Week of April 28- May 2: Wrap Up Plan for Frankenstein
1. Review handout sheet from yesterday.
2. Chronicle major events in Frankenstein.
3. Reread pages 45-49 and pages 51-53 to revisit Victor’s intentions.
4. Due next Tuesday, May 6- make connections to every three chapters in Frankenstein: 1-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12, 13-15, 16-18, 19-21, 22-24.
a. Identify chapter and page.
b. Write down quote.
c. Write a reflection that connects you to the quote.
Example-
a. Chapters 1-3- Chapter 3, page 40.
b. “I had often, when at home, thought it hard to remain during my youth cooped up in one place, and had longed to enter the world, and take my station among other human beings.”
c. Growing up in one house for most of my life, I never really felt cooped up like Victor, but I did long to see the different ethnicities in the world. I grew up in a very homogeneous world. Every person I knew was white. Some people even looked alike but were unrelated. Blonde hair and blue eyes were the norm. Every person I knew was a Christian. This is what I knew. I found it very difficult to dress or act differently. I loved our cozy neighborhood but the larger community had many unwritten social norms that never felt like a fit. Unlike Victor, I hadn’t consciously “longed to enter the world, and take my station among other human beings.” This connection to other human beings just seemed to happen when I attended Wheelock College in Boston. For the first time, I had a Jewish friend. For the first time, I had a black teacher. In the early 80’s, Wheelock’s student population was predominately white but it was the larger Boston community where I felt suddenly part of the real world. As Victor sets out for Ingolstadt, “ardently desir[ing] the acquisition of knowledge, I ardently desired the acquisition of connection to all the various ethnicities that surrounded me. I became a social worker and plunged in.
1. Review handout sheet from yesterday.
2. Chronicle major events in Frankenstein.
3. Reread pages 45-49 and pages 51-53 to revisit Victor’s intentions.
4. Due next Tuesday, May 6- make connections to every three chapters in Frankenstein: 1-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12, 13-15, 16-18, 19-21, 22-24.
a. Identify chapter and page.
b. Write down quote.
c. Write a reflection that connects you to the quote.
Example-
a. Chapters 1-3- Chapter 3, page 40.
b. “I had often, when at home, thought it hard to remain during my youth cooped up in one place, and had longed to enter the world, and take my station among other human beings.”
c. Growing up in one house for most of my life, I never really felt cooped up like Victor, but I did long to see the different ethnicities in the world. I grew up in a very homogeneous world. Every person I knew was white. Some people even looked alike but were unrelated. Blonde hair and blue eyes were the norm. Every person I knew was a Christian. This is what I knew. I found it very difficult to dress or act differently. I loved our cozy neighborhood but the larger community had many unwritten social norms that never felt like a fit. Unlike Victor, I hadn’t consciously “longed to enter the world, and take my station among other human beings.” This connection to other human beings just seemed to happen when I attended Wheelock College in Boston. For the first time, I had a Jewish friend. For the first time, I had a black teacher. In the early 80’s, Wheelock’s student population was predominately white but it was the larger Boston community where I felt suddenly part of the real world. As Victor sets out for Ingolstadt, “ardently desir[ing] the acquisition of knowledge, I ardently desired the acquisition of connection to all the various ethnicities that surrounded me. I became a social worker and plunged in.
Frankenstein study begins March 24, 2014
Welcome to the world of Frankenstein. Because this was originally written in 1818, some of the language might be new. To aid you in your reading, I've provided you with some options:
1. Listen to each chapter on LibriVox. Each chapter is read by a different reader which is refreshing. I suggest that you listen and read along.
Tuesday, March 25th--Modern Monsters. Have Chapters 1 and 2 read for today.
Homework: Read Chapters 3 and 4 for tomorrow.
Wednesday, March 26th--We will review Chapters 3 and 4. We will look at sections of Chapter 5 in class, and create our own representation of Frankenstein's monster.
Homework: Read Chapters 6 and 7 for tomorrow.
Thursday, March 27th--Short quiz (10%) on Letters in Preface and Chapters 1 through 7. We will discuss atmosphere and the creation of Horror. Update: The quiz has been changed to a 40% test on Chapters 1 through 6.
Please be prepared, everyone.
Homework: Read Chapter 8
Friday, March 28th--Watch segment of Frankenstein movie in class. What devices does the film use to create horror.
Homework, due Monday, 3/31: Read Chapter 9. Create an original "horror story."
Homework: Read Chapters 3 and 4 for tomorrow.
Wednesday, March 26th--We will review Chapters 3 and 4. We will look at sections of Chapter 5 in class, and create our own representation of Frankenstein's monster.
Homework: Read Chapters 6 and 7 for tomorrow.
Thursday, March 27th--Short quiz (10%) on Letters in Preface and Chapters 1 through 7. We will discuss atmosphere and the creation of Horror. Update: The quiz has been changed to a 40% test on Chapters 1 through 6.
Please be prepared, everyone.
Homework: Read Chapter 8
Friday, March 28th--Watch segment of Frankenstein movie in class. What devices does the film use to create horror.
Homework, due Monday, 3/31: Read Chapter 9. Create an original "horror story."