The aim of this lesson was to address issues that surfaced after the last set of essays. There were some general problems with the essays...such as:
- Students are not considering Shelley's text in the context of the gothic literary tradition.
- Students are not offering a precise understanding of author's aim.
- Students are not offering interpretations informed by other readers.
The level of textual understanding is good but students need to be confronting the requirements of the assessment objectives in a more convincing manner.
Today's lesson considered paragraph structure and how the BIG IDEAS being offered by Shelley are offered to the reader through the use of symbolism. Students were asked to consider the symbolic significance of the De Lacey family, Victor, the creature, and the natural world. We will continue this feedback in the next session.
HOMEWORK: READ the text. Next lesson we will be discussing the symbolic significance of location, the significance of dreams and the nature of Victor's punishment. Who or what is punishing Victor and what is Shelley's aim? We might also have a possessive apostrophe test!!
READ READ READ READ READ.
Students also need to inhale the mass of resources available on BE CURIOUS.
Students also need to inhale the mass of resources available on BE CURIOUS.
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