Frankenstein Chapter 6

Diffident: Modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence
Dilatoriness: Slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it.
Salubrious: Health-giving; healthy

Elizabeth’s Letter

1.)    Ernest

a.       Age: _____

b.      Desired Profession: _____

c.       Avoids: _______

2.)    Justine

a.       Taken in by Frankenstein’s family because her mother ___________.

b.      Although she is considered a servant she ________ and _________.

c.       Attributes: (1)                                  (2)                                (3)

3.)    William

a.       Age (roughly): ____

b.      Attributes: (1)                                   (2)                                (3)

Elizabeth gossips about _____________ at the end of her letter.

What does Clerval do to help Frankenstein recover?

1.)    Removes _________________________.

2.)    Changes _________________________.

3.)    Changes the subject when talking to ________________________.

Frankenstein turns away from the sciences to study ____________________, but is not truly interested in it.

His trip home is delayed due to __________________.

During his walking tour with Henry,  he begins to notice (1)                                   (2)                           (3)            again.

Shelley emphasizes that Frankenstein is slowly recovering from his monster-project, although the monster has simply disappeared from his life.  Clearly, this would be too easy; Frankenstein is not about to live happily ever after.  What do you think the monster is up to?  Will Frankenstein hear from or about it again?  How?

1/31

Hour 1: TRUE GRIT and noticing more differences between the book and movie
Hour 2: SPEECHES TOMORROW (here's the lineup)

1. Cori
2. Megan
3. Tanya
4. Josh
5. Billy
6. Dylan
7. Lauren
8. Joe
9. Mav
10. David
11. Jenna
12. Ethan
13. Mel

Hour 3: Books must be finished by the beginning of class tomorrow so you can begin working on your genre presentations!

Freshmen Frankenstein Chapter 5: Things are starting to get interesting

Name:______________________

Frankenstein Chapter Five Guided Reading

Toil: Work extremely hard or incessantly.

Agitate: Make (someone) troubled or nervous.

What does Frankenstein dream about after animating his creation?

What happens to the creature after he is brought to life?

Who takes care of Frankenstein while he lies ill for months?  ___________

·         What does he request of Frankenstein when he regains his sanity?

1/30

PW: True Grit Coen Brothers.  Write down the differences that you saw today between the films and between the film and the book.

PA: Outlines of speeches were due.  You'll begin giving them on Wednesday so be sure to be ready to practice tomorrow.

12ers: Working on book projects and writing a character poem.

FW: Poem Portfolios.  Family photo poems (you don't have to share them) and character poems. 

SS: Read Chapter 5 of Frankenstien and complete the guided reading worksheet.  Four and five are now fair game for quizzes.  Review your vocabulary.

Crew: SFoC... an awful chapter 15.  Read 16 for tomorrow.  Andres has questions.

1/25

A speech to secure good will is part ____ and part ___.
List six of the six things you should (or should not) do in a good will speech.
Two Sample Speeches: WHO (person/corp)?  ABOUT? How did her establish good will?

True Grit 1/16

T/F Mattie studbles upon Chaney when she goes to get water.
T/F Mattie Shoots Chaney.
The Original ______ Bob.
What deformity does Ned Pepper have?

EC: "It is enough that you know that I will do what I have to do."
Who says it to whom and why?

Tempest Paper: Hour 5

For this assignment, I want you to COMPARE and CONTRAST the movie version of the play to the text.  Clearly, the director of the movie had to make many choices in terms of both language and casting.   This should be a 2-4 page paper, size 12 Times New Roman font, one inch margins, without spaces between paragraphs. 

1.)     Prospero is a woman (mother) in the movie, although in the play Prospero was a man (father).  What effect does this have on the play and your interpretations?  Examine specific lines and speeches, as well as the physicality of the character.  Consider Prospero’s relationship with Miranda—what is being said about parent/child relationships?  What is being said about forgiveness?

2.)     Prospero is a woman in the movie, although in the play Prospero was a man.  What effect does this have on the play and your interpretations?  Examine specific lines and speeches, as well as the physicality of the character.  Consider Prospero’s relationship with the slaves/spirits as well as the men from the shipwreck/past.  What is being said about forgiveness?

3.)     What was your opinion of Caliban’s character in the movie?   Is that how you pictured him?  Is that how you imagined he would act?  Look at specific lines and speeches, as well as the physicality of the character.  What does this say about the nature slavery?  Do you pity him?  Why or why not?

Your process should be something like…

1.)     Pick your topic (one of the three)

2.)     Go through your book and find places/specific language that relates to your topic

3.)     Analyze these places in writing: What is being said?  How do you think it should be played to best convey the meaning?  Use actual lines from the text and be original—no one will have the exact same interpretation.

4.)     Consider the movie and analyze it in writing: What worked?  What didn’t work? Was meaning lost or gained?  Did you like the interpretation?  Use specific images and references to audio.

5.)     Conclude: So what?  What is Shakespeare saying about parent/child relationships, forgiveness, or slavery?

6.)     Check your thesis (it should NOT be “are alike” or “are similar” but deal with the theme you chose)—makes sure you are consistent throughout and write a TIGHT analysis.

**A thesis statement is a single declarative sentence that states what you want your readers to know, believe, or understand after having read your essay.

·         You will keep revising your thesis statement as you revise/write your essay. Where the thesis statement is most important is at the end of the process, during revision.

·         You want your essay to come to a point, to have a clear thesis that every reader will understand.

·         LET’S HOLD HANDS!  You need to put your thesis in your introduction in order to help the reader understand where your paper is headed.

This paper is DUE January 20^th with at least one draft and a completed peer editing sheet.  It will be the last grade of semester one.

Rundown for 1/10

Hour 2: Tomorrow we will continue our stereotypes discussion and welcome back those tripping in the field.

Hour 3: Revisions tomorrow!

Hour 5: Finishing the movie!

Hour 7: Finish letter four!  We're almost to the main text of the book!

Hour 8: Please Read Chapter 7.  Rachel will do questions.

True Grit 1/10

____ Ned Pepper.
What do Mattie and Rooster argue about?
What does LaBoeuf do to annoy Rooster?
EC: I don't hthinka bout you at all when your ____ is ___. (mouth, shut)
The bandits in the snow were dead men and could ____ no ___. (tell, tales)

8th Hour

Read Chapter 6 (and catch up on the rest!):
Cheyenne's the discussion master.
There will be a quiz tomorrow.

freshmen

Freshman: We read some friendship poems... Read half of letter four for tomorrow.

A stiff gale is a...
T/F This trip has been exciting so far.
What does R W say AGAIN in this letter?

Third Hour

KESHHHAAA we MISSED YOU....
Hopefully we can do our miniworksop on the stories tomorrow, given everyone attends class.

American Born Chinese and Stereotypes

POLICE ACADEMY
American Born Chinese: Read the next two sections (through 84) and research your stereotypes.
Monkey King- Ethan
Chinese Exclusion Act- Dylan
Portrayal of Asians in Hollywood- Lauren
Model Minority- Megan
Exotic/Mysterious- Cori
Perpetual foreigner- Melissa
ABC (American Born Chinese... not the book)- Joe
Females as hyper-sexual- Maverick
Males as sexless- Josh
Jackie Chan (good!)- David Knight
Fu Manchu (evil!)- Tanya
Physical Stereotypes- Jenna
Males as misogynistic (foot binding, subservience)- Billy

T/F Both Moon and Quincy die in the Dugout.
Why does Mattie reject the Cron Dodger Rooster offers her?
Name two of the jobs Rooster did before he became a Marshall.

EC: I think you're "stretching the ____."
I can do nothing for you son-- your ___ has killed you and I ahve done for him.

Hour 2: Tests back!  Don't forget to do rewrites if you need two!
Hour 3: Realoud suspense stories on Monday.
Hour 5: Tempest tests are looking pretty good!
Hour 7:  Read the third letter!  It's short!  Loving this new seating arrangement!

Hour 8: Chapter 5 and continue working on your questions.  We'll start with student lead discussion soon... I feel like a dictator.

Names:

A Definition Poem
Defines or describes something or someone

·         Begin with a specific topic or a question

·         Poem will be the answer or description to the question/topic

Uses metaphors and imagery to describe a topic or answer a question

·         Metaphor: describing someone or something to a word or phrase without using “as” or “like”

·         Imagery:  figurative language that gives a mental   picture

In the second letter, Walton discusses his desire for a friend and his concept of what a friend is. Reread the first page of the second letter and list the words and phrases Walton uses to describe a friend.

Use this list to write a poem about friends (having friends, being a friend, or needing a friend, for example).  You can include your own thoughts about friendship as well as what he says.

Write a Definition Poem that begins “A friend is…” or “Friendship is…”.

Make sure to consider the Point of View

·         How are you relating yourself TO Walton? 

·         Talking to someone about him?

·         Talking to him? 

·         Talking WITH him (two voices)?

·         As his friend? 

Decide this before you begin writing.  You will read them aloud.

Letter 3

MY DEAR Sister, -- I write a few lines in haste, to say that I am safe, and well advanced on my voyage. This letter will reach England by a merchantman now on its homeward voyage from Archangel; more fortunate than I, who may not see my native land, perhaps, for many years. I am, however, in good spirits: my men are bold, and apparently firm of purpose; nor do the floating sheets of ice that continually pass us, indicating the dangers of the region towards which we are advancing, appear to dismay them. We have already reached a very high latitude; but it is the height of summer, and although not so warm as in England, the southern gales, which blow us speedily towards those shores which I so ardently desire to attain, breathe a degree of renovating warmth which I had not expected.

No incidents have hitherto befallen us that would make a figure in a letter. One or two stiff gales, and the springing of a leak, are accidents which experienced navigators scarcely remember to record; and I shall be well content if nothing worse happen to us during our voyage.

Adieu, my dear Margaret. Be assured that for my own sake, as well as yours, I will not rashly encounter danger. I will be cool, persevering, and prudent.

But success shall crown my endeavours. Wherefore not? Thus far I have gone, tracing a secure way over the pathless seas: the very stars themselves being witnesses and testimonies of my triumph. Why not still proceed over the untamed yet obedient element? What can stop the determined heart and resolved will of man?

My swelling heart involuntarily pours itself out thus. But I must finish. Heaven bless my beloved sister!

True Grit 1/6

How does Rooster act like a father figure to Mattie?
What's the weather like?
How do they try to get the men out of the dugout?
Rooster threatens Moon by offering him the choice between which two things?

Matties thinks the dugout looks like it was made by what kind of animal? (bird)
A methodist and a ___-__-_-_____. (son-of-a-b*tch)

True Grit Quiz

What does Rooster keep doing ot the two 17-year-old boys on the porch?
Name three of the six foods Rooster brings on the trip.
T/F Rooster respects Texas Marshalls.

How long have the boys been mounted on ___ down there? (sheep)
You look like a ____ on ice. (hog)

Name:
Silas Marner Test

What does the doorway to Silas’s Cottage symbolize?

A.      Ruin for Dunstan

B.      Despair for Nancy

C.      Hope for Eppie

D.      All of the above

E.       A and C

When Silas arrives in Raveloe, he cures Sally Oates.  As a result, is regarded with suspicion and hatred.  This is an example of

A.      Theme

B.      Symbolism

C.      Irony

D.      Plot

E.       Foreshadowing

Prim and proper Nancy, who is very clear in her ideas of right and wrong, is courted by a married man.  This is an example of

A.      Irony

B.      Symbolism

C.      Plot

D.      Foreshadowing

E.       Theme

Before falling to his death, Dunstan brags that whenever he falls he lands on his feet.  This is an example of

A.      Plot

B.      Foreshadowing

C.      Irony

D.      Theme

E.       Symbolism

The “brown pot incident” shows what about Silas?

A.      He belongs to a lower social class than most of the rest of town

B.      Although he has been alone for a long time, he is still capable of affection

C.      He hates Dunstan more than anything else in the world

D.      He is very wise.

E.       He is unable to find love.

The “brown pot incident” is an example of

A.      Foreshadowing

B.      Theme

C.      Symbolism

D.      Irony

E.       Theme

Decide if each of the following statements is true or false.  If false correct the statement so that it is true.

T/F Eppie decides to continue to live with Silas, even though Godfrey offers her an advantageous position at the Red House.

T/F Eppie states that Silas is her real father.

T/F Silas regains his faith at the end of the book.

T/F Silas and Eppie return to Lantern Yard; Silas finally gets revenge on those who formerly wronged him.

T/F Nancy decides to leave Godfrey after learning that he has lied to her for so long.

Vocabulary Matching

Haggard _______	1.)     Scottish dish made of the heart, liver, and lungs of a sheep and calf mixed with suet, onion, oatmeal and seasonings, then boiled in the stomach of the animal
Flinch _______	2.)     Lacking in physical strength
Dinner _______	3.)     To bargain
Tureen _______	4.)     A nitwit
Flivver _______	5.)     Not tamed or wild in appearance
Haggis _______	6.)     To withdraw or shrink from
Turbot _______	7.)     A small, old, and cheap automobile
Haggle _______	8.)     A large European flatfish
Ding-a-ling _______	9.)     A covered bowl from which food is served
Dinette _______	10.)  To pass quickly/abruptly from one thing to another
Flit _______	11.)  The principal meal of the day
Flimsy _______	12.)  A small space, like a kitchen, used for dining

In your opinion, what does George Eliot think is necessary for happiness?  Explain your answer in at least three sentences using examples from the book.

In your opinion, does George Eliot believe social class and responsibility are linked?  Explain your answer using in at least three sentences using examples from the book.

In your opinion, should Godfrey have confessed everything to Nancy before he asked her to marry him?  Why or why not?  Do you think George Eliot would agree with you?

Please consider the following and check the box when (and only when) it applies to you.

I CHECKED MY WORK AND WROTE INTELLIGENT SENTENCES USING ACADEMICALLY APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE

I ROCKED THIS TEST

I ROCK