TUESDAY.. LAST DAY OF MARCH (46 Days to go)

OBJ - Students will create a personal connection to a central theme in the story Frankenstein through various activities and discussion.




CWoD - SCION



Continue reading the novel. In your blog, answer the guided reading questions from as you work. Target dates for finishing each section is as follows: 

Preface, Letters, Ch. 1-9 - Yesterday 3/30
Ch. 10 -15 - Monday 4/6
Ch. 16-20 (added to this blog below) - 4/9

No quiz today - still a possibility for tomorrow if you English teacher can find one or create one he likes BASED ON THE READING.  So make sure you are reading the novel as you work.  Cheat notes are NOT a substitute for the novel itself.


There are copies of the novel available in the classroom as well as the free online eBook that can be accessed from ANY computer or device with internet access.

You can also download free eBook versions from the iTunes Store and from the Google Play Store.


ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN YOUR BLOG. (NOT IN A GOOGLE DOC)

Frankenstein Chapters 6-9


1. What did Clerval give Frankenstein when he was better?



2. How did Frankenstein and Clerval spend the next several months?



3.What news did the letter from Frankenstein’s father bring?



4. What did Frankenstein see just outside the gates of Geneva as he was returning home?



5. Who was accused of committing the murder, and why?




6. What was Frankenstein’s reaction to this accusation?




7. What did Frankenstein do about his dilemma?




8. What happened to the accused person?



9. What was Frankenstein’s state of mind after the trial and its conclusion?




10. Where did Frankenstein go to seek relief?

Frankenstein Chapters 10-15

1. Whom did Frankenstein meet after he had ascended to the summit of Montanvert?

2. How did Frankenstein react to this meeting?

3. What did the creature want of Frankenstein?

4. How did the creature feel when he first felt life?

5. What was the reaction of the villagers the creature encountered?

6. Where did the creature take shelter?

7. What observations did the creature make about the people in the cottage?

8. What does the creature learn to do, and how does he learn this?

9. What was the elder De Lacey’s reaction when the creature entered the cottage and began

speaking with him?

10. What was the reaction of the rest of the De Lacey family when they saw the creature?

Frankenstein Chapters 16-20

1. What did the creature do to the cottage when he returned and found that the De Laceys had

moved out?

2. What was the reaction of the man whose daughter was saved from drowning by the creature?

3. What discovery did the creature make when he approached another human?

4. What did the creature do to this person?

5. How did the creature feel after his deed?

6. What did the creature tell Frankenstein about the locket?

7. What did the creature ask Frankenstein to do, and why?

8. How did Frankenstein react to this request?

9. What threat did the creature make when he saw Frankenstein destroy his second creation?

10. What happened to Frankenstein when he landed his boat?

Ugh... MONDAY. 3/30 ... 47 Days of School Remaining

OBJ - Students will create a personal connection to a central theme in the story Frankenstein through various activities and discussion.




CWoD - UNCOUTH



Continue reading the novel. In your blog, answer the guided reading questions from as you work. The target finishing date for this chapters 6-9 is today - you may be quizzed over your reading tomorrow. Most likely, you will be able to use the study questions you've answered as notes, but if you have not read the story itself, it will be difficult to succeed.

When you finish through Chapter 9, the questions for the next section (Chapters 10-15) are below as well.  We will shoot for having that part finished before class on Thursday ... which is a possible quiz date for this chapter ... or possible journal assignment based on your reading.  Thursday will be a short day, so be on time and prepared.


There are copies of the novel available in the classroom as well as the free online eBook that can be accessed from ANY computer or device with internet access.


Frankenstein EBook


You can also download free eBook versions from the iTunes Store and from the Google Play Store.


ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN YOUR BLOG. (NOT IN A GOOGLE DOC)

Frankenstein Chapters 6-9


1. What did Clerval give Frankenstein when he was better?



2. How did Frankenstein and Clerval spend the next several months?



3.What news did the letter from Frankenstein’s father bring?



4. What did Frankenstein see just outside the gates of Geneva as he was returning home?



5. Who was accused of committing the murder, and why?




6. What was Frankenstein’s reaction to this accusation?




7. What did Frankenstein do about his dilemma?




8. What happened to the accused person?



9. What was Frankenstein’s state of mind after the trial and its conclusion?




10. Where did Frankenstein go to seek relief?

Frankenstein Chapters 10-15

1. Whom did Frankenstein meet after he had ascended to the summit of Montanvert?

2. How did Frankenstein react to this meeting?

3. What did the creature want of Frankenstein?

4. How did the creature feel when he first felt life?

5. What was the reaction of the villagers the creature encountered?

6. Where did the creature take shelter?

7. What observations did the creature make about the people in the cottage?

8. What does the creature learn to do, and how does he learn this?

9. What was the elder De Lacey’s reaction when the creature entered the cottage and began

speaking with him?

10. What was the reaction of the rest of the De Lacey family when they saw the creature?

Friday 3/27 - Chapters 6-9 of Frankenstein ... (48 Days of School Remaining)

OBJ - Students will create a personal connection to a central theme in the story Frankenstein through various activities and discussion.




CWoD - VENERABLE



Continue reading CHAPTERS 6-9 of the novel. In your blog, answer the guided reading questions from as you work. The target finishing date for this section is Monday - you may be quizzed over your reading early next week. Most likely, you will be able to use the study questions you've answered as notes, but if you have not read the story itself, it will be difficult to succeed.


There are copies of the novel available in the classroom as well as the free online eBook that can be accessed from ANY computer or device with internet access.


Frankenstein EBook


You can also download free eBook versions from the iTunes Store and from the Google Play Store.


ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN YOUR BLOG. (NOT IN A GOOGLE DOC)

Frankenstein Chapters 6-9


1. What did Clerval give Frankenstein when he was better?



2. How did Frankenstein and Clerval spend the next several months?



3.What news did the letter from Frankenstein’s father bring?



4. What did Frankenstein see just outside the gates of Geneva as he was returning home?



5. Who was accused of committing the murder, and why?




6. What was Frankenstein’s reaction to this accusation?




7. What did Frankenstein do about his dilemma?




8. What happened to the accused person?



9. What was Frankenstein’s state of mind after the trial and its conclusion?




10. Where did Frankenstein go to seek relief?

Frankenstein Chapters 10-15

1. Whom did Frankenstein meet after he had ascended to the summit of Montanvert?

2. How did Frankenstein react to this meeting?

3. What did the creature want of Frankenstein?

4. How did the creature feel when he first felt life?

5. What was the reaction of the villagers the creature encountered?

6. Where did the creature take shelter?

7. What observations did the creature make about the people in the cottage?

8. What does the creature learn to do, and how does he learn this?

9. What was the elder De Lacey’s reaction when the creature entered the cottage and began

speaking with him?

10. What was the reaction of the rest of the De Lacey family when they saw the creature?

Wednesday 3/25 - Reading Frankenstein (50 Days of School Remaining)

OBJ - Students will create a personal connection to a central theme in the story Frankenstein through various activities and discussion. 

CWoD - VIVACITY

Continue reading the preface, letters, and chapters 1-5 of the novel. In your blog, answer the guided reading questions from yesterday as you work.  This is a large chunk of reading - so make sure you are using your time wisely.  We need to work to try to get this first chunk wrapped up today in class.

There are copies of the novel available in the classroom as well as the free online eBook that can be accessed from ANY computer or device with internet access.  

Frankenstein EBook

You can also download free eBook versions from the iTunes Store and from the Google Play Store.

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN YOUR BLOG.  (NOT IN A GOOGLE DOC)


The next part, Chapters 6-9 will need to be read by the end of the week (or before next Monday).  The questions for these chapters are as follows:

Frankenstein Chapters 6-9

1. What did Clerval give Frankenstein when he was better?

2. How did Frankenstein and Clerval spend the next several months?

3.What news did the letter from Frankenstein’s father bring?

4. What did Frankenstein see just outside the gates of Geneva as he was returning home?

5. Who was accused of committing the murder, and why?

6. What was Frankenstein’s reaction to this accusation?

7. What did Frankenstein do about his dilemma?

8. What happened to the accused person?

9. What was Frankenstein’s state of mind after the trial and its conclusion?

10. Where did Frankenstein go to seek relief?

Tuesday - 3/24 - Preface, Letters, Chapters 1-5 (51 Days of School Remaining)

OBJ - Students will create a personal connection to a central theme in the story Frankenstein through various activities and discussion. 

CWoD - COUNTENANCE 

Read the preface, letters, and chapters 1-5 of the novel. In your blog, answer the guided reading questions below as you work.  This is a large chunk of reading - so make sure you are using your time wisely.  You will have time today and tomorrow in class to work on this.

There are copies of the novel available in the classroom as well as the free online eBook that can be accessed from ANY computer or device with internet access.  

Frankenstein EBook

You can also download free eBook versions from the iTunes Store and from the Google Play Store.

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN YOUR BLOG.  (NOT IN A GOOGLE DOC)

Introduction, Preface, Letters

1.Why did Mary Shelley write Frankenstein?

2. What discussions influenced the development of her idea?

3. In the preface, what does the author say she is trying to preserve?

4. What is the structure, or form, of the novel?

5. Who was writing the letters?

6. To whom were the letters written?

7. Where was the writer, and why was he there?

8. How did he meet Victor Frankenstein?

9. How did Robert feel about his guest?

10. Why was Frankenstein in the Arctic?

Frankenstein Chapters 1-5

1. Who told this part of the story?

2. How did Elizabeth come to live with the Frankensteins?

3.      3.  Who was Frankenstein’s closest friend?

4. What was one of the themes of the writers who influenced Frankenstein?

5. What natural phenomena influenced Frankenstein?

6. What two major events happened to Frankenstein when he was seventeen?

7. What goal did Frankenstein decide to pursue?

8. How did Frankenstein feel when his experiment succeeded, and the creature came to life?

                                                                                                    

9. What happened to Frankenstein the day after he completed his creation?

10. Who took care of Frankenstein during his illness?

Monday 3/23 - Welcome Back.

OBJ - Students will create a personal connection to a central theme in the story Frankenstein through various activities and discussion. 

***ONLY 1ST & 2ND PERIODS ARE ALLOWED TO USA THE CHROMEBOOKS - 3RD & 4TH MUST COMPLETE ALL ASSIGNMENTS ON THEIR OWN PAPER WITHOUT AID OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES (including phones).***

CWoD - INTERMENT

Students will write a 200-400 word reflective journal over the following prompt: 

There are times, in today's court system, when parents are held liable and punished for the acts of their children. When, in your thoughts, is this appropriate? When are the actions of the child a direct reflection of the parent? When are they not?

1st and 2nd periods - write your journal online as a blog entry using the same blog you use each say for your CWOD. Do not turn in a printed copy of your work, what you post is what will be graded. 

3rd and 4th Periods - write your response on your own paper - it must be turned in before you leave. What you turn in at the end of class is what will be graded.

All classes - when finished, continue reading Frankenstein. 

Thursday 3/12 - PROJECT FRANKENSTEIN

OBJ - Students will create a personal connection to a central theme in the story Frankenstein through various activities and discussion.  Students will collaborate to research, synthesize, and present a prereading resource for the novel. 

CWoD - LACONIC

Open GOOGLE SLIDES on your Chromebook and find the Project Frankenstein file I've shared with you. You'll notice that the slides are numbered on the left side of the page. You number(s) correspond to the slide(s) you are responsible for. 

Using the topic and guiding questions, words, names, etc. Provided, you have 14 minutes to research and prep your slide. Get your info first then look to add pics, diagrams, etc. Use the entire time allotted to make your piece of this as thorough as possible. Use any additional time you have remaining to assist classmates in need. Be sure to include your name on your slide and to add your source info to the WORKS CONSULTED slides. We must always document our sources. 

After 10 minutes, you will have 40 seconds to present and discuss your findings. After 40 secs we will move to the next slide. You ARE responsible for paying attention to all information provided.

***IF YOUR NAME IS ON THE BOARD BY MY DESK, YOU STILL OWE ME A RESEARCH PAPER. IT MUST BE IN BY TOMORROW. EXPECT ME TO MAKE A SECOND ROUND OF CALLS OR EMAILS HOME TODAY***

If you need additional time on Your CBA, you MUST come in for Indian Hour today or tomorrow. 

3/11 - Wednesday - Finishing CBAs ... starting Frankenstein

• Get your Chromebook and email me your name - I need to have accurate email addresses for all students.  send them to richard.davis@sfisd.org ... TODAY!

• No CWoD Today

• Finish the 3rd Nine Week CBA - Come get your test after you email me.  If you do not finish your CBA in class today, you will have to come in for Indian Hour to finish or it will stand "as is."  I will be here for the second part of Indian Hour (or on duty on this hallway) the rest of the week (I will not be here at all after school due to track meets).

• Begin reading Frankenstein ... either grab a paperback copy from the crate OR you can find the online eBook here ... 

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Tuesday 3/10 - 3rd 9wk CBA Day

No CWoD today ... feel free to spend your usual warm-up time looking back over the CBA review notes from yesterday's blog.

Monday 3/9 - Final day for webquest AND CBA Review notes

OBJ - Students will create a personal connection to a central theme in the story Frankenstein through various activities and discussion.

CWoD - PITTANCE


Finish all work on Stage 2 of the webquest - details are on last Wednesday's blog entry. Make sure your Google Slides presentation is shared with each member of your group or with your partner as well as with me (Richard.Davis@sfisd.org).  This must be finished and shared today.

If I have not received the final draft of your research paper, you need to meet with me today - call/emails home begin today if we have not spoken about it.

9-Week CBA in class tomorrow.  Review info is below .. 

Be familiar with the following literary terms/concepts: 

• Chronological Order
• Sequential Order
• Topical Order or Pattern
• Advantages/Disadvantages (as a writing pattern)

• Sonnet (as a poetic form)
• Couplet
• Caesura
• Slant-Rhyme
• Simile
• Tone

Review the following selections - identify and define unfamiliar terms as they are used within the works (may be an extension of dictionary definitions and require some analysis on your part as a reader).

"Sonnet" - Robinson

"A Father" - Gregory (Pages 31-39 & 63-68) 

Friday 3/6 - Journal Writing

OBJ - Students will create a personal connection to a central theme in the story Frankenstein through various activities and discussion.

CWoD - LUCID


ON A SHEET OF NOTEBOOK PAPER - tell the story of a time that things did not go as planned or expected... However, instead of telling it in the PAST tense, tell the story as if it is happening in the present tense as you write.

200+ words (at least 200) - be sure to put YOUR NAME and TODAY'S DATE in the heading. Must be handwritten on a sheet of notebook paper. DUE TODAY - you will not leave without turning this in. 

When you have finished, go back to work on the webquest work if you did not finish. Turn the journal assignment for today before you leave - it will not be accepted late or electronically. 

Thursday 3/5... Finishing the Frankenstein webquest

OBJ - Students will create a personal connection to a central theme/literary elements of the story Frankenstein through various activities and discussion.  Students will analyze elements of the author, scientific basis of the novel, genre or adaptations of the novel - and create an electronic visual resource based on their analysis.


CWoD - IRKSOME

Get back to work on Stage 2 of the webquest - details are on yesterday's blog entry. Make sure your Google Slides presentation is shared with each member of your group or with your partner as well as with me (Richard.Davis@sfisd.org). Your target finishing time is by the end of the period, so use your time wisely.

We may present these to the class early next week - depends on available time and our schedule.

If you owe me a research paper (your name is on the board by my desk), it MUST be turned in ASAP. TODAY, unless you have already given me a target date for getting it in, you need to email me and let me know when I can expect to see your work. If you are turning one in today, put it in the top tray on my desk. Final draft on top - rough draft stapled to the back. Monday, in class, those who haven't turned in their papers will be calling home to notify parents/guardians of their status and YOU will explain that you haven't done your work and are endangering your graduation status.

I'll be on campus this afternoon and will be at the end of the hallway during the 2nd half of Indian Hour if you have any questions or need to meet with me. 

Tuesday 3/3

OBJ - Students will create a personal connection to a central theme in the story Frankenstein through various activities and discussion.

CWoD - PROGNOSTICATE


ON A SHEET OF NOTEBOOK PAPER - tell the story of a time that you did something because you could... Even if you know now you shouldn't have. 

200+ words (at least 200) - be sure to put YOUR NAME and TODAY'S DATE in the heading. Must be handwritten on a sheet of notebook paper. DUE TODAY - you will not leave without turning this in. 

When you have finished, go back to work on Friday's webquest work if you did not finish. Turn the journal assignment for today in as you leave. 

Monday 3/2 ... Welcome to March

OBJ - Students will enrich and correct prior knowledge and conceptions about the story Frankenstein through various activities and discussion.

CWoD - EMACIATE


As a class we will watch excerpts of the BBC documentary "The Real Story of Frankenstein" and discuss.  We will finish the webquest in class tomorrow.

The Real Story of Frankenstein (BBC Documentary)


A reminder that research papers (along with rough drafts showing proof of revising and editing) should be submitted as soon as possible.  They were due last Thursday, February 26.