Book Report Grade Sheet
Presentation 15 points
Summarize without notes (8)
Explain each picture and cover (4)
Good eye contact, articulation (3)
Written Summary 35 points
Covers outlined requirements (20)
Equals 1 ½ to 2 pages (5)
Free of grammatical mistakes (5)
Neatness (5)
Illustrations 28 points (7 @ 4 points each)
Picture/drawing (14)
Explanation of each picture (14)
Cover 10 points
Title (2)
Author (2)
Design (6)
Creativity 12 points
Originality (7)
Overall neatness (5)
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
Frankenstein Notes Chapters 22-24
These are the last notes for the novel. We will take a major test on the novel on Wednesday, March 25th. We will begin the book report project on Monday (due April 6) and review for the test on Tuesday, March 24.
Chapters 22-24
• Alphonse and Victor land in Paris.
• Alphonse tries to relieve some of Victor’s despair through tourist activities.
• V talks of hating the face of mankind – he says people repulse him.
• V tells his dad that William, Justine, Henry all died because of him.
• Dad tells V not to act so insane, and V denies that he is acting that way.
• V receives a letter from Elizabeth. She wonders if he loves someone else and says that she will understand if he does, but that she will love him forever.
• V thinks of the monster’s wedding night threat, and thinks that if he dies, then maybe the monster will go away.
• V returns home, marries Elizabeth, and still hears the echoes of the wedding night threat.
• V and Elizabeth plan to stay one night at Evian, and then take their honeymoon trip.
23:
• The honeymooners arrive in Evian, and as it begins to rain, V decides to patrol outside with a pistol.
• While outside, he hears Elizabeth shriek, and he returns to their room to find her dead with marks on her neck like all of the other monster’s victims.
• V sees the monster, fiendishly grinning, and tries to shoot him but he disappears.
• V fears for his brother Ernest’s and his father’s life and he returns to Geneva, where his father dies from grief over Elizabeth’s death.
• V visits a judge, hoping to get help finding his destroyer, but after listening to his story, the judge says he cannot help.
24:
• Revenge is all V can think of and he wants to leave Geneva forever, but visits the family graves one more time where he vows to live to enact revenge.
• Hears Monster’s fiendish laugh, pursues the creature, sees him hiding in a ship bound for the Black Sea.
• Follows creature through Russia and beyond (North Pole).
• Creature leaves a trail for him, notes carved in trees, “My reign is not over.”
• V buys a sledge, with dogs, and prepares to travel on ice. Talks to some people in a small town who tell of a creature(who has weapons) attacking them, and stealing all of their winter food.
• V searches for about 3 weeks, sees a dark speck on the snow far away, and tries to follows. The monster escapes his pursuits.
• V’s dogs die, he hacks up the sledge to make oars and a raft.
• Victor gets rescued by Walton
• Now, Walton takes over as the narrator
• Walton hears Victor’s tale and knows the truth of it because of the letters of Felix and Safie.
• It takes about a week for Walton to hear Victor’s story.
• Walton talks of V’s incredible knowledge about literature and his amazing eloquence.
• V thanks W for listening to him and continues to decline in health.
• Sailors demand that Walton go southward away from the ice, and threaten to mutiny if he does not.
• Victor chastises the sailors for not trusting Walton’s judgment as a captain.
• Before V dies, he asks Walton to destroy the monster.
• Walton sees the monster’s huge form looking at Victor’s body, and asks him to stay.
• The monster tells Walton his final story, and states. “Evil will thenceforth become my good.” Monster tells of his own misery and admits to being a wretch. Tells Walton he plans to go as far north as possible, and he leaves the cabin never to be seen again.
Chapters 22-24
• Alphonse and Victor land in Paris.
• Alphonse tries to relieve some of Victor’s despair through tourist activities.
• V talks of hating the face of mankind – he says people repulse him.
• V tells his dad that William, Justine, Henry all died because of him.
• Dad tells V not to act so insane, and V denies that he is acting that way.
• V receives a letter from Elizabeth. She wonders if he loves someone else and says that she will understand if he does, but that she will love him forever.
• V thinks of the monster’s wedding night threat, and thinks that if he dies, then maybe the monster will go away.
• V returns home, marries Elizabeth, and still hears the echoes of the wedding night threat.
• V and Elizabeth plan to stay one night at Evian, and then take their honeymoon trip.
23:
• The honeymooners arrive in Evian, and as it begins to rain, V decides to patrol outside with a pistol.
• While outside, he hears Elizabeth shriek, and he returns to their room to find her dead with marks on her neck like all of the other monster’s victims.
• V sees the monster, fiendishly grinning, and tries to shoot him but he disappears.
• V fears for his brother Ernest’s and his father’s life and he returns to Geneva, where his father dies from grief over Elizabeth’s death.
• V visits a judge, hoping to get help finding his destroyer, but after listening to his story, the judge says he cannot help.
24:
• Revenge is all V can think of and he wants to leave Geneva forever, but visits the family graves one more time where he vows to live to enact revenge.
• Hears Monster’s fiendish laugh, pursues the creature, sees him hiding in a ship bound for the Black Sea.
• Follows creature through Russia and beyond (North Pole).
• Creature leaves a trail for him, notes carved in trees, “My reign is not over.”
• V buys a sledge, with dogs, and prepares to travel on ice. Talks to some people in a small town who tell of a creature(who has weapons) attacking them, and stealing all of their winter food.
• V searches for about 3 weeks, sees a dark speck on the snow far away, and tries to follows. The monster escapes his pursuits.
• V’s dogs die, he hacks up the sledge to make oars and a raft.
• Victor gets rescued by Walton
• Now, Walton takes over as the narrator
• Walton hears Victor’s tale and knows the truth of it because of the letters of Felix and Safie.
• It takes about a week for Walton to hear Victor’s story.
• Walton talks of V’s incredible knowledge about literature and his amazing eloquence.
• V thanks W for listening to him and continues to decline in health.
• Sailors demand that Walton go southward away from the ice, and threaten to mutiny if he does not.
• Victor chastises the sailors for not trusting Walton’s judgment as a captain.
• Before V dies, he asks Walton to destroy the monster.
• Walton sees the monster’s huge form looking at Victor’s body, and asks him to stay.
• The monster tells Walton his final story, and states. “Evil will thenceforth become my good.” Monster tells of his own misery and admits to being a wretch. Tells Walton he plans to go as far north as possible, and he leaves the cabin never to be seen again.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Notes Chapters 18-21 Frankenstein
Chapter 18: V returns to Geneva, puts off the task of building a partner for his creation
(Victor is the narrator).
• Decides to visit England
• V’s health and spirits recover, and though he fears what M will do if he does not create the female, he enjoys solitude.
• V’s dad begins talking of V’s relationship with Elizabeth, and encourages V to go ahead and marry Elizabeth.
• V cannot tell his dad of his fears regarding marriage and how the creature might react to the event.
• V yearns to spend time with English philosophers, yet ponders what would happen if the creature left forever, resolves that he is a “slave” until the creature is destroyed.
• V leaves for England, Alphonse and Elizabeth arrange for Henry to join V.
• V vows to marry Elizabeth upon his return to Geneva.
• V meets Clerval in Strasbourg and is startled by the contrast between the two. V is a tortured, miserable soul, and Henry is full of life.
• The two travel together enjoying the tranquility and beauty of the journey.
Chapter 19: Henry and V travel
• V can feel no joy in the trip. Talks of a “blight over his existence.”
• Clerval wonders why V is so miserable, and wishes to remain in Switzerland
• V senses the presence of the monster and tells Clerval he wishes to tour Scotland alone (for a month or two)
• V goes to the Orkneys (remote area in Northern Scotland) to begin the task of building a mate for his creation. Lives in a old hut (like the De Laceys)
• The work of creating a companion makes V feels repulsion; it sickens him to look at his creation; he grows restless, nervous and alone and working on this miserable project.
Chapter 20/21: V Reflects on his task, bad things happen
• Three years before this he created the monster, and he worries that the mate may be much more malignant that the monster.
• Also the monster said he would leave with the mate and never be seen again, but V realizes that the mate may not agree with that, or even stay with the monster.
• V also worries about offspring of the two monsters and the generations of people who may suffer because of the children of these two.
• V sees the monster with a “ghastly grin” looking at him (so the monster has followed V waiting to claim his companion.
• V realizes he was mad to agree to the creation of the companion, so he tears it to pieces, and later dumps it in the sea.
• V sees the monster watching all of this, and tells the creature to leave him alone. The creature threatens V, saying he will be with him on his wedding night, and says that he, the monster, is the master of V.
• After dumping the remnants of this horrid project, V sails to a nearby town and is accused of murder since he was seen near where a dead body was found in the water.
• He is arrested, and when he views the corpse, he realizes the monster has begun his revenge because the dead person is Henry Clerval, Victor’s BFF.
• V grieves over Henry’s death, and wishes he himself were dead.
• V’s dad come to see him, and a court trial proves that V is innocent.
• V knows he must return to Geneva to face the creature and V’s sleep is constantly interrupted by nightmares.
(Victor is the narrator).
• Decides to visit England
• V’s health and spirits recover, and though he fears what M will do if he does not create the female, he enjoys solitude.
• V’s dad begins talking of V’s relationship with Elizabeth, and encourages V to go ahead and marry Elizabeth.
• V cannot tell his dad of his fears regarding marriage and how the creature might react to the event.
• V yearns to spend time with English philosophers, yet ponders what would happen if the creature left forever, resolves that he is a “slave” until the creature is destroyed.
• V leaves for England, Alphonse and Elizabeth arrange for Henry to join V.
• V vows to marry Elizabeth upon his return to Geneva.
• V meets Clerval in Strasbourg and is startled by the contrast between the two. V is a tortured, miserable soul, and Henry is full of life.
• The two travel together enjoying the tranquility and beauty of the journey.
Chapter 19: Henry and V travel
• V can feel no joy in the trip. Talks of a “blight over his existence.”
• Clerval wonders why V is so miserable, and wishes to remain in Switzerland
• V senses the presence of the monster and tells Clerval he wishes to tour Scotland alone (for a month or two)
• V goes to the Orkneys (remote area in Northern Scotland) to begin the task of building a mate for his creation. Lives in a old hut (like the De Laceys)
• The work of creating a companion makes V feels repulsion; it sickens him to look at his creation; he grows restless, nervous and alone and working on this miserable project.
Chapter 20/21: V Reflects on his task, bad things happen
• Three years before this he created the monster, and he worries that the mate may be much more malignant that the monster.
• Also the monster said he would leave with the mate and never be seen again, but V realizes that the mate may not agree with that, or even stay with the monster.
• V also worries about offspring of the two monsters and the generations of people who may suffer because of the children of these two.
• V sees the monster with a “ghastly grin” looking at him (so the monster has followed V waiting to claim his companion.
• V realizes he was mad to agree to the creation of the companion, so he tears it to pieces, and later dumps it in the sea.
• V sees the monster watching all of this, and tells the creature to leave him alone. The creature threatens V, saying he will be with him on his wedding night, and says that he, the monster, is the master of V.
• After dumping the remnants of this horrid project, V sails to a nearby town and is accused of murder since he was seen near where a dead body was found in the water.
• He is arrested, and when he views the corpse, he realizes the monster has begun his revenge because the dead person is Henry Clerval, Victor’s BFF.
• V grieves over Henry’s death, and wishes he himself were dead.
• V’s dad come to see him, and a court trial proves that V is innocent.
• V knows he must return to Geneva to face the creature and V’s sleep is constantly interrupted by nightmares.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Chapter 11-17 Notes
Chapters 11-17:
The Creature’s Story
Chapter 11: Tale of the Monster
Describes awakening, confused, indistinct sensations.
It was dark and cold when he awoke so he covers himself with some clothes and wanders outside.
Sees the moon outside and wonders at its beauty.
Finds water in a nearby stream, and seems an abandoned fire (left by beggars).Throws his hand into the fire because of its warmth, and screams in pain.
C. 11: Survival in the forest
Searches for food, which is scarce.
After some snow falls, he sees a small hut and watches an old man near the fire, who sees the monster and flees leaving a delicious meal behind for the monster to enjoy.
Near a village, the monster is seen by some women and children who shriek when they spy him.
C. 11: Villagers pursue the creature
He finds a shelter with a lean to attached to a hut. While looking inside the hut, unknown to its occupants, the creature sees a family, observes their speech, music, and benevolence toward each other. There is an old man, and a young man and girl.
The creature continues to observe the family and is fascinated when they light candles at dark.
Chapter 12: The Lonely Observer
Monster is fascinated with the gentle mannerisms of the cottagers.
Watches their routine; notices their unhappiness.
Old man=blind, young man works away from the home, young girl and man show affection and sacrifice to the old man (these are the Delaceys).
Creature wonders why the cottagers are so sad. (C. 12)
The monster is perceptive enough to realize that it is less strange that he is so lonely versus the loneliness of the DeLaceys.
M stops stealing food from the family because he realizes that they have so little of it. M begins to find his own provisions and brings firewood to the family anonymously.
M listens to the words of the family and learns language.
Young girl is named Agatha, and the young man is Felix. (Felix is the saddest of the three family members).
C. 12: Learning and Loneliness
M notices the use of written language and yearns to learn that also.
M sees himself in a pool of water and is horrified at his ugliness. M and the cottagers settle into a routine where M clears a path in the snow for the family and cuts firewood for them.
As the season changes to spring, M is invigorated by the changes in nature.
*M = Monster
C. 13 – The most moving part of my story”
A beautiful stranger arrives on horseback and Felix is delighted.
Felix calls her “his sweet Arabian” – there is a language barrier, but she begins to learn English (M listens to the lessons and learns faster than Safie (the girl).
M watches all of this for two months.
M progresses in understanding human feelings, society, and what humans value (money, noble birth) which he does not have.
C. 13 Knowledge and Discontent
M wonders why people might kill others, and yet feels “there was just one means to overcome the sensation of pain, and that was death-a state I did not yet understand.”
M learns about gender differences, and hates not having a family of his own.
Questions if his life has any value at all.
C. 14- The Story of Safie and Felix
The elderly man, De Lacey, has origins in France. He once lived in an aristocratic home, and his children were once high in societal position.
Safie’s dad was the cause of the decline of the De Laceys. He was a Turkish merchant who was placed in jail because of his religion and wealth.
Felix happened to be at the trial. Felix vows to help the Turk, and is offered Safie’s hand in marriage by her dad.
C. 14
The monster has copies of letters between Felix and Safie and he offers to show them to Victor to prove that his story is correct.
Felix helps Safie’s dad escape, with forged passports, and then her dad wishes to betray Felix so he cannot marry Safie, so her dad tells the government of Felix’s deceit.
The De Laceys are imprisoned, and Felix is unable to help as a trial ensues and they lose their fortune and are exiled from their home country.
C. 14
The De Laceys are exiled to Germany in the cottage where the monster sees them.
Safie, who is supposed to stay in Italy in exile according to her dad’s plan, secretly escapes so she can find Felix. An attendant helps her find the family.
Chapter 15 – “My beloved cottagers”
On an August night, M finds gifts for him: clothing, a leather portmanteau (large suitcase), some books – Milton’s Paradise Lost, Plutarch’s Lives, and The Sorrows of Werter.
M reads, learns, analyzes his condition, mentally, physically, socially.
Ponders God, and wonders if Satan may be more of an emblem of his condition.
Chapter 15 - Discovery
M finds some papers from V’s lab (V’s journal of creating the monster).
Lots of description of V’s horror at the creature’s appearance. This makes M mad at his “Accursed creator!” and he questions why he was formed.
In the meantime, life improves for the exiled De Laceys. As their lives improve somewhat, the monster is in despair and a continually increasing tumultuousness.
M prepares to find a way to meet with the De Laceys in a few months.
M yearns for love/companionship
As winter comes, the monster is obsessed with meeting the family so one day he visits the old man, while the young people are gone.
M speaks of his loneliness, and his “friends” who live nearby. M finally admits that he means the De Laceys and the young people return and in horror send the creature back to his hovel.
C. 16 – Notice M’s rage at his creator
M grieves over why he was created, and is overwhelmed with feelings of rage and revenge.
He begins to wander in the woods, howling like a beast. Says he has a hell within him, like Satan. He hears voices and hides.
Sleeps, but with fitful dreams.
A man is asking for rent from the De Laceys, but Felix says they can no longer live there because of danger to his father.
M is filled with rage and revenge and burns the cottage. Then he decides to find his creator.
C. 16 M on a mission to find V
M travels at night, knows geography because of his studies
Saves a young girl who falls into a stream, then as he attempts to render aid to her a farmer sees him and fires a gun at him.
Arrives near Geneva (V’s home) and sees a beautiful young boy (William). When he tries to talk to the child, the child screams at him for being ugly and says his father, M. Frankenstein, will punish him.
Encounter with William
M kills William, and sees the miniature of the beautiful Caroline, and is angry that he will never be attractive.
M sees Justine sleeping, and places the miniature in the folds of her dress and flees.
M wonders if he might see V…and now asks V to make him a female companion.
C. 17 M and V talk about the companion
M begs for a companion who is as ugly as he is, and reasons that since he is shunned by humans, he deserves someone of his own.
M says he hates V and wishes to destroy him…says “you will curse the hour of your birth” to V.
M says that he and his female companion will travel to South America and never bother V or his family again.
V agrees to the newest “creation”
Dedicates himself to a hateful task.
Returns to Chamounix to start the creation.
M vows to watch and make sure the project is complete.
The Creature’s Story
Chapter 11: Tale of the Monster
Describes awakening, confused, indistinct sensations.
It was dark and cold when he awoke so he covers himself with some clothes and wanders outside.
Sees the moon outside and wonders at its beauty.
Finds water in a nearby stream, and seems an abandoned fire (left by beggars).Throws his hand into the fire because of its warmth, and screams in pain.
C. 11: Survival in the forest
Searches for food, which is scarce.
After some snow falls, he sees a small hut and watches an old man near the fire, who sees the monster and flees leaving a delicious meal behind for the monster to enjoy.
Near a village, the monster is seen by some women and children who shriek when they spy him.
C. 11: Villagers pursue the creature
He finds a shelter with a lean to attached to a hut. While looking inside the hut, unknown to its occupants, the creature sees a family, observes their speech, music, and benevolence toward each other. There is an old man, and a young man and girl.
The creature continues to observe the family and is fascinated when they light candles at dark.
Chapter 12: The Lonely Observer
Monster is fascinated with the gentle mannerisms of the cottagers.
Watches their routine; notices their unhappiness.
Old man=blind, young man works away from the home, young girl and man show affection and sacrifice to the old man (these are the Delaceys).
Creature wonders why the cottagers are so sad. (C. 12)
The monster is perceptive enough to realize that it is less strange that he is so lonely versus the loneliness of the DeLaceys.
M stops stealing food from the family because he realizes that they have so little of it. M begins to find his own provisions and brings firewood to the family anonymously.
M listens to the words of the family and learns language.
Young girl is named Agatha, and the young man is Felix. (Felix is the saddest of the three family members).
C. 12: Learning and Loneliness
M notices the use of written language and yearns to learn that also.
M sees himself in a pool of water and is horrified at his ugliness. M and the cottagers settle into a routine where M clears a path in the snow for the family and cuts firewood for them.
As the season changes to spring, M is invigorated by the changes in nature.
*M = Monster
C. 13 – The most moving part of my story”
A beautiful stranger arrives on horseback and Felix is delighted.
Felix calls her “his sweet Arabian” – there is a language barrier, but she begins to learn English (M listens to the lessons and learns faster than Safie (the girl).
M watches all of this for two months.
M progresses in understanding human feelings, society, and what humans value (money, noble birth) which he does not have.
C. 13 Knowledge and Discontent
M wonders why people might kill others, and yet feels “there was just one means to overcome the sensation of pain, and that was death-a state I did not yet understand.”
M learns about gender differences, and hates not having a family of his own.
Questions if his life has any value at all.
C. 14- The Story of Safie and Felix
The elderly man, De Lacey, has origins in France. He once lived in an aristocratic home, and his children were once high in societal position.
Safie’s dad was the cause of the decline of the De Laceys. He was a Turkish merchant who was placed in jail because of his religion and wealth.
Felix happened to be at the trial. Felix vows to help the Turk, and is offered Safie’s hand in marriage by her dad.
C. 14
The monster has copies of letters between Felix and Safie and he offers to show them to Victor to prove that his story is correct.
Felix helps Safie’s dad escape, with forged passports, and then her dad wishes to betray Felix so he cannot marry Safie, so her dad tells the government of Felix’s deceit.
The De Laceys are imprisoned, and Felix is unable to help as a trial ensues and they lose their fortune and are exiled from their home country.
C. 14
The De Laceys are exiled to Germany in the cottage where the monster sees them.
Safie, who is supposed to stay in Italy in exile according to her dad’s plan, secretly escapes so she can find Felix. An attendant helps her find the family.
Chapter 15 – “My beloved cottagers”
On an August night, M finds gifts for him: clothing, a leather portmanteau (large suitcase), some books – Milton’s Paradise Lost, Plutarch’s Lives, and The Sorrows of Werter.
M reads, learns, analyzes his condition, mentally, physically, socially.
Ponders God, and wonders if Satan may be more of an emblem of his condition.
Chapter 15 - Discovery
M finds some papers from V’s lab (V’s journal of creating the monster).
Lots of description of V’s horror at the creature’s appearance. This makes M mad at his “Accursed creator!” and he questions why he was formed.
In the meantime, life improves for the exiled De Laceys. As their lives improve somewhat, the monster is in despair and a continually increasing tumultuousness.
M prepares to find a way to meet with the De Laceys in a few months.
M yearns for love/companionship
As winter comes, the monster is obsessed with meeting the family so one day he visits the old man, while the young people are gone.
M speaks of his loneliness, and his “friends” who live nearby. M finally admits that he means the De Laceys and the young people return and in horror send the creature back to his hovel.
C. 16 – Notice M’s rage at his creator
M grieves over why he was created, and is overwhelmed with feelings of rage and revenge.
He begins to wander in the woods, howling like a beast. Says he has a hell within him, like Satan. He hears voices and hides.
Sleeps, but with fitful dreams.
A man is asking for rent from the De Laceys, but Felix says they can no longer live there because of danger to his father.
M is filled with rage and revenge and burns the cottage. Then he decides to find his creator.
C. 16 M on a mission to find V
M travels at night, knows geography because of his studies
Saves a young girl who falls into a stream, then as he attempts to render aid to her a farmer sees him and fires a gun at him.
Arrives near Geneva (V’s home) and sees a beautiful young boy (William). When he tries to talk to the child, the child screams at him for being ugly and says his father, M. Frankenstein, will punish him.
Encounter with William
M kills William, and sees the miniature of the beautiful Caroline, and is angry that he will never be attractive.
M sees Justine sleeping, and places the miniature in the folds of her dress and flees.
M wonders if he might see V…and now asks V to make him a female companion.
C. 17 M and V talk about the companion
M begs for a companion who is as ugly as he is, and reasons that since he is shunned by humans, he deserves someone of his own.
M says he hates V and wishes to destroy him…says “you will curse the hour of your birth” to V.
M says that he and his female companion will travel to South America and never bother V or his family again.
V agrees to the newest “creation”
Dedicates himself to a hateful task.
Returns to Chamounix to start the creation.
M vows to watch and make sure the project is complete.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Notes Chapters 9 and 10 of Frankenstein
Chapter 9 and 10 Notes
Frankenstein
Chapter 9 – Victor’s story continues
Victor feels a great pain because he cannot act on what he knows about his creature who has destroyed two lives: William and Justine.
V: unable to sleep, wanders in despair and remorse, once again his mental and physical health suffers because his conscience is not clear.
Chapter 9 – Victor’s dad
Victor’s father notices the change in his son, and tries to reason with him.
The family goes to a vacation home for rest and relaxation. V spends many hours on the lake in a boat. He is tempted to plunge into the lake, but knows he cannot do anything to hurt himself because it would cause more sadness for his family and Elizabeth.
Chapter 9 – Victor lives in daily fear of seeing the monster again.
Victor is filled with remorse and guilt; his family is in mourning. His father’s heath suffers.
Elizabeth is also sad and despondent.
The injustice against Justine hurts all of the Frankensteins.
Victor’s grief/guilt intensifies and he tries to escape: wandering the Alpine valleys, wishes to travel back to Chamounix, which he does and then falls into a deep sleep.
Chapter 10: Victor meets his creation
Victor wanders, enjoying the sublime beauty of the mountains. Rested well at night, one more time. Dreams of a group of very large shaped beings surrounding him (foreshadowing).
Wakes and rides to the summit of a mountain; he embraces the idea that aloneness is best for a human, and reaches the top of the mountain around noon.
V begins to feel some joy in his journey, and then sees a man, traveling at a very quick pace, coming toward him. He realizes it is his creation.
Chapter 10 – Victor and the Creature Meet
V calls the creature “Devil” and chastises it for approaching him and all of the bad things the creature has done to people he loved.
The monster, who speaks eloquently, admits that he expected V to feel this way, but implores V to hear his story.
The monster calls himself “Adam,” but realizes he is really a “fallen angel.”
Monster continues to talk to V
The monster talks about how awful it is to be alone, and he asks V why he created him if he hates him.
Monster asks V to listen to his story, and then destroy him if that is what he wishes. Asks V to hear his tale, which is lengthy and strange, and says that V must do this so the creature can live a harmless life (if not he will be the “scourge of your fellow creatures”).
V agrees to listen, and seated by the fire, the creature begins his tale (which actually starts in Chapter 11).
Frankenstein
Chapter 9 – Victor’s story continues
Victor feels a great pain because he cannot act on what he knows about his creature who has destroyed two lives: William and Justine.
V: unable to sleep, wanders in despair and remorse, once again his mental and physical health suffers because his conscience is not clear.
Chapter 9 – Victor’s dad
Victor’s father notices the change in his son, and tries to reason with him.
The family goes to a vacation home for rest and relaxation. V spends many hours on the lake in a boat. He is tempted to plunge into the lake, but knows he cannot do anything to hurt himself because it would cause more sadness for his family and Elizabeth.
Chapter 9 – Victor lives in daily fear of seeing the monster again.
Victor is filled with remorse and guilt; his family is in mourning. His father’s heath suffers.
Elizabeth is also sad and despondent.
The injustice against Justine hurts all of the Frankensteins.
Victor’s grief/guilt intensifies and he tries to escape: wandering the Alpine valleys, wishes to travel back to Chamounix, which he does and then falls into a deep sleep.
Chapter 10: Victor meets his creation
Victor wanders, enjoying the sublime beauty of the mountains. Rested well at night, one more time. Dreams of a group of very large shaped beings surrounding him (foreshadowing).
Wakes and rides to the summit of a mountain; he embraces the idea that aloneness is best for a human, and reaches the top of the mountain around noon.
V begins to feel some joy in his journey, and then sees a man, traveling at a very quick pace, coming toward him. He realizes it is his creation.
Chapter 10 – Victor and the Creature Meet
V calls the creature “Devil” and chastises it for approaching him and all of the bad things the creature has done to people he loved.
The monster, who speaks eloquently, admits that he expected V to feel this way, but implores V to hear his story.
The monster calls himself “Adam,” but realizes he is really a “fallen angel.”
Monster continues to talk to V
The monster talks about how awful it is to be alone, and he asks V why he created him if he hates him.
Monster asks V to listen to his story, and then destroy him if that is what he wishes. Asks V to hear his tale, which is lengthy and strange, and says that V must do this so the creature can live a harmless life (if not he will be the “scourge of your fellow creatures”).
V agrees to listen, and seated by the fire, the creature begins his tale (which actually starts in Chapter 11).
Friday, February 27, 2009
Notes Chapter 6-8 Frankenstein
Frankenstein
Chapters 6-8
Chapter 6
V receives a letter from Elizabeth, who is desperate for him to return home.
She says that his father is well, and Ernest is now 16.
William, the youngest, is described as being a happy child.
Justine Moritz’s story begins with this chapter. She becomes a part of the Frankenstein family, and though called a servant is much more than that to them.
Chapter 6 (con’t
Justine’s young life is troubled at times, and foreshadowing appears in quotes such as: “Poor Justine was very ill, but other trials were reserved for her.”
V recovers from his illness and despair in about a fortnight (14 days). He cannot feel joy in his progress, because he is worried about what the fruit of his labors may be doing.
Victor introduces Henry Clerval to his professors.
As Waldman praises V, it makes him feel even less joy than before. In trying to please Victor with praise, Waldman actually torments V.
Krempe is not nice about V and his emotional stuggles.
Clerval does not like the sciences like V. He is a fan of literature and languages.
V plans to go home in the fall; he has been away for 6 years.
Chapter 6 - conclusion
V and Henry take a long walking tour, and V feels happy again, somewhat…but embedded in his musings is the fact that he knows it this happiness is only temporary.
Chapter 7: Bad news from V’s dad
William is dead, murdered while he left the family to play hide and seek.
Possible motive for the murder is the theft of a very valuable miniature that once belonged to Caroline (V’s mom).
Victor makes plans to go to Geneva immediately. The journey home is melancholy. Stops for two days at Lausanne to try to calm his nerves.
C. 7 - continued
V stops at the place where William was murdered since he arrives at Geneva when the city gates are closed.
A thunderstorm with lightening ensues, and Victor sees the glimpse of a figure that looks like it might be his creation.
He wonders if the monster may be the actual murderer, and then concludes that the creature is the one! Thinks of pursuing the creature, but sees that the monster is hanging on some mountain rocks, out of range.
V goes to his dad’s home
V desperately wishes to tell what he know about who the murderer might be, but cannot.
Arrives at his father’s home, and Ernest tells him that the murderer has been found – Justine!
Circumstantial evidence against Justine:
She was ill and taken to her bed for a few days. While ill, a servant discovered the miniature in her clothing. She was also out all night the evening of the murder, and acted strangely when told of William’s death.
Chapter 8: The Trial
Justine is calm; evidence is presented. Says she is innocent, but says that her protests will probably not acquit her.
Mentions seeing a man late that evening (who might that be?)
Says she spent the night in a barn since the city gates were locked.
Conjectures that the murderer might have placed the jewel on her, but then takes her statement back.
C. 8
Elizabeth testifies as to Justine’s character, and even though it is powerful, it is not helpful.
V starts acting like a stereotypical mad scientist.
Justine then confesses to the murder, and then calls it a lie. Says she confessed, so she can obtain absolution. “I leave a sad and bitter world.” She dies and V feels devastation at how many lives have been lost because of him.
Victor
Victor is in turmoil; he has caused William’s death, and now Justine’s, and despairs over “…the first hapless victims [of]my unhallowed arts.”
Chapters 6-8
Chapter 6
V receives a letter from Elizabeth, who is desperate for him to return home.
She says that his father is well, and Ernest is now 16.
William, the youngest, is described as being a happy child.
Justine Moritz’s story begins with this chapter. She becomes a part of the Frankenstein family, and though called a servant is much more than that to them.
Chapter 6 (con’t
Justine’s young life is troubled at times, and foreshadowing appears in quotes such as: “Poor Justine was very ill, but other trials were reserved for her.”
V recovers from his illness and despair in about a fortnight (14 days). He cannot feel joy in his progress, because he is worried about what the fruit of his labors may be doing.
Victor introduces Henry Clerval to his professors.
As Waldman praises V, it makes him feel even less joy than before. In trying to please Victor with praise, Waldman actually torments V.
Krempe is not nice about V and his emotional stuggles.
Clerval does not like the sciences like V. He is a fan of literature and languages.
V plans to go home in the fall; he has been away for 6 years.
Chapter 6 - conclusion
V and Henry take a long walking tour, and V feels happy again, somewhat…but embedded in his musings is the fact that he knows it this happiness is only temporary.
Chapter 7: Bad news from V’s dad
William is dead, murdered while he left the family to play hide and seek.
Possible motive for the murder is the theft of a very valuable miniature that once belonged to Caroline (V’s mom).
Victor makes plans to go to Geneva immediately. The journey home is melancholy. Stops for two days at Lausanne to try to calm his nerves.
C. 7 - continued
V stops at the place where William was murdered since he arrives at Geneva when the city gates are closed.
A thunderstorm with lightening ensues, and Victor sees the glimpse of a figure that looks like it might be his creation.
He wonders if the monster may be the actual murderer, and then concludes that the creature is the one! Thinks of pursuing the creature, but sees that the monster is hanging on some mountain rocks, out of range.
V goes to his dad’s home
V desperately wishes to tell what he know about who the murderer might be, but cannot.
Arrives at his father’s home, and Ernest tells him that the murderer has been found – Justine!
Circumstantial evidence against Justine:
She was ill and taken to her bed for a few days. While ill, a servant discovered the miniature in her clothing. She was also out all night the evening of the murder, and acted strangely when told of William’s death.
Chapter 8: The Trial
Justine is calm; evidence is presented. Says she is innocent, but says that her protests will probably not acquit her.
Mentions seeing a man late that evening (who might that be?)
Says she spent the night in a barn since the city gates were locked.
Conjectures that the murderer might have placed the jewel on her, but then takes her statement back.
C. 8
Elizabeth testifies as to Justine’s character, and even though it is powerful, it is not helpful.
V starts acting like a stereotypical mad scientist.
Justine then confesses to the murder, and then calls it a lie. Says she confessed, so she can obtain absolution. “I leave a sad and bitter world.” She dies and V feels devastation at how many lives have been lost because of him.
Victor
Victor is in turmoil; he has caused William’s death, and now Justine’s, and despairs over “…the first hapless victims [of]my unhallowed arts.”
Monday, February 23, 2009
Frankenstein notes Chapters 1 - 5
Frankenstein
The Letters through Chapter Two
Letters of Robert Walton to Margaret Saville
Letter One: December
St. Petersburgh (Russia)
Plans to go where no man has gone before
Not afraid of:
Ice/storms – it should be summer-like at N. Pole
Danger
He first thought of this dream to explore while reading his Uncle Thomas’ letters about voyages.
Letter One (Continued):
Walton was an unsuccessful poet for a year.
6 years have passed since he began this project.
Could have had a life of luxury and ease.
Will sail in June.
Letter Two:
Location – Archangel, March
Has found a ship and sailors.
Desires to find a friend who is his equal.
Read Uncle Thomas’ book for the first 14 years of his life.
Shipmaster – courageous Englishman
Master-uneducated, silent, generous man
Letter Three:
Brief letter, July
As he travels North, conditions are more summer-like.
Gales, ice are no problem for the ship and its crew.
Walton is confident of his success, and promises his sister he will not encounter danger
Letter Four:
August, “a strange accident”
Surrounded by ice and fog
“perceived a low carriage, fixed on a sledge and drawn by dogs, pass on towards the North…a being which had the shape of a man, but apparently of gigantic stature, sat in the sledge and guided the dogs.”
Four (Continued):
Another sledge with a human, a European in a poor state of exhaustion.
Two days pass before the stranger can speak.
Says he is looking for “one who fled from me.”
August: “Broken spirit” of a man becomes Walton’s friend, and begins to tell his story.
Chapter One
Victor’s life and family
Father – Alphonse
Mother – Caroline Beaufort Frankenstein (daughter of one of Alphonse’s friends)
Brothers – Ernest (middle child)
William – youngest son
Distinguished family
Chapter One (Continued)
Victor’s parents traveled extensively and on one of the travels to Italy, they adopted Elizabeth Lavenza (daughter of an Italian nobleman, living in poverty when the Frankensteins meet her)
Chapter Two
One year age difference between Victor and Elizabeth.
Victor tells of his happy childhood, and how passionate he is about life and learning.
Victor’s school friend – Henry Clerval is interested in heroes, action of mankind.
Elizabeth – calm, saintly, soft voice, sympathetic
Chapter Two (Continued)
Victor’s interest in “natural philosophy” makes him wish to read Cornelius Agrippa, Paracelsus, and Alberto Magnus.
Science is his focus and he feels that he must always strive to learn more.
Searches for the “elixir of life.”
Witnesses a thunderstorm while 15, and becomes interested in the laws of electricity.
Chapter Two (Continued)
Victor changes his studies to math and science built on a secure foundation after reading Sir Isaac Newton.
Chapter ends with foreshadowing:
“Destiny was too potent, and her immutable laws had decreed my utter and terrible destruction.”
Chapter 3 Frankenstein
Victor enters college at 17.
University of Ingolstadt.
Elizabeth gets scarlet fever.
Caroline (V’s mom) nurses Elizabeth to health, but falls ill.
On her deathbed, Caroline joins Victor’ and Elizabeth’s hands and wishes for them to marry someday.
Chapter Three (Continued):
Victor meets his professors.
M. Krempe (Monsieur): professor of natural philosophy. Uncouth, repulsive.
M. Waldman: opposite of Krempe. Benevolent, dignified. Helps decide Victor’s future. Focus on chemistry.
Chapter Four:
Victor makes rapid progress in his studies. He improves some chemical instrumentation at the university and receives accolades.
Becomes interested in the structure of the human frame. Says to examine life, one must look at death, so he goes to graveyards to observe the normal decay of the human body.
Chapter Four (continued):
Victor visits charnel houses, vaults, and looks at the decaying effects of death on the human body.
Realizes that he is becoming “..capable of bestowing animation upon lifeless matter.”
Becomes concerned about how to enact reanimation.
Decides to make the creature gigantic in size, so the parts will be easier to manipulate in the lab.
Victor, himself, becomes an absolutely, exhausted wreck (time in school, lab, and prowling graveyards at night).
Chapter Five:
On a dreary night in November, Victor is ready to infuse life into his creation.
Description of the creature/wretch:
Dull, yellow, watery eyes, deep eye sockets
Proportionate limbs, black shiny hair
Yellow skin, stretched tightly around his arteries, muscles
White teeth, black lips, shriveled complexion
Chapter Five (continued):
Took two years to make the creature.
Victor ruins his own health during the creative process.
Victor becomes horrified and disgusted as he looks at the monster.
After finally sleeping, Victor awakes and sees the creature stretching his hand out toward the creator.
Victor escapes from his apartment to his courtyard below, and runs into Henry Clerval the next day who has a letter from Elizabeth for Victor.
The Letters through Chapter Two
Letters of Robert Walton to Margaret Saville
Letter One: December
St. Petersburgh (Russia)
Plans to go where no man has gone before
Not afraid of:
Ice/storms – it should be summer-like at N. Pole
Danger
He first thought of this dream to explore while reading his Uncle Thomas’ letters about voyages.
Letter One (Continued):
Walton was an unsuccessful poet for a year.
6 years have passed since he began this project.
Could have had a life of luxury and ease.
Will sail in June.
Letter Two:
Location – Archangel, March
Has found a ship and sailors.
Desires to find a friend who is his equal.
Read Uncle Thomas’ book for the first 14 years of his life.
Shipmaster – courageous Englishman
Master-uneducated, silent, generous man
Letter Three:
Brief letter, July
As he travels North, conditions are more summer-like.
Gales, ice are no problem for the ship and its crew.
Walton is confident of his success, and promises his sister he will not encounter danger
Letter Four:
August, “a strange accident”
Surrounded by ice and fog
“perceived a low carriage, fixed on a sledge and drawn by dogs, pass on towards the North…a being which had the shape of a man, but apparently of gigantic stature, sat in the sledge and guided the dogs.”
Four (Continued):
Another sledge with a human, a European in a poor state of exhaustion.
Two days pass before the stranger can speak.
Says he is looking for “one who fled from me.”
August: “Broken spirit” of a man becomes Walton’s friend, and begins to tell his story.
Chapter One
Victor’s life and family
Father – Alphonse
Mother – Caroline Beaufort Frankenstein (daughter of one of Alphonse’s friends)
Brothers – Ernest (middle child)
William – youngest son
Distinguished family
Chapter One (Continued)
Victor’s parents traveled extensively and on one of the travels to Italy, they adopted Elizabeth Lavenza (daughter of an Italian nobleman, living in poverty when the Frankensteins meet her)
Chapter Two
One year age difference between Victor and Elizabeth.
Victor tells of his happy childhood, and how passionate he is about life and learning.
Victor’s school friend – Henry Clerval is interested in heroes, action of mankind.
Elizabeth – calm, saintly, soft voice, sympathetic
Chapter Two (Continued)
Victor’s interest in “natural philosophy” makes him wish to read Cornelius Agrippa, Paracelsus, and Alberto Magnus.
Science is his focus and he feels that he must always strive to learn more.
Searches for the “elixir of life.”
Witnesses a thunderstorm while 15, and becomes interested in the laws of electricity.
Chapter Two (Continued)
Victor changes his studies to math and science built on a secure foundation after reading Sir Isaac Newton.
Chapter ends with foreshadowing:
“Destiny was too potent, and her immutable laws had decreed my utter and terrible destruction.”
Chapter 3 Frankenstein
Victor enters college at 17.
University of Ingolstadt.
Elizabeth gets scarlet fever.
Caroline (V’s mom) nurses Elizabeth to health, but falls ill.
On her deathbed, Caroline joins Victor’ and Elizabeth’s hands and wishes for them to marry someday.
Chapter Three (Continued):
Victor meets his professors.
M. Krempe (Monsieur): professor of natural philosophy. Uncouth, repulsive.
M. Waldman: opposite of Krempe. Benevolent, dignified. Helps decide Victor’s future. Focus on chemistry.
Chapter Four:
Victor makes rapid progress in his studies. He improves some chemical instrumentation at the university and receives accolades.
Becomes interested in the structure of the human frame. Says to examine life, one must look at death, so he goes to graveyards to observe the normal decay of the human body.
Chapter Four (continued):
Victor visits charnel houses, vaults, and looks at the decaying effects of death on the human body.
Realizes that he is becoming “..capable of bestowing animation upon lifeless matter.”
Becomes concerned about how to enact reanimation.
Decides to make the creature gigantic in size, so the parts will be easier to manipulate in the lab.
Victor, himself, becomes an absolutely, exhausted wreck (time in school, lab, and prowling graveyards at night).
Chapter Five:
On a dreary night in November, Victor is ready to infuse life into his creation.
Description of the creature/wretch:
Dull, yellow, watery eyes, deep eye sockets
Proportionate limbs, black shiny hair
Yellow skin, stretched tightly around his arteries, muscles
White teeth, black lips, shriveled complexion
Chapter Five (continued):
Took two years to make the creature.
Victor ruins his own health during the creative process.
Victor becomes horrified and disgusted as he looks at the monster.
After finally sleeping, Victor awakes and sees the creature stretching his hand out toward the creator.
Victor escapes from his apartment to his courtyard below, and runs into Henry Clerval the next day who has a letter from Elizabeth for Victor.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Frankenstein Letters
FrankensteinThe Letters
Letters of Robert Walton to Margaret Saville
Letter One: December
St. Petersburgh (Russia)
Plans to go where no man has gone before
Not afraid of:
Ice/storms – it should be summer-like at N. Pole
Danger
He first thought of this dream to explore while reading his Uncle Thomas’ letters about voyages.
Letter One (Continued):
Walton was an unsuccessful poet for a year.
6 years have passed since he began this project.
Could have had a life of luxury and ease.
Will sail in June.
Letter Two:
Location – Archangel, March
Has found a ship and sailors.
Desires to find a friend who is his equal.
Read Uncle Thomas’ book for the first 14 years of his life.
Shipmaster – courageous Englishman
Master-uneducated, silent, generous man
Letter Three:
Brief letter, July
As he travels North, conditions are more summer-like.
Gales, ice are no problem for the ship and its crew.
Walton is confident of his success, and promises his sister he will not encounter danger
Letter Four:
August, “a strange accident”
Surrounded by ice and fog
“perceived a low carriage, fixed on a sledge and drawn by dogs, pass on towards the North…a being which had the shape of a man, but apparently of gigantic stature, sat in the sledge and guided the dogs.”
Four (Continued):
Another sledge with a human, a European in a poor state of exhaustion.
Two days pass before the stranger can speak.
Says he is looking for “one who fled from me.”
August: “Broken spirit” of a man becomes Walton’s friend, and begins to tell his story.
Letters of Robert Walton to Margaret Saville
Letter One: December
St. Petersburgh (Russia)
Plans to go where no man has gone before
Not afraid of:
Ice/storms – it should be summer-like at N. Pole
Danger
He first thought of this dream to explore while reading his Uncle Thomas’ letters about voyages.
Letter One (Continued):
Walton was an unsuccessful poet for a year.
6 years have passed since he began this project.
Could have had a life of luxury and ease.
Will sail in June.
Letter Two:
Location – Archangel, March
Has found a ship and sailors.
Desires to find a friend who is his equal.
Read Uncle Thomas’ book for the first 14 years of his life.
Shipmaster – courageous Englishman
Master-uneducated, silent, generous man
Letter Three:
Brief letter, July
As he travels North, conditions are more summer-like.
Gales, ice are no problem for the ship and its crew.
Walton is confident of his success, and promises his sister he will not encounter danger
Letter Four:
August, “a strange accident”
Surrounded by ice and fog
“perceived a low carriage, fixed on a sledge and drawn by dogs, pass on towards the North…a being which had the shape of a man, but apparently of gigantic stature, sat in the sledge and guided the dogs.”
Four (Continued):
Another sledge with a human, a European in a poor state of exhaustion.
Two days pass before the stranger can speak.
Says he is looking for “one who fled from me.”
August: “Broken spirit” of a man becomes Walton’s friend, and begins to tell his story.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Bell Schedule for Feb. 23-March 6th
RUN-UP TO TAKS SCHEDULE
February 23-March 6
Period Time
1 8:00-8:45
2A 8:50-9:35
2B 9:40-10:25
3 10:30-11:15
Lunch Class
4 “A” Lunch 11:15-11:45 11:50-12:40
Class Lunch Class
4 “B” Lunch 11:20-11:45 11:45-12:15 12:20-12:40
Class Lunch
4 “C” Lunch 11:20-12:10 12:10-12:40
5A 12:45-1:30
5B 1:35-2:20
6 2:25-3:10
February 23-March 6
Period Time
1 8:00-8:45
2A 8:50-9:35
2B 9:40-10:25
3 10:30-11:15
Lunch Class
4 “A” Lunch 11:15-11:45 11:50-12:40
Class Lunch Class
4 “B” Lunch 11:20-11:45 11:45-12:15 12:20-12:40
Class Lunch
4 “C” Lunch 11:20-12:10 12:10-12:40
5A 12:45-1:30
5B 1:35-2:20
6 2:25-3:10
Monday, February 16, 2009
Romantic Period - Frankenstein Notes
Romantic Period
1780-1830
Age of Revolution
Political
Many countries at war
American Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Educational Revolution
The literature of the time reflect events immersed in turmoil.
Romantic Period
Literature changed from creative to sophisticated writing.
Concerns of the writers:
Intelligence, high level thinking
Science=Enlightenment
Intricacies of the mind, psychology
Books and Literacy
The general public read more than previous time periods.
Libraries were readily available.
Affordable books.
Rise of periodicals.
Self help books on subjects such as math, science, were popular.
Concerns of the scientist
Can man create life?
Powers of life and death.
Who is responsible for life/death concerns?
Psychology
Nature vs. nurture issue
Human nature itself – what effects it?
Born with? Tabula rasa (blank slate?? OR
Family/social environment – how important is the way one is raised/treated?
Frankenstein
Characters:
Captain Robert Walton
English explorer (18th century) navigating his way to the North Pole.
Goal= Find glory, help mankind
Desires a friend
Responsible for his crew
We meet him in letters as the story begins.
Margaret Saville
Sister of the explorer
Recipient of letters
Not an active character in the story
Frankenstein’s family
Sons:
Victor
William
Ernest
Adopted sister:
Elizabeth Lavenza
Other characters
Victor’s parents
Henry Clerval – Victor’s friend
Justine Moritz- long time family servant
Monster (he has no name, but is called by many synonyms for monster – notice them)
DeLacey family
Structure of the novel
Multiple narrators
Begins with letters
Themes – coincide with Romantic period interests.
1780-1830
Age of Revolution
Political
Many countries at war
American Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Educational Revolution
The literature of the time reflect events immersed in turmoil.
Romantic Period
Literature changed from creative to sophisticated writing.
Concerns of the writers:
Intelligence, high level thinking
Science=Enlightenment
Intricacies of the mind, psychology
Books and Literacy
The general public read more than previous time periods.
Libraries were readily available.
Affordable books.
Rise of periodicals.
Self help books on subjects such as math, science, were popular.
Concerns of the scientist
Can man create life?
Powers of life and death.
Who is responsible for life/death concerns?
Psychology
Nature vs. nurture issue
Human nature itself – what effects it?
Born with? Tabula rasa (blank slate?? OR
Family/social environment – how important is the way one is raised/treated?
Frankenstein
Characters:
Captain Robert Walton
English explorer (18th century) navigating his way to the North Pole.
Goal= Find glory, help mankind
Desires a friend
Responsible for his crew
We meet him in letters as the story begins.
Margaret Saville
Sister of the explorer
Recipient of letters
Not an active character in the story
Frankenstein’s family
Sons:
Victor
William
Ernest
Adopted sister:
Elizabeth Lavenza
Other characters
Victor’s parents
Henry Clerval – Victor’s friend
Justine Moritz- long time family servant
Monster (he has no name, but is called by many synonyms for monster – notice them)
DeLacey family
Structure of the novel
Multiple narrators
Begins with letters
Themes – coincide with Romantic period interests.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Novel
Please purchase a copy of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (any unabridged version) by Feb. 16.
Barnes and Noble has editions available for less than $4. Check with customer service to see if the books are behind the counter.
You will receive a grade for bringing a book to class.
The library may also have several copies if you prefer to save money.
Barnes and Noble has editions available for less than $4. Check with customer service to see if the books are behind the counter.
You will receive a grade for bringing a book to class.
The library may also have several copies if you prefer to save money.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Turnitin
Please be sure to enroll in your class period right away, so you can submit your paper through Turnitin.
Log in to www.turnitin.com
Sign in with the email and password that you used last time. (If you have forgotten your password, click on the icon for that and follow the instructions).
Next hit "enroll in a new class"
Enrollment id are: 2591860 (for third period), 2591861 (for fourth period), and 2591862 (for sixth period).
The password for all classes is: "wildcat09"
After set up, please remember to upload your paper, assign it a title, and you will receive a digital receipt for your paper.
Log in to www.turnitin.com
Sign in with the email and password that you used last time. (If you have forgotten your password, click on the icon for that and follow the instructions).
Next hit "enroll in a new class"
Enrollment id are: 2591860 (for third period), 2591861 (for fourth period), and 2591862 (for sixth period).
The password for all classes is: "wildcat09"
After set up, please remember to upload your paper, assign it a title, and you will receive a digital receipt for your paper.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Extra credit
If you wish to earn some extra credit, please bring a full sized box of facial tissue to our class. Please write your first and last name on the bottom of the box.
Thank you:)
Thank you:)
Monday, January 26, 2009
Research paper grade sheet
Name______________
English IV Research Rubric
Preparation/Library (20) __________
Source and note cards (5) __________
Daily work in class (10) __________
Behavior (5) __________
Following instructions (12) __________
Thesis (2) __________
Argument____
Outline (5) __________
Thesis missing ,spacing errors
Sources used (5) __________
Poor quality, not all used in paper
Content (35)
Intro/Concl (5) ___________
Information gathered
Biography (5) ___________
Works (5) ___________
Themes (5) ___________
Characters (5) ___________
Critics’s remarks (5) ___________
Author’s comments (5) ___________
Documentation (15) ___________
Proper credit given (5) ___________
Punctuation, spacing errors
Works cited (5) ___________
Spacing ___________
Source not used in paper
Used all sources (5) ___________
Mechanics (18)
Spelling (5) ___________
Syntax/grammar (5) ___________
MLA format (5) ___________
Turnitin (3) ___________
TOTAL: ____________
English IV Research Rubric
Preparation/Library (20) __________
Source and note cards (5) __________
Daily work in class (10) __________
Behavior (5) __________
Following instructions (12) __________
Thesis (2) __________
Argument____
Outline (5) __________
Thesis missing ,spacing errors
Sources used (5) __________
Poor quality, not all used in paper
Content (35)
Intro/Concl (5) ___________
Information gathered
Biography (5) ___________
Works (5) ___________
Themes (5) ___________
Characters (5) ___________
Critics’s remarks (5) ___________
Author’s comments (5) ___________
Documentation (15) ___________
Proper credit given (5) ___________
Punctuation, spacing errors
Works cited (5) ___________
Spacing ___________
Source not used in paper
Used all sources (5) ___________
Mechanics (18)
Spelling (5) ___________
Syntax/grammar (5) ___________
MLA format (5) ___________
Turnitin (3) ___________
TOTAL: ____________
Monday, January 5, 2009
A few notes about research
1. Library copies are 10 cents per page. Since we are using reference books predominately for this project, it will help you to make a few copies of pages for notetaking (especially if you will be absent during our scheduled library time.
2. I do not allow drop-ins during class periods OTHER than your own. Make copies of materials that you can utilize in other classes (if your instructor allows it).
3. Use INK only on note and bib cards.
4. Limit the number of items that you write as quotations, and highlight short or long quotes on the note cards.
5. Make your bib cards look just like a works cited entry (p. 30-1) in Style Books.
6. If your Turnitin account is not active, be sure that it is no later than Feb. 2nd.
2. I do not allow drop-ins during class periods OTHER than your own. Make copies of materials that you can utilize in other classes (if your instructor allows it).
3. Use INK only on note and bib cards.
4. Limit the number of items that you write as quotations, and highlight short or long quotes on the note cards.
5. Make your bib cards look just like a works cited entry (p. 30-1) in Style Books.
6. If your Turnitin account is not active, be sure that it is no later than Feb. 2nd.
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