Monday

Journal entry: Reading editorial from New Trier News, "Give Us Our Tutus." What is your response? Discussion about the administrative letter/emails on the topic. After, discussion of Captain W's four letters, and chapter one of Frankenstein. How does Frankenstein embody both entitled noblesse oblige and fated catastrophe?

HW: Read chapters two through four in Frankenstein, approx. 20 pages for class tomorrow.

Tuesday

Reviewing a professors notes on literary criticism of Frankenstein since the mid-20th century: allegorical, scientific, biographic, gender, historical. Each student should select one of these lenses through which
HW: Reading chapters four through six in part one of Frankenstein.

Wednesday

Today we will begin to watch "The Bride of Frankenstein," made in 1935, which picks up where the first popular film version of our story, produced by Universal Studios, is made. The 1931 hit ended with the Creature atop of mill, afire. The Creature escapes the fire by hiding in the stream running beneath the mill, and when his survival is discovered the villagers attempt to capture and destroy him once and for all.

HW: Finish reading part one of the novel. .

Thursday

We will watch part two of the film, in which one of Victor Frankenstein (in the film, called Henry) is approached by a former professor, Dr. Pretorious, who proposes they work together to create a mate for the Creature.

HW: Catch up night. For those who have missed class because of AP testing, you should have finished reading part one of the novel by class tomorrow. Also, because our novel is in the public domain, LibriVox has the audio to our novel available for free. Go here.

Friday

Today we will finish the film, and then break into our small, literary criticism groups to analyze the first part of the novel through your chosen lens. Class will not meet on Monday.

HW: Read chapters one through five of part two.