YEAR 13 LESSON THREE [19th Sept 12]: Homework.

Students were asked to consider to consider the key metaphorical moments in Eliot's Prufrock. Class discussion considered form as metaphor and whether Prufrock should still be considered a canonical text.
The second session involved a consideration of Walton's letters in the opening section of Shelley's Frankenstein. Students were asked to consider the following questions:

• What is Walton's relationship with his family?
• How does Walton depict Victor?
• How does Shelley present Victor?
• Is there a difference between Walton's interpretation of The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner and Shelley's use of this poetic reference? Does Walton misinterpret the poem? What significance is attached to Walton's reading of TROTAM?
• How significant is the location of the North Pole?

HOMEWORK: Read E.A.Poe's THE TELL-TALE HEART. If this is an example of the gothic tradition then what is the gothic tradition? What themes are explored? How significant is form? What are the key features of Poe's gothic text?
Tell-Tale Heart animation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4s9V8aQu4c
Read Shelley's Frankenstein.
The BIG homework is the Eliot essay. Good luck.