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Whether you are planning a unit on F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, or simply want to improve your pupils' descriptive writing, this lesson could be a good addition to your class. Using the Six-Trait Writing process, pupils use chapter two of The Great Gatsby to guide their writing as they focus on precise word choice to develop characters and set the mood. This resource guides learners through the entire writing process and includes all of the necessary materials.

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word choice, diction, the great gatsby, f. scott fitzgerald, mood, literary devices, tone, adjectives, parts of speech, literature, developing ideas

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adjectives, f. scott fitzgerald, idea development, mood, the great gatsby, tone, word choice, literature, english language arts
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7th - 10th
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English Language Arts
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2011
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