Name:
TWO –THREE PARAGRAPH EXTENDED RESPONSE
How does the director’s choices in the film version of The Great Gatsby SUPPORT or DISTRACT from the
novel’s intended message?
Step 1: Pick a side. You cannot argue both for this activity. You must write from one perspective only.
Either you believe the director’s artistic choices SUPPORT the novel’s message or you think it DISTRACTS.
You cannot argue both.
Step 2: Articulate and defend your claim using SPECIFIC EVIDENCE from the film. These means I will
expect you to reference exact moments and the CHOICES THE DIRECTOR makes in these moments.
Step 3: Make sure you are showcasing your writing skills. I am grading for structure and word choice, as
well as analysis.
Brainstorm Box: Keep your ideas here as you watch the film
1
Incomplete
and lacking
both in use of
evidence and
valid
reasoning to
support claim.
Rubric: Common Core Standard WRITING 11.1
2
3
Takes a clear stance in claim and
Takes a clear stance in claim.
use valid reasoning and sufficient
Uses evidence from multiple
evidence from MULTIPLE
sources to defend claim. Valid
sources. References both the
reasoning that creates connection novel and the film with specific
between evidence and claim is
evidence. Writing elements, such
lacking. Writing elements, such as as structure and word choice are
structure and word choice are
appropriate and CONSISTENT
inappropriate or inconsistent for
for an 11th grade writer.
th
an 11 grade writer.
4
All the elements
of three with
additional
expertise shown
in reasoning,
structure of
writing and/or
word choice