Today's session considered the nature of Victor's 'punishment'. The last written work was slightly disappointing as the textual reference used to support critical opinion was unconvincing. This suggests that students are not reading Shelley's classic novel with a critical eye and perhaps some students are relying too much on teacher guidance and are not embracing independent study. INDEPENDENT STUDY LEADING TO CRITICAL AUTONOMY IS THE CENTRAL FEATURE OF A LEVEL STUDY. Consequently, the written task in today's lesson was an attempt to encourage students to support their argument with convincing textual reference. The recent round of written work also suggests that students are STILL NOT challenging ALL the assessment objectives so this task was also aimed at students considering the gothic literary tradition within their response.
The written paragraph was a response to the question:
'SHELLEY'S NOVEL IS A TALE OF CRIME AND PUNISHMENT.' To what extent do you agree with this statement?
I AM NOT CONVINCED THAT YOU LOT ARE READING THIS NOVEL IN AN APPROPRIATE MANNER AS THE WEAK TEXTUAL REFERENCE IS A CONCERN!
THIS IS THE AREA OF OUR WORK THAT WILL BE ADDRESSED IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF SESSIONS. INDEPENDENT STUDY LEADING TO CRITICAL AUTONOMY IS THE CENTRAL INTELLECTUAL ETHOS OF THE COURSE.
HOMEWORK: Next week students will be offered three essay titles:
- 'SHELLEY'S NOVEL IS A TALE OF CRIME AND PUNISHMENT.' To what extent do you agree with this statement?
- 'THIS NOVEL IS A CELEBRATION OF LIFE.' To what extent do you agree with this statement?
- How does Shelley shape meaning in Frankenstein?
These three essay titles will be the focus of our discussion next week and students will be asked to select one essay title to complete for homework at the end of next Friday's lesson. Student reading should be detailed and use the essay titles to focus your reading of the text. Next week you lot need to prove to me that you are reading the text in an appropriate manner. I intend to concentrate on coursework after Friday's lesson so next week will be the last Frankenstein-specific session.
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