During our first segment I provided instruction on the types of literary archetypes that appear in certain settings, plot lines, and characters. I noted examples of archetypal plot lines and characters from our prior reading of Great Expectations .During the second segment, I continued essay writing instruction by explaining how to create a claim or topic sentence that offers an interpretation based on the prompt. I drafted an example on the board and then discussed how to add commentary to the claim that explains the relevance or significance of the cited evidence and literary techniques, for example how the symbol of the green light illuminates Gatsby's "romantic readiness" to recapture his past .