Frankenstein: Vol 1. Chpts 1-3

1. Check books
2. Check and review vocabulary
3. Architecture fun

VICTOR

• In what ways does Victor's statement that "the world was to me a secret which I desired to divine" (38) serve as characterization? What is characterization? Think about Walton!
• Is Victor's fascination with the elixir of life an admirable one? Look closely at the passage on page 42: "Under the guidance of my new preceptors, I entered with the greatest diligence into the search of the philosopher's stone and the elixir of life; but the latter soon obtained my undivided attention. Wealth was an inferior object; but what glory would attend the discovery, if I could banish disease from the human frame and render man invulnerable to any but a violent death!" What is Hubris?
• What does Victor's search for a like-minded thinker tell us about human nature? Why might Shelley have portrayed this characteristic in both Victor and Robert? How are Victor & Robert alike in ideation (formation of ideas/concepts) and language?

HENRY

• In what ways do Henry & Victor differ? Why might Shelley be setting them up as foils? (**A character in a work whose behavior and values contrast with those of another character in order to highlight the distinctive temperament of that character (usually the protagonist)) (Bedford St Martins Press).

ELIZABETH

• In what way does Shelley characterize Elizabeth when she writes "the saintly soul (who) shone like a shrine-dedicated lamp in our peaceful home?" (39). What role does this characterization set for Elizabeth?

GOTHIC ELEMENTS: what's come up so far?

Frankenstein: The Letters

Let's get into Frankenstein!

• What do you think of when you hear the name Frankenstein?
• What images and words come to mind?
• What about when you hear the word Gothic?

Image 1 (Benjamin West, "Saul and the Witch of Endor").
Image 2 (Henry Fuseli, "The Nightmare").
Image 3 (John Hamilton Mortimer, "Carrion Crows hovering over a Skeleton on a Seashore).

Elements of Gothic Genre

1. Mary Shelley Redux
2. Architecture of Frankenstein
3. Check books
4. Check and review vocab
5. Let's fill in the architecture

A little writing: What is wonder? "This appearance excited our unqualified wonder" (25). Think about the denotation (actual definition) and the connotation (the idea or feeling the word evokes).

Romanticism. What it is. What principles find their way into Frankenstein.

Discussion questions: use text evidence to support your claims

1. What is Walton's attitude toward his quest? What does his attitude reveal about his character?

2. Why do you think Walton feels lonely even though he is on board a ship with a full crew? Why do you think Walton is attracted to the stranger?

3. What details suggest that both Walton and the stranger are willing to make big sacrifices in the search for knowledge? Look at similarities and differences. Does knowledge promise immortality?

4. Why do you think Shelley chose to lead into the stranger's story by starting with a frame story about Robert?

Rhime of the Ancient Mariner: written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, a leading poet of the Romantic era. In the poem, an old sailor, or mariner, tells the story of a horrific sea voyage that changed his life. Sailing in stormy seas near the South Pole, the mariner’s ship is surrounded by ice. When the crewmen spot an albatross, a huge seagull-like bird, flying through the fog, the ice splits open, freeing the ship. Then, unexpectedly, the mariner shoots the albatross. After this act of cruelty, the ship is cursed. Driven north, it becomes stranded in a hot, windless sea. All of the crew except the mariner die. Ever since, the remorseful mariner has traveled the world to tell his story and to teach others to revere God’s creatures.

Out, Out; Mutability; Traveling Through the Dark

Break up into three groups

• Mia, Alexia, Cate, Ryan, Duncan (Mutability)
• Lizzie, Nathan, Delaney, Felix (Out, Out)
• Adam, Caroline, Nick, Zoe (Traveling Through the Dark)
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• Maggie, Sam, Danielle, Coco, Nadav, Lane
• Julia, Grace, Andy, Macie, Lauren, Justin
• Sierra, Elly, Jack, Joe, Mackenzie, Emma

30 mins

• Using either SAS or TPCASTT or superstar skills, dissect the poem.
• Identify major theme(s), literary devices used, and tone.
• Prepare to teach the poem to the class --> what goes into good lesson?

15 mins x 3

• Each group must use its 15 minutes to teach and discuss the poem with the class
• Lesson begins with reading of poem from group member
• Each group member must speak
• Someone (or a few someones) from group must write on board

Some poetry writing ... and workshop

1. Group association --> Work through free association --> free write --> Poem

HW: write poem from source material

2. Workshop day

• 3 things of which you're proud
• 3 questions for your reader to help improve your poem.

Move into workshop groups. Fill in handout --> one per editor. Revise.

Kubla Khan & We Real Cool

1. Check written poems
2. While checking poems -- read We Real Cool and TP-CASTT.
3. Class discussion about We Real Cool. Look at SAS.
4. Read Kubla Khan aloud and together. Work through TP-CASTT.
5. Poem for homework:

• Guidelines: 20 lines max, minimum 2 stanzas, include enjambment (underline), & an allusion (bold).
• topic choices: dreams, imagination, friends, history
• Please bring a copy of your poem to next class. Poem must be typed.

Fish & Barbie Doll

1. Your poems --> share with peer. Share with class your favorite line(s). Review terms list and find two examples in your found poem.
2. TP-CASTT & Triangle of awesome & Terms List
3. Fish & Barbie Doll
4. Review homework for next class

2015 starts with POETRY!!!

1. Welcome back
2. Some brief details on the exam
3. What's coming up: Poetry into Frankenstein into Maus I into Maus II. What a semester!

Let's begin ...

Goals of this unit:

1. This is an introduction to poetry. 
2. Developing an appreciation for poetry
3. Writing poems of your own (some creative play)
4. Encountering different forms & voices
5. Developing competency in identifying (and using) some poetic devices.

1. What is poetry? What do you think of when someone says you have to write poetry? Read poetry? Brainstorm on a piece of paper.
2. Share on board.
3. Some poetry explorations (see handout & PoetryTweets and #poetweet and Melissa Broder
4. Let's write

Option 1: Write some micro-poetry. You have 140 characters (including spaces)
Option 2: Create a found poem. Minimum of 7 lines.

Homework: using only approved websites, find a poem you love. Print it out. Write a paragraph on why you love it.

Here are two of my favorites:
Mary Oliver
WH Auden