis?
1. Howcouldthetextbereadandinterpreteddifferentlybytwo
Circlethe
differentreaders?
questionyouare
2.
Ifthetexthadbeenwritteninadifferenttimeorplaceor
answering.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Whatisyour
centralargument?

Youcanrespond
intheformof
bulletpointsora
thesisstatement.

Keypoint1,
includingtextual
evidence*to
supportyour
point

*By textual
evidence, I
mean quotations
from the novel.

languageorforadifferentaudience,howandwhymightit
differ?
Howandwhyisasocialgrouprepresentedinaparticular
way?
Whichsocialgroupsaremarginalized,excludedorsilenced
withinthetext?
Howdoesthetextconformto,ordeviatefrom,theconventions
ofaparticulargenre,andforwhatpurpose?
Howhasthetextborrowedfromothertexts,andwithwhat
effects?
ThematicEssayTypeinthemehere:OldMoneyvsNew
MoneyvsNoMoney
OtherPleasetypeithere:

F.ScottFitzgeraldshowsadistinctdifferenceofhowold
money,newmoneyandnomoneyareverydifferent.They
fitintodifferentclasseswhichisdefinedbywhothereare
andwheretheycamfrom.

TomBuchannanissomeoneofoldmoney.Heisaself
centeredindividualwhoexpectsentitlement.Heisdefined
byFitzgeraldasrichmanoflargestature.Hesaysthathe
haserroganteyes.Theyareveryselfish.TomandDaisy
arenothappywitheachother.Theycheatoneachotherand
theybothknowit.

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Keypoint2,
includingtextual
evidence*to
supportyour
point

*By textual
evidence, I
mean quotations
from the novel.

Gatsbyrepresentsnewmoney.Hedoesnotfitintotothe
groupofoldmoneyeventhoughheisamongtherichandwealthy.
Gatsbyisstrugglingtofitinwiththegroupofoldmoney.Gatsby
isseenasmysteriousandintriging.Gatsbyhasanedgetohimthat
someonefromoldmoneydoesnotfit.thequotehertonesparked
curiousityabouthim.thisisanexampleofhowfitzgeraldshows
themysteryaboutgatsby.

Keypoint3,
includingtextual
evidence*to
supportyour
point

*By textual
evidence, I
mean quotations
from the novel.

TheWilsonsrepresentoldmoney.Theyarepeopleof
scrappingbyhopingforanewbegining.fitzgeraldportrays
themassortofnormalpeople.Myrtlehoweveristryingto
striveforadifferentlifewhileGeorgeseemshappywith
hislife.Heknowsmyrtleischeatingbutallowsitto
happenbecauseofhiswanttobewithmyrtle.

(Optionalnot
recommended)

Keypoint4,
includingtextual
evidence*to
supportyour
point

*By textual
evidence, I
mean quotations
from the novel.

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Criteria

Advanced

Proficient

Basic/BelowBasic

Questiontypedat
thebeginningof
youressay

Yes,thequestionisretyped
atthebeginningofyour
essay.Youcopieditexactly.
(5pts)

Thereisavague
referencetothequestion
youreanswering,but
youdidnotcopyit
exactly.(3pts)

Youdidnotincludethe
questionatthe
beginningofyouressay.
(0pts)

Understandingof
thequestion

Clearlyunderstandsthe
promptandaddressesall
partsofit.
Responseisthorough,
detailed,accurateand
specific.(10pts)

Someunderstandingof
thepromptaddresses
partofit.
Responseisontheright
trackbutsomewhat
superficialorsometimes
inaccurate.Feelslikea
SparkNotesjob.(6pts)

Lackofunderstanding
ofthepromptdoesnot
addressprompt.
Responseisvague,
inaccurate,and/or
extremelysuperficial.
ClearlyaSparkNotes
job.(1pt)

Thesisstatement

Clear,concise,hasaso
whatfactorPresentsclear
argumentthatgoesbeyond
summaryDemonstrates
understandingofeffectof
literarytechnique(5pts)

Missingoneormoreof
clarity,conciseness,and
sowhatfactor
Presentsadequate
argumentbutmaybe
moresummarythan
analysisadequate
understandingofeffectof
literarytechnique(3pts)

Unclear,wordy,
confusing,orlackingin
asowhatfactor
Lacksargumentlacks
understandingofeffect
ofliterarytechnique(1
pt)

Bodyofpaper

Pointsclearlysupportthesis
Usesrelevantquotationsto
supportideasdevelops
thoroughargumentclear
understandingofhowstyle
effectsmeaning(10pts)

Pointssometimessupport
thesisQuotationsare
moredescriptivethan
analyticaldevelopsbasic
argumentsuperficial
understandingofhow
styleaffectsmeaning
OR:Yourideasmatch
yourthesis,butbecause
yourthesiswasnotan
argument,neitherisyour
paper.
(6pts)

Pointsdonotsupport
thesis
Paperisallsummary
lacksanalysis
Lacksunderstandingof
howstyleaffects
meaning

(automaticdeductionof
5ptsinthiscategoryif
therearenoquotations
atall)

Organization

Strongintroduction,
transitions,andconclusion.
Thesisstatementfoundin
thefirstparagraph
Conclusionsynthesizes
ideasanddoesnotintroduce
newinformation
Logicalsequenceofideas
withinandbetween
paragraphs.
(5pts)

Adequateintroduction,
transitions,and
conclusion.
Thesisstatementfound
laterintheessay.
Conclusionrestates
ideasadequatesequence
ofideas
(3pts)

Missingorpoor
introduction,transitions,
and/orconclusion
nothesisstatementtobe
found
Endsabruptlylacks
senseofclosureideas
areallovertheplace
lacksfocusand
sequence
(1pt)

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Quotation
integration

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Quotationsembeddedinto
ownsentencesextremely
smoothly.Quotationsdonot
standalone.Youneverrefer
toquotationsasquotesor
quotationsinyour
sentences.(5pts)

Quotationsembedded
intopapersomewhat
smoothlystilltoomuch
fillerlikeonpage35or
youcanseethisinthis
quote.Yourefertoa
quotationasaquoteor
quotationonce.(3pts)

Quotationsplacedin
paperinaclunky
mannerQuotations
standaloneandarenot
embeddedintoyourown
sentencesYourefertoa
quotationasaquoteor
quotationmultiple
times.(1pt)

(automaticzerointhis
categoryifthereareno
quotationsatall)

Sentence
structure/word
choice

Effectively uses variety of

sentence types to create a
smooth flow; Sentences
are clear;
Uses words correctly;
effectively uses a varied,
vivid vocabulary; finds the
delicate balance between
sounding sophisticated
and purple prose (5 pts)

Overallsmoothwriting
someissuew/sentence
structure,buttheydont
necessarilyinterferewith
meaning
Attempts to use a
sophisticated
vocabulary; may misuse
words from time to
time (3 pts)

Issuesw/sentence
structureinterferewith
meaning
Many words used
incorrectly; vocabulary
is bland OR too much
purple prose (1 pt)

Conventions

Engaging,formal,and
objectivetoneveryfew
grammarerrorsconsistently
usespresenttenseverbs(5
pts)

Formaltoneahandfulof
grammarerrors,but
theyrenotoverly
distractingusuallyuses
presenttenseverbs(3
pts)

Limitedawarenessofor
inconsistenttoneMany
grammarerrorsthat
distractfromthecontent
ofthepaper(1pt)

Format(MLA)
TimesNew
Roman12
Doublespaced
MLAheading
Headerw/page#
Descriptivetitle
(inadditiontothe
copiedquestion)
Margins(1or1.25
inches)
Intextcitations
Workscitedpage

Zeroerrors(5pts)
Twoerrors(3pts)

Seelastpageofthishandout
forsampleformat!

Fourormoreerrors
(1pt)

Wordcount

8001,000words

Wordcounttypedattheend
oftheessay

Example
Wordcount:947
(5pts)

749orfewerwords

OR

1,051ormorewords

Wordcountnottypedat
theendoftheessay
(1pt)

750799words

OR

1,0011,050words

Wordcounttypedatthe
endoftheessay
(3pts)

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TheGreatGatsby
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GrantKonkle
Mr.Bradley
English11
1/16/15
OldMoneyvsNewMoneyvsNoMoney
ThematicEssayTypeinthemehere:OldMoneyvsNewMoneyvsNoMoney

F.ScottFitzgeraldshowsadistinctdifferenceofhowoldmoney,newmoneyand
nomoneyareverydifferent.Theyfitintodifferentsocialclasseswhichdefinewhothey
areasaperson.Oldmoneywouldbesomeonewhoisrich,butdidnotmakeitonthere
own.Moneyhasbeenpasseddowntothemfromtheirfamily.Inasensetheywereborn
alreadyrich.Newmoneyissomeonewhohasestablishedanameforthemselves.They
didnotinheritmoney,rathertheymadeitontheirown.Nomoneyissimilartothatof
newmoneyinawaythatmoneywasnotinherited,butwhatdefinesthedifferenceisthat
theyneverbecamerichontheirown.
InthisbooktheBuchannansrepresentoldmoney.TheBuchannanshavebeena
verywealthyfamilyforgenerations.Tomspecificallyhasbeengivenanendlesssupply
ofwealthtospendashepleases.HethenmarriesDaisyandtheyliveinamansion.
Fitzgeraldportrayspeopleofoldmoneyasselfishandarrogant.Onpage7Nicksays,
Twoshiningarroganteyeshadestablisheddominanceoverhisfaceandgavehimthe
appearanceofalwaysleaningaggressivelyforward,(Fitzgerald7).Laterinthebooknick
says,Tomsarroganteyesroamedthecrowd(Fitzgerald104).Theseareexamplesas
tohowsomeonefromoldmoneyhasanarrogantattitudeaboutthings.Someonewithan
arrogantattitudeexpectsentitlement.Thereasonforthisisbecauseeverythinginlifehas
beengiventohim.Thereforewhentheyentersocietyitdoesnotchange.

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JayGatsbyissomeonewhorepresentsnewmoney.OneexamplewhereTom
basicallycallsoutGatsbysaying,Ifoundoutwhatyourdrugstoreswere.Heandhis
WolfsheimboughtupalotofsidestreetdrugstoreshereandinChicagoandsoldgrain
alcoholoverthecounter(Fitzgerald133).ThisisonewaythatprovesuponhowGatsby
isfromnewmoney.Anotherquotesaying,IpickedhimforabootleggerthefirsttimeI
sawhim,andIwasntfarwrong.ThisisnotonlyexposingGatsbyofbeingfromnew
money,butforTomtojudgeGatsbyfromthebeginningisanothertraitofhowTomis
arrogantandselfish.Gatsbyalsodoesnotfitintothecliqueofoldmoney.Gatsby
howeverisrich,butstilldoesnotfit.Gatsbyisattemptingtofitinwiththegroupofold
money,butdoesdoesnotsimplybecauseheisofnewmoney.Gatsbyissomeonewho
presentsamysteryabouthimthatsomeoneofoldmoneydoesnot.BecauseofGatsbys
mysteryitleadspeopletoassumemanythingsabouthim.AnexamplebeingSomebody
toldmetheythoughthekilledamanonce.(Fitzgerald44).Someoneelsethensaid,
itsmorethathewasaGermanspyduringthewar(Fitzgerald44).Theseareexamples
ofhownobodyreallyknowsthestoryaboutGatsbywhichleadstospeculation.Gatsbyis
verydifferentofsomeoneofoldmoneyeventhoughhedoesnotrealizeit.Gatsbydid
notgetrichbecausehesimplywantedwealth.HediditbecauseoftheloveforDaisy.
ThiscanbeinferredbecausewhenGatsbyisshowingDaisyaroundhishouseheputsa
strongemphasisonallhisclothesandhowtheyaremadeofthefinestmaterials.Gatsby
isemphasizingthisbecauseheknowsthattoDaisywealthmeansalot.Thisisknown
becauseGatsbysays,sheonlymarriedyoubecauseIwaspoorandshewastiredof
waitingforme(Fitzgerald130).Thisissomethingthatshowshowmoneywasmore
importantthanlovetoDaisy.
TheWilsonsandMckeesrepresenttheclassofnomoney.Thepeopleofno

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moneyarejealousofthosewithitnotbecausetheynecessarilywantmoney,butthey
wanttobeseenasimportantandaccepted.Thepeopleofnomoneywantrespect.Forthe
Mckeesinorderforthemtofeelacceptedtheydothingslikefakingtheirappearanceor
makingthemselveslookbetterthantheyreallyare.MyrtleWilsonisTomBuchannans
mistress.ForhertofeelacceptedshehasTombuyherthings.Shegetsattentionfrom
Tomwhichgivesherasenseofhighclass.SomeexamplesofthiswouldbewhenTom
buysMyrtleadog.Myrtlewantsadogandshegetswhatshewants.
Inconclusionmoneychangesahowapersonis.Peoplefromoldmoneyare
arrogantandfeelthatbecausetheyarethetopintermsofwealththateveryoneelseis
belowtheminallothercategories.Howeversomeoneofnewmoneydoesnotshowthese
characteristics.Gatsbywasagenerouscaringpersonthatdidnotexpectentitlement.
SomeonelikeMyrtlehadnomoneyandwantedtoliveinthesocalledlimelight.F.Scott
Fitzgeraldshowshowdifferentsocialclassesaffecthowapersonactsandwhatthey
expectfrompeople.
Wordcount:824

WorksCited

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Fitzgerald,FS.
TheGreatGatsby
.NewYork:ScribnerPaperbackFiction,1995.Print.