Last week, we began exploring the Mary Shelley novel, Frankenstein.  Building upon our knowledge of the letters we will explore Chapters 1-8 this week.  Please keep in mind the reading schedule listed below and govern yourselves accordingly.   We will explore supplemental texts this week including: Prometheus by Lord Byron, The Creation story in Genesis, The Fourth Voyage of Sinbad and From Paradise Lost.  

Monday - Pinwheel Discussions of Chapters 1-3
Tuesday - Parallel Exploration of The Fourth Voyage of Sinbad; Modeling of Chapter 4 Annotations of Frankenstein
Wednesday - Lit Circle explorations of Prometheus by Lord Byron, The Creation Story of Genesis and From Paradise Lost
Thursday - Prose AP Literature Study 
Friday - Socratic Seminar of Chapters 5-8

This week, we will continue our study of Othello. We will finish the reading of the play this week and watch a movie adaptation of the work.  You will need to pay attention to our study. You will have an exam over this play on Monday October 8, 2018. 

WATCH A PLAY OR MOVIE:
Your parallel reading assignment for this unit, is to watch or read another  play and make comparisons to our study of Othello in an analytical essay.   An analytical essay means you will need to present some type of argument, or claim, about what you are analyzing.  To do this, you must break the topic down into parts and provide evidence, either from the text/film or from your own research, that supports your claim. The essay will be in MLA format (please see attached Word document) and will focus on one aspect of both plays like characterization, author's style, themes etc. 
You may choose the play you would like to watch or read.  It could be Shakespeare or something else entirely.  If you have questions about what to watch please see me BEFORE the assignment due date to discuss your options.
DUE BY THURS OCT 11, 2018 BY MIDNIGHT

We will begin reading Frankenstein by Mary Shelley in class on Monday October 15th.  Scholars should purchase this text and have it available to read in class.  This work includes a copy of the text and several academic articles that we will read analyze. 

Where can I purchase this book?
The publisher WW. Norton offers this book in various formats including an electronic copy http://books.wwnorton.com/books/webad.aspx?id=21895 
 
Amazon.com https://www.amazon.com/Frankenstein-Second-Norton-Critical-Editions/dp/0393927938/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1538494090&sr=8-3&keywords=frankenstein+mary+shelley+norton+critical+edition