Gatsby Essay - Part 1

This entry is for JUNIORS only.

This essay will be due in several weeks. Eash week for the next three weeks you will write one body paragraph. Each body paragraph will be turned in separately. Be sure to keep all of your work saved on the school's server at all times.

The topic for the overall essay is as follows:

How does the reader's impression of Gatsby change throughout the novel?

Each of yor three body paragraphs will touch on one portion of the novel:

• Body Point 1 - chapters 1-3
• Body Point 2 - chapters 4-6
• Body Point 3 - chapters 7-9

You will first work on body paragraph one. In a thoughful, thorough paragraph, answer the following question:

What is the reader's impression of Gatsby in the beginning of the novel?
(chapters 1-3)

You are encouraged to check your topic sentence with the instructor once you have an idea what it is. While you are drafting the paragraph, keep in mind the following criteria:

• thoughtful topic sentence (highlighted)
• third person only
• Set up for quotations
• properly cited quotations
• explanation of evidence/cited quotations
• concluding sentence
• grammar (comma usage, capitalization, semicolons, spelling, run ons, comma splices, etc.)

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask. Good luck.