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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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:)

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: ____________