Ms. Bridges' AP English

Tuesday, February 21nd: As you watch “Crash Course: Frankenstein, Part 2”, please consider the following questions: 1.      What common traits does Frankenstein   share with Romanticism? 2.      What are the things the Romantics valued that the intellectuals of the Classical Age, Age of Reason, or Industrial Age did not? 3.      What is intentional fallacy? 4.      What does one miss when one concentrates only on “intentional fallacy”? 5.      Why are the women in Frankenstein   so passive and doomed? 6.      What happens to women, families, and societies when men single-mindedly pursue scientific experiments? 7.      Why might one think Frankenstein does not like women? 8.      What are some of the grand themes in Frankenstein? 9.      What were some of the current or conte...

Monday, January 30th: Went over the answers to "The Race" Analyzed strategies in answering questions Work on Crime and Punishment essays Tuesday, January 31st:  Read and discuss Mary Shelley's biography For homework: Read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein  Work on Crime and Punishment essays Wednesday, February 1st:    Passed out the Romantics Packet Went over “Things to Consider When Reading Frankenstein” Discussion of Gothic and Romantic Literature Read the biography of Percy Bysshe Shelley For tonight: Read Frankenstein, the Letters, up to Chapter One. Write down on a sheet of a paper 1.      What I Know About Gothic Literature 2.      What I Don’t know About Gothic Literature 3.      What I Would Like to Know About Gothic Literature   (“I don’t want to know anything about Gothic Literature” or “I Don’t Care” – is not an option) Thursday, February 2nd:...