1. English 2323 & English IV
British Literature

2. Gothic Literature
What is Gothic Literature? Term used to describe literary works that make extensive use of primitive, medieval, wild, mysterious, or unnatural elements. A gothic novel was a late-eighteenth century revival of the tale of terror, which has its roots in antiquity.

3. Gothic Characteristics
Settings most often include large, drafty old houses that have been in the family for years—castles or family estates.
Mystery and Suspense (secrets)
Death, murder, missing person or item
Ghostly legend, unexplainable occurrence
Tales including highly charged emotional state: terror, a feeling that one is on the brink of insanity, anger agitation, an exaggerated feeling of some impending doom, and obsessive love
Supernatural, events: ghosts, doors that open themselves, unexplained sounds, etc..
Women in distress, frightened and confused, wandering around lost, or dying due to a slow and unexplainable ailment

4. Gothic Characteristics Cont.
Uses words designed to evoke images of gloom and doom: dark, foreboding, forbidding, ghostly
Romantic themes often involve the death of a man or woman in the throes of some great passion, the obsessive nature of a man or woman in love, or excessive grief one feels upon the loss of a loved one.

5. Literary Vocabulary Frankenstein
Gothic Irony
Metaphors Extended metaphors
Point of View Theme
Setting Tone
Parallelism Paradox
Protagonist Antagonist
Conflict Internal/External
Historical Context Influence
Dramatic Plot Summary

6. Dramatic Plot Summary
Climax
Rising Action
Falling Action
Exposition/Intro
Resolution/Conclusion

7. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Gothic novels
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole (577)
The Mysteries of Udolpho by Anne Radcliff (594)

8. Gothic characteristics: fear, eerie, making ordinary/extraordinary
Frankenstein
Romantic era novel
Gothic characteristics: fear, eerie, making ordinary/extraordinary
First Published 1818 (3 volumes)
Reprinted twice in 1823 & 1831
Elements of: psychological complexity, influence, competitive instincts, fear of success…
Story of beauty, terror, ambition, disappointment, intellectual reaching and fear of knowledge, love and hate.
Novel began as a contest with other writers to write a ghost story in 1816.

9. Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Denied love
search for acceptance
rejection-which turns to hate

10. Literary Circle Reports
Work as a Team, but have separate jobs:
Director
Illuminator
Illustrator (Yes you get to draw)
Connector
Word Watcher
Summarizer
Cannot do the same part/job twice—
must switch every report
Literary Circle Report # 1 Covers pages (letters – page 77)

11. Records and reports on the group discussion
Director
Responsible for Group discussion, writes these ideas down, helps members with their roles.
Records and reports on the group discussion
Suggested sample questions to begin discussion on reverse side of handout
Responsible for title page with each members name and selected job
Decorate the title page, make sure it has the title: Literary Circle Report # 1, 2, or 3 and everyone’s name and job (see samples)
Collects reports, staples, and turns-in to Mrs. Patterson
If Team members will be absent the day the report is due make sure they it to you or Mrs. Patterson

12. Illuminator
Find passages (minimum 3) and explain why they are so important to the reading selection for this report.
Select passages that are memorable, interesting, puzzling, funny, or important.
Notes should include Quotes, page numbers and an explanation (at least two sentences) Should be like an Short answer response for each passage.

13. Illustrator
Draw what you see in the selected reading assignment for the Literary Circle
Include the page numbers from the novel where you got the idea for your drawing(s)
This job is the easy and fun job—but every time we do a different report you cannot do the same job.

14. Connect what you are studying/reading with the world outside of school
Connector
Connect what you are studying/reading with the world outside of school
Global meaning/connection
Connect to own experiences—life, news events, political events, or popular trends.

15. Everyone in the team needs to contribute
Word watcher
Everyone in the team needs to contribute
Share your vocabulary words with the team and the Word Watcher consolidates the words, defines them and discusses the contextual meaning with the group (Need page numbers)
If you do not have six members in the group the Director has each person add two or more words to the bottom of their own report

16. Prepares a brief summary of the assigned reading (by chapter).
Summarizer
Prepares a brief summary of the assigned reading (by chapter).
Use the sample questions on the handout to decide what to include
Use your team members to help you find information for the summaries
You can organize the information by chapter or a time-line of events

17. Literary Circle Reports
No one can do the same job twice
Positions/Roles will change every time we do a new Literary Circle Report
You may be asked to share your LCR findings with the class
Be prepared to present

18. Thank you!
You are the greatest students ever! No Senioritis—do your Literary Circle Report. Sammi’s tip of the day— Work hard now—nap later.
Sammi or SamSam

19. Inspiration for the Novel
The Real Story of Frankenstein The Romantics, Frankenstein Frankenstein be.com/watch?v=a1DqAB9dGh4