Friday 22 February 2013

Romantic views on Nature and Frankenstein



Hello all
This week we have looked at Romantic views on Nature and Frankenstein. You watched this film on this and, as much as you thought it was pretentious (it's Peter Ackroyd; he can't be pretentious: he is awesome! Maybe one of the words you need to look up is pretentious?), it's very informative and gives you a good understanding of Romantic ideas about nature. I would also recommend you watch the other two films in the series, Eternity and Liberty, as they will deepen your understanding of the movement. Try to hate a little less.
Some hilarity at the 'birth' of the monster in lessons, but a valuable critical interpretation... A range of interpretations were brought up by the class and some thought on whether or not this might be a feminist text.
Homework is three words - you should know what you're doing.
Let me know if you need any help.
Ms


Thursday 7 February 2013

Friday 1 February 2013

Chapter 5 Emotion


Hello Y10
Some excellent work this week. The wall is becoming an excellent resource!
You have two homeworks (if you're on the French Exchange, just do the one in the powerpoint and I'll give you the resource for the other one next week).

  1. Fully annotate Chapter 5 for emotion. I expect this to take and hour + of really focussed reading and interpretation. 
  2. The pink sheet is some research you can do on philosophical ideas that would have influenced Mary Shelley. 

Let me know if you have any problems.