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Year 11 English revision guide - FrankensteinThis revision plan will help you prepare for the Paper 1 English Literature Exam on Frankenstein and Romeo andJuliet. The exam date for this is: Wednesday 13th May 2020A good revision session is 20-30 minutes of focussed workTo complete all the activities before the exam aim tocomplete 4 activities per week.SessionActivityCompletedFrankenstein1Read over the ‘10 key moments from Frankenstein’ A3 sheet. Annotate eachquotation with who/what/when, language techniques.2Make a mind map of the different types of context you could focus on –Biographical, Philosophical, Genre (Gothic) literary (all listed on back of yourA3 sheet) Find examples of each of these from and add to your mind mapRead over the ‘10 key moments from Frankenstein’ A3 sheet. Add contextnotes to as many quotes as possible. Use the context pages in your planner tohelp you. Use the back23From memory, brainstorm everything you can remember about the first 4 keymoments from the ‘10 key moments from Frankenstein’. Then get the sheet outand highlight everything you remembered correctly. Underline the details youforgot, and repeat them out loud 6 times each.4From memory, brainstorm everything you can remember about the last 4 keymoments from the ‘10 key moments from Frankenstein’. Then get the sheet outand highlight everything you remembered correctly. Underline the details youforgot, and repeat them out loud 6 times each.5Without looking at your notes, create an essay plan on each of the followingthemes in Frankenstein: ambition, revenge, prejudice. After you finish, checkyour notes/exercise book/A3 sheet and add more info improve your plan.6Without looking at your notes, create an essay plan on the following themes inFrankenstein: isolation, love/family, violence/hate. After you finish, check yournotes/exercise book/A3 sheet and add more info improve your plan.From memory, plan an essay on the theme of responsibility. Then write thefirst megaparagraph of the essay (aim to PEE 2 quotes in 20 minutes). Checkyour paragraph against the PEE success criteria in your exercise book.789From memory, write out the full ‘10 key moments from Frankenstein’ sheet –how many quotations/key points can you remember? DON’T check your notesfirst – just see how much is in your long term memory. Then check the sheetagain, and add the details you missed.Choose one of the practice questions. Plan ideas following the 6 steps2
Your essay on ‘Frankenstein’ is marked for four different skills:AssessmentObjectiveAO1: have aninformed responseHow would you show this?AO1: Use textualreferences includingquotations to supportyour ideasAO2: Analyse thelanguageI can include quotes in “quotationmarks”AO2: Use keyterminologyI can identify techniques correctly(e.g. metaphor, simile, adjectiveetc)AO2: How wordscreate meaningI can explore the connotations ofa word and explore what image iscreatedI can write clear topic sentenceswhich give my personal answerto the question - asI can use phrases like ‘couldsuggest’, ‘might imply’ todescribe effectsAO3: show links to the I can describe the way Marycontext ‘Frankenstein’ Shelley’s personal experienceswas written inor viewpoint might shape herideasAO3: show links to the I can link Frankenstein to whatcontext ‘Frankenstein’ has happening in the early 19thwas written incentury societyAO4: Use a range ofI can use synchronisedvocabulary andsentencespunctuation accuratelyI can use semi-colons to link twofull sentencesI can check all my punctuationand spelling is correct, includingcapital letters and apostrophes3How confident are youabout this skill?
Sample exam questionRead the following extract from Chapter 16 (page 109) of Frankenstein and then answer the questionthat follows.In this extract, the monster is recounting his behaviour to Frankenstein, more specifically, how hemurdered Frankenstein’s brother William."He struggled violently. 'Let me go,' he cried; 'monster! Ugly wretch! You wish to eat meand tear me to pieces. You are an ogre. Let me go, or I will tell my papa.'"'Boy, you will never see your father again; you must come with me.'"'Hideous monster! Let me go. My papa is a syndic—he is M. Frankenstein—he willpunish you. You dare not keep me.'"'Frankenstein! you belong then to my enemy—to him towards whom I have sworn eternalrevenge; you shall be my first victim.'"The child still struggled and loaded me with epithets which carried despair to my heart; Igrasped his throat to silence him, and in a moment he lay dead at my feet."I gazed on my victim, and my heart swelled with exultation and hellish triumph; clappingmy hands, I exclaimed, 'I too can create desolation; my enemy is not invulnerable; thisdeath will carry despair to him, and a thousand other miseries shall torment and destroyhim.'“The monster is an evil character.”Starting with this extract, explore how far you agree with this statement.Write about:How far does Shelley presents the monster in this extract as an evil character?How far does Shelley presents the monster as an evil character in the novel as a whole?4
Key chapters to re-read to find quotationsChapter5710Pages45 - 5056 - 6374 – 791179 – 851598 - 10416104 – 1111720111 – 114126 – 13323148 – 153EventThe creature is createdWilliam is murdered; Frankenstein sees the creatureThe creature confronts Frankenstein and persuades him to listen to hisstoryThe creature’s story begins: he finds refuge in the De Lacey house afterbeing mistreatedThe creature reads ‘Paradise Lost’; he discovers the identity of hiscreator; he is rejected by the De LaceysThe creature saves a girl from drowning; he describes William’s murder;he demands a mateFrankenstein agrees to make a femaleFrankenstein destroys the female; the creature makes his famous threat;Clerval is murderedElizabeth is murderedThemes1. Ambition2. Horror3. Family4. Love5. Isolation/Companionship6. Violence7. Morality8. Criticism of society5
Learn these key quotations for your exam on ‘Frankenstein’Chapter 1“(I) looked upon Elizabeth as mine—mine to protect, love, and cherish.” (Page 29)Chapter 2“No human being could have passed a happier childhood than myself. My parents were possessed by the veryspirit of kindness and indulgence.” (Page 30)Chapter 3“I will pioneer a new way, explore unknown powers, and unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation.”(Page 38)Chapter 5“How can I describe my emotions at this catastrophe?” (Page 45)“His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath; his hair was of a lustrous black, andflowing; his teeth of a pearly whiteness; but these luxuriances only formed a more horrid contrast with his wateryeyes, that seemed almost of the same colour as the dun white sockets in which they were set, his shrivelledcomplexion and straight black lips.” (Page 45)“Now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart.”(Page 45)Chapter 7“A flash of lightening illuminated the object, and discovered its shape plainly to me; its gigantic stature, and thedeformity of its aspect, more hideous than belongs to humanity.” (Page 60)Chapter 10"Devil," I exclaimed, "do you dare approach me? And do not you fear the fierce vengeance of my arm wreaked onyour miserable head? Begone, vile insect! Or rather, stay, that I may trample you to dust! And, oh! That I could,with the extinction of your miserable existence, restore those victims whom you have so diabolically murdered!"(Page 77)"I expected this reception," said the daemon. "All men hate the wretched; how, then, must I be hated, who ammiserable beyond all living things!” (Page 77)Chapter 11“I was a poor, helpless, miserable wretch; I knew, and could distinguish, nothing; but feeling pain invade me on allsides, I sat down and wept.” (Page 80)“He turned on hearing a noise, and perceiving me, shrieked loudly, and quitting the hut, ran across the fields.”(Page 82)“I had hardly placed my foot within the door before the children shrieked, and one of the women fainted. The wholevillage was roused; some fled, some attacked me.” (Page 82)Chapter 15"I was wretched, helpless, and alone. Many times I considered Satan as the fitter emblem of my condition, foroften, like him, when I viewed the bliss of my protectors, the bitter gall of envy rose within me.” (Page 100)“Agatha fainted, and Safie, unable to attend to her friend, rushed out of the cottage. Felix darted forward, and withsupernatural force tore me from his father, to whose knees I clung, in a transport of fury, he dashed me to the6
ground and struck me violently with a stick. I could have torn him limb from limb, as the lion rends the antelope.But my heart sank within me as with bitter sickness.” (Page 104)Chapter 16“I was scarcely hid when a young girl came running towards the spot where I was concealed, laughing, as if she ranfrom someone in sport. She continued her course along the precipitous sides of the river, when suddenly her footslipped, and she fell into the rapid stream. I rushed from my hiding-place and with extreme labour, from the force ofthe current, saved her and dragged her to shore.” (Page 108)“When the man saw me draw near, he aimed a gun.” (Page 108)“He darted towards me, and tearing the girl from my arms, hastened towards the deeper part of the woods.” (Page108)Chapter 17“You must create a female for me.” (Page 111)“If I have no ties and no affections, hatred and vice must be my portion; the love of another will destroy the causeof my crimes, and I shall become a thing of whose existence everyone will be ignorant.” (Page 113)Chapter 20“I trembled and my heart failed within me, when, on looking up, I saw by the light of the moon the daemon at thecasement. A ghastly grin wrinkled his lips as he gazed on me, where I sat fulfilling the task which he had allottedto me.” (Page 127)“As I looked on him, his countenance expressed the utmost extent of malice and treachery. I thought with asensation of madness on my promise of creating another like to him, and trembling with passion, tore to pieces thething on which I was engaged. The wretch saw me destroy the creature on whose future existence he depended forhappiness, and with a howl of devilish despair and revenge, withdrew.” (Page 127)"Shall each man," cried he, "find a wife for his bosom, and each beast have his mate, and I be alone?” (Page128)“I shall be with you on your wedding night.” (Page 129)“At one time the moon, which had before been clear, was suddenly overspread by a thick cloud, and I tookadvantage of the moment of darkness and cast my basket into the sea; I listened to the gurgling sound as it sankand then sailed away from the spot.” (Page 131)Chapter 22“This letter revived in my memory what I had before forgotten, the threat of the fiend—"I WILL BE WITH YOU ONYOUR WEDDING-NIGHT!" Such was my sentence, and on that night would the daemon employ every art todestroy me and tear me from the glimpse of happiness which promised partly to console my sufferings.” (Page 144)“I have one secret, Elizabeth, a dreadful one; when revealed to you, it will chill your frame with horror, and then, farfrom being surprised at my misery, you will only wonder that I survive what I have endured.” (Page 145)Chapter 23“Suddenly I heard a shrill and dreadful scream. It came from the room into which Elizabeth had retired. As I heardit, the whole truth rushed into my mind, my arms dropped, the motion of every muscle and fibre was suspended; Icould feel the blood trickling in my veins and tingling in the extremities of my limbs.” (Page 149)“She was there, lifeless and inanimate, thrown across the bed, her head hanging down and her pale anddistorted features half covered by her hair.” (Page 149)7
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Add these contextual references to your plansQ – What is context? A – Context is the background to the novel. Context is fact. It is what wouldhave influenced Mary Shelley when she wrote Frankenstein. You could argue that Frankenstein is areflection of society in 1818.Q – How many references do I need to use? A – At least two. Ideally, you would end each paragraphwith context.Q – How do I add context? Use phrases like ‘This could have reflected ’ ‘Perhaps Shelley wasinspired by ’ ‘This may link to ’ ‘This may represent ’Q – Are there different types of context? A – Yes, it is not just biographical. Context has been subdivided into different categories. Try to use a mixture of the different types.Biographical (context about Shelley’s life)1. Mary Shelley wrote ‘Frankenstein’ in 1818.2. She came up with the idea on a stormy night in Geneva when she was having a competition with herfamous husband, Percy Shelley, about who could come up with the scariest ghost story.3. She was surrounded by death: Mary Shelley’s mother died shortly after giving birth to her.4. Shelley’s own baby died at just 12 days old.5. Her second baby, called William (like Frankenstein’s little brother) also died at a young age.6. Her husband, the poet Percy Shelley, drowned.7. Due to the death of her mother, husband and children, Mary Shelley experienced isolation (like thecreature and Frankenstein).8. Mary Shelley’s father was very famous. His name was William Goodwin. In his writing he criticisedsociety (maybe Shelley is doing the same in her novel).9. Mary Shelley’s mother was also very famous. Her name was Mary Wollstonecraft. She was alsocritical of society and the role of woman.10. When Mary Shelley’s mother died in childbirth, her father remarried. Mary Shelley did not get on withher stepmother (Justine Moritz does not get with her family in the novel and is adopted by theFrankensteins and becomes a maid).Genre (‘Frankenstein’ belongs in the gothic horror genre.)The gothic conventions are as follows:1. Isolated setting (his work shop in Ingolstadt and Scotland)2. Late at night (1am)3. Bad weather (rain)4. Isolated, obsessive main character (Frankenstein)5. Something supernatural (yellow skin and black lips)6. Helpless victim (Elizabeth)Bram Stoker uses many of these conventions in his famous gothic horror novel, ‘Dracula’. Perhaps he wasinspired by Mary ShelleyReligious (context about religious beliefs in the 19th century)1. Society in 1818 was very religious and the idea that a man could have the same power as God (andcreate life) would have been very shocking and seen immoral.Cultural context1. Henry Fuseli’s painting ‘The Nightmare’ possibly inspired Shelley’s description of the murderedElizabeth on page 149.Philosophical context (what famous intellectuals thought about life and the role of humans)1. Rousseau, a famous philosopher, believed man is born harmless and pure and is made evil by society.9
2. Rousseau also argued that children learn from making mistakes (the monster could be described as achild). His ideas were so controversial that he was banished from France.Highlight these ideas in the same colour as your key quotesLiterary tradition (famous writers that would have influenced writers at that time)1. Percy Shelley, who wrote the poem ‘Ozymandias’ in your poetry anthology, was part of the romanticmovement. Romantics believed in the beauty of nature and the importance of the individual. Somecritics think Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein to criticise the romantic movement (Victor Frankensteinwas egocentric – too obsessed with himself as an individual.)2. Percy Shelley wrote a poem called ‘Alastor’ which focuses on the dangers of being egocentric.3. The subtitle of the book is ‘The Modern Prometheus’, who was a figure in Greek mythology who wantedto be greater than the gods. Prometheus was written by Ovid in 500 BC. The romantics (like PercyShelley) saw Prometheus as a hero. It could be argued that Mary Shelley is using the novel to criticisethe romantic movement.4. ‘Paradise Lost’ was written by John Milton. It tells the story of Lucifer being thrown out of heaven andbecoming evil. This obviously mirrors the creature’s life. The creature reads this book when he iswatching the De Lacey family.Historical context (events that were happening at that time or had happened recently)1. Shelley wrote the book at a time of great revolution in Europe, when people were trying to changesociety and challenge the authorities.2. The French Revolution happened at the end of the 18th century (it broke out in 1787). It made peoplebelieve in the rights of individuals (like the romantic movement).3. The novel starts and ends at North Pole. People were again very intrigued by the mysterious NorthPole. Explorers did not manage to get there until 1908.4. ‘Frankenstein’ was written at the same time as the Industrial Revolution. People naturally fear change.Perhaps the monster could be a metaphor for change and the unknown?5. Benjamin Franklin demonstrated that lightening was electricity in 1746.6. Shelley was inspired by the scientific experiments of Luigi Galvani who tried to bring animals back tolife using electricity.7. In 1803, Giovanni Aldini used electricity to move the muscles of a recently executed corpse. So societywas intrigued about what electricity could do.Social context (what society was like for Shelley and her readers)1. It was quite a superstitious society, which believed that unusual/ugly things might be a sign ofwitchcraft.2. 19th century put a lot of focus on appearances. This is reflected by Elizabeth (who is so beautiful she isdescribed as ‘heaven sent’) being adopted as one of the family. Justine Moritz (who is described as ‘notso beautiful’ as the Frankenstein family on page 110) is adopted as a servant.3. Advances in Science were making people start to question their religious beliefs.4. Shelley was living in a sexist society where women were not seen as equals. ‘Frankenstein’ waspublished anonymously; many people assumed her husband had written it as he wrote the introduction.5. ‘Monster’ comes from Latin for ‘to be warned’. Maybe Mary Shelley was using the monster as a symbolto warn her readers about the dangers of ambition and being egocentric (like Victor Frankenstein).6. Although people have always had families, 19th century society put a lot more focus on the ‘domesticfamily’ (people living together in happiness). This is the belief that the family home should be safe andloving. The De Laceys embodied this. The creature is without this.7. It was controversial for the medical profession to learn from dissecting human corpses.Scientists/doctors were only allowed to dissect recently executed criminals. There were not enough ofthese bodies so grave robbing happened frequently (Frankenstein admits getting his bodies from ‘thechurchyard’).10
Tips – how to approach a question on Frankenstein1) Read the question first at the bottom of the exam2) Highlight key words – mind map around them3) Read the top of the extract – it will give you clues where the extract is from4) Read extract and highlight key quotations5) What other key moments could you use? Write them down – note quotations youcould use6) What context would be relevant and useful?How do I structure each individual paragraph? Topic sentence answers question with writer’s name2) Introduce quotation – we see this when 3) Quotation4) The magic phrase ;’The writer’s use of .technique.’5) Word level analysis6)This may make the reader think 7) (Challenge – second layer of analysis)8) Social contextYou will need to quotations from the extract and from other key moments in the novel.A useful way to approach revision would be to break down the novel into key moments.Revise these key moments and learn quotations for each key moment.11
Frankenstein – 10 Key Moments to Revise1) Robert Walton (the explorer) writes a letterto his sister explaining how he saw acreature being followed by a man andsaves the man (Frankenstein)“I can, even now, remember the hour from which Idedicated myself to this great enterprise”“I have no friend, Margaret
context ‘Frankenstein’ was written in I can describe the way Mary Shelley’s personal experiences or viewpoint might shape her ideas AO3: show links to the context ‘Frankenstein’ was written in I can link Frankenstein to what has happening in the early 19th century society AO4: Use a range of vocabulary and punctuation accurately
"YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN" FADE IN EXT. FRANKENSTEIN CASTLE - NIGHT A BOLT OF LIG ING A CRACK OF THUNDER! 1 On a distant, rainy hill, the old Frankenstein Castle, as ·we knew and loved it, is illuminated by ANOTHER BOLT OF LIGHTNING. MUSIC:·
The North Pole and various stops in a voyage of memory. It is the summer solstice — the last day or the first day, depending on the point of view. CHARACTERS Frankenstein, a scientist Creature, Frankenstein’s creation Victor, a memory of Frankenstein as a young man Adam, a memory
reproduce. The Creature takes his revenge by killing Frankenstein's wife. The Creature and Frankenstein live out the rest of their days locked together in a battle to the death. For further resources to help you teach . Frankenstein, including our . full-length . production. and . Practical Workshop Guide, visit . www.digitaltheatreplus.com
Mary Shelley and Frankenstein Richard Holmes Mary Shelley was still Mary Godwin, and only 18 years old, when she began the short, untitled horror story that eventually became one of the most infl uential novels of the 19th century: Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus. It was June 1816, and she was holidaying on the Lake of
Two manuscript pages of Frankenstein with corrections by Percy Bysshe Shelley (above), an engraving for the frontispiece of the 1831 edition of Frankenstein (bottom left) and an 1845 letter from Mary Shelley to Claire Clairmont (bottom right)
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley In Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein, a young scientist brings on his own destruction by constructing an artificial man and bringing it to life. Through the characters of Dr. Frankenstein and his creature, this powerful novel explores the themes of ambition, science, moral responsi-
less real to them. Victor Frankenstein may not be as obviously crazy as John Nash, but there is ample evidence to suggest that the so-called monster of Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus, may actually be very much like Charles and exist only in the mind of Frankenstein.
small group work, worksheets, and whole-class discussions. Students rotate through each station on some sort of schedule—either fixed or at the teacher’s discretion. Lab Rotation: This rotation model is similar to the one above, but the online learning component takes place in a learning lab that is designed primarily for this purpose.
