YEAR 13 LESSON TWENTY-FIVE [30th March 12]: Homework.

The last session before the Spring break considered THREE questions:

1. 'In the gothic text the reader is encouraged to sympathise with the isolated anti-hero'. How do you respond to this comment?
2. To what extent do you agree with the view that the humans in Frankenstein are more monstrous than the monster?
3. To what extent do you think that Faustus's greatest sin is his misuse of the supernatural powers given to him by Mephistophilis?

The whole session consisted of class discussion that considered possible content for these essays. Class response was OUTSTANDING. I can offer only praise to you lot for the quality of the written and oral work that has been produced this term. You are a very impressive group of Literature freaks.

HOMEWORK: Our worlds will not collide for three weeks as we miss the Friday of the week when we return as this is a staff training day. Therefore I expect students to produce three essays in this three week period. The essays that were discussed in today's session should be attempted by ALL students. Obviously, students need to be reading the texts and the essays will allow you to read the text with a very specific focus. I think that students need to use this break as an opportunity to indulge in some serious ACTIVE reading. READ.READ.READ.READ.

Completed essays should be forced down the digital pipe so I can mark them and return all written work when next we meet.

When we return we are going to tear this gothic lark to pieces. BE PREPARED.