Simply brainstorm your ideas for the creative project. What will you do? What artistic media will you use? Which themes will you explore? How will you respond to Frankenstein?
DON'T FORGET: QUIZ on MONDAY!!! You should have read through p. 188 (or ch 21 in the small book).
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Prosecute/Defend
Prosecutors: you must individually make cases against Victor Frankenstein. click on comments, then make an outline, including what charges you will file and reasons for victor's guilt. you must find examples from the text. you should also do a bit of research to find out the actual terms for the crimes you think he has committed. by this point in the story, the monster is on the loose, and william and justine are dead.
Defenders: do the same thing.
These outlines should be thorough. Though you haven't read the whole book yet, cover as many charges as you can up till this point. You can fill out the case later, as more evidence emerges. This is due MONDAY.
Defenders: do the same thing.
These outlines should be thorough. Though you haven't read the whole book yet, cover as many charges as you can up till this point. You can fill out the case later, as more evidence emerges. This is due MONDAY.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Frankenstein Blog ??? #2
For a maximum of 5 points, please write a clear paragraph in response to the following: In your opinion, what are the three most significant differences between the movie and the book thus far? Explain your reasoning.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Homework Question: Due before class 10/31
Victor Frankenstein believes that it is worth the risk of defying death, nature, and god in order to create or reanimate life. What do you think? Write a paragraph in response. Cheers.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
HOMEWORK: ACT 2
Answer only your assigned question with a perfect paragraph.
1. 167 lines into Act 2, we have not actually seen Hamlet. How is this structure similar to that of Act 1? How is it different? Why does Shakespeare start these acts with Hamlet offstage? What effect does it have? What do we learn of Hamlet before his entrance in line 168? Give clear evidence from the text.
2. We’ve seen quite a lot of Polonius in Act 2. Who is this guy? Describe his character. When he claims to have been a faithful and wise advisor to Claudius, can we believe him? Does he know how Claudius came to power? How sure is he that Hamlet’s alleged madness stems from unrequited love? Find examples in the text to prove your points.
3. What’s Claudius up to in Scene 2? Publicly, why does he send Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to spy on Hamlet? Does he have any ulterior motives? From his conversations first with R & G and later with Polonius, what do we learn of his character? Provide evidence from the text.
4. Surveillance and deceit are developing themes in Act 2. How do these themes tie into the rising action? Compare/contrast the surveillance of Laertes and Hamlet. What kind of a country/court is Denmark? What effect does the government’s suspicious nature have upon foreign affairs? How does the situation with Norway seem to be resolving?
1. 167 lines into Act 2, we have not actually seen Hamlet. How is this structure similar to that of Act 1? How is it different? Why does Shakespeare start these acts with Hamlet offstage? What effect does it have? What do we learn of Hamlet before his entrance in line 168? Give clear evidence from the text.
2. We’ve seen quite a lot of Polonius in Act 2. Who is this guy? Describe his character. When he claims to have been a faithful and wise advisor to Claudius, can we believe him? Does he know how Claudius came to power? How sure is he that Hamlet’s alleged madness stems from unrequited love? Find examples in the text to prove your points.
3. What’s Claudius up to in Scene 2? Publicly, why does he send Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to spy on Hamlet? Does he have any ulterior motives? From his conversations first with R & G and later with Polonius, what do we learn of his character? Provide evidence from the text.
4. Surveillance and deceit are developing themes in Act 2. How do these themes tie into the rising action? Compare/contrast the surveillance of Laertes and Hamlet. What kind of a country/court is Denmark? What effect does the government’s suspicious nature have upon foreign affairs? How does the situation with Norway seem to be resolving?
Monday, September 15, 2008
SHAKE SPEAR Quiz
1. When did Willy Shakes live? (birth-death)
2. Where did he live and work?
3. How many plays did he write?
4. Name three kinds of plays that he wrote.
5. Who watched his plays?
2. Where did he live and work?
3. How many plays did he write?
4. Name three kinds of plays that he wrote.
5. Who watched his plays?
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Authorship Question
DUE WEDNESDAY: Look at the mystery of Shakespeare links. Consider what you already know about The Bard. Write a paragraph in response to the following questions: Do you believe that the man from Stratford wrote all these plays and poems? Why or why not? Does it matter? Why or why not?
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Sunday, September 7, 2008
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