TODAY 1.WARM UP 1.WARM UP: WORK ON Q4 BOOK ESSAYS (DUE FRI BY 2:30 PM) 2.LESSON 2.LESSON: CLOSE READING & TEXT ANNOTATION a.READ INTRO TO FRANKENSTEIN b.ANNOTATE IT (CIRCLE UNKNOWN WORDS, WRITE SYNONYMS, UNDERLINE KEY SUPPORT) c.DISCUSS ANNOTATIONS AND CONTENT OF INTRO d.WATCH VIDEO 3.ACTIVITY 3.ACTIVITY: CONTINUE READING FRANKENSTEIN AND DISCUSS

Q4 AP BOOK TALKS & ESSAYS 1.READ 1.READ: A BOOK FROM THE AP READING LIST 2.WRITE 2.WRITE: A FIVE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY THAT ANSWERS THE PROMPT BELOW 3.CHOOSE 3.CHOOSE: An image or object that represents an aspect of the setting that illustrates the main character’s personality and the theme of the story. 4.PRESENT 4.PRESENT: A summary and analysis of the impact of the setting on the character & theme. 5.TURN IN 5.TURN IN: Your essay and a copy of your visual aid.

Your Name Last Name 1 Dr. Van Slooten English 10 Pre-AP May 28, 2015 Quarter 4 AP Book Essay: Character and Setting PROMPT: “And, after all, our surroundings influence our lives and characters as much as fate, destiny or any supernatural agency.” Pauline Hopkins, Contending Forces. Choose a novel or story in which cultural, physical, or geographical surroundings shape psychological or moral traits in a character. Then write a well-organized essay in which you analyze how the setting affects this character and illuminates the meaning of the work as a whole. Structure Reminders Introduction: Hook the reader’s interest, explain the hook, give a brief summary of the story you are going to analyze, state your answer to the prompt using a three-point thesis. Body: Write three body paragraphs, include a topic sentence, supporting examples, your explanation of the context for each example and how it supports the thesis, and a closing sentence. Conclusion: Restate the thesis, summarize your important points, provide closure, give the reader something to think about.

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Your Name Last Name 1 Dr. Van Slooten English 10 Pre-AP May 28, 2015 Quarter 4 AP Book Essay: Character and Setting PROMPT: “And, after all, our surroundings influence our lives and characters as much as fate, destiny or any supernatural agency.” Pauline Hopkins, Contending Forces. Choose a novel or story in which cultural, physical, or geographical surroundings shape psychological or moral traits in a character. Then write a well-organized essay in which you analyze how the setting affects this character and illuminates the meaning of the work as a whole.

CLOSE READING / TEXT ANNOTATION: FRANKENSTEIN MARY SHELLEY MARY SHELLEY: Wrote the original story when she was 17 years old. She and her husband were trapped in a storm with friends and they held a horror story contest. She won. THE SCIENCE THE SCIENCE: Galvanism Why would someone want to do this? FRANKENSTEIN is considered to be one of the first science fiction stories because it is based on what was considered to be real science at the time: Galvanism. This is the reanimation of dead tissue using electricity. Why would someone want to do this? Is this “playing God”? THE STORY THE STORY: FRANKENSTEIN is the story of a young scientist who is distraught over the loss of his mother and becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. He achieves his goal but rejects his creation as well as a line he believed he crossed. When his creation is hurt by the rejection of his “father”, he goes on a murderous rampage.

LITERARY ANALYSIS: CHARACTER AND SETTING English 10 Standard 10.4 English 10 Standard 10.4: Students will read, comprehend, and analyze a variety of literary texts including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama. Your Assignment Your Assignment: Read Read Frankenstein Annotate Annotate the text: circle unknown words, write a synonym in the margin, underline key points, write comments and questions in the margins Discuss Discuss how the setting of the story depicts the emotional and physical state of the characters.

NAME___________ BLOCK___________ DATE___________ CHARACTER NOTES: “JULIUS CAESAR” CHARACTER EXTERNAL ACTIONS & DIALOGUE INTERNAL THOUGHTS: (MONOLOGUE, ETC.) EXPLANATIONCAESAR CAESAR: CAESAR: Forget not in your speed, Antonius, to touch Calpurnia; for our elders say the barren, touched in this holy chase, shake off their sterile curse. ANTONY: ANTONY: I shall remember. When Caesar says “Do this,” it is performed. CAESAR: CAESAR: Set on, and leave no ceremony out. (Shakespeare 1205 lines 6-11). He is arrogant and thinks mostly about himself.

NAME___________ BLOCK___________ DATE___________ CHARACTER NOTES: “JULIUS CAESAR” CHARACTER EXTERNAL ACTIONS & DIALOGUE INTERNAL THOUGHTS: (MONOLOGUE, ETC.) EXPLANATIONBRUTUS BRUTUS: BRUTUS: Nor construe any further my neglect than that poor Brutus, with himself at war… (Shakespeare 1206 lines 45-46). He is conflicted about his feelings for his friend Caesar. He is dangerous, predatory, and crafty. CASSIUS CAESAR: CAESAR: Let me have men about me that are fat, sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o’ nights. Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look; he thinks too much, such men area dangerous. (Shakespeare 1210 lines ).