Thursday, September 28, 2017

HW: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Our next novel is an amazing, thoughtful, complex tale written by a young woman in the early part of the nineteenth century.  In reading this novel, we will also consider elements of Mary Shelley's biography and her place in literary history to help us in our quest for the MOWAAW.  We will not be creating online discussions or double-entry journals this time; however, I would very much encourage you to use the active and critical reading skills we have been practicing while you read this novel.

In the end, I would like to use this novel to work with you on a formal paper--how to question, how to go back and do the close reading necessary to gather quotes and evidence in the pursuit of a thesis, how to develop said thesis, how to organize an analytical essay, and how to calibrate your levels of specific details to the requirements of AP Lit. 

I hope that sounds like a good plan.  Ready to get this started?  Here we go ... :)

Reading Schedule:
(Note: these are assignment dates ... please be ready for classwork, discussions, and reading quizzes each day)

9/28 Letter I, II, III, IV
9/29 Ch. I-V

10/2 Ch. VI-VIII
10/3 Ch. IX-XII
10/4 Ch. XIII-XVI
10/5 Ch. XVII-XX
10/6 Ch. XXI-end

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