Introduction
In the beginning of the 19th century, Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein at just the age of eighteen! The tale of a man and his creation has many themes from love, to horror, to even science fiction. In order to get a deeper understanding of this dense novel, it is essential to look at the work in more than one way with the use of different lenses.
Task
You and other members of your group will work together to choose one of the four literary lenses given. Once your group has chosen a lens, you must write a two page analysis on the lens and how it changes the story, a new cover for the book that reflects the lens chosen, a back cover book summary with the new lens, and a powerpoint to present it to the class. This is will be due at the end of the unit and this will be the major assessment for the unit.
Process
- Choose your theme
- Figure out how to divide the work
- Organize class time and time after school
- Work on your parts
- Present to the class
- Self evaluate
Evaluation
4 - Above and beyond: The student's work shows a deep level of understanding of the content and provided more than one example. Presented the material in a neat, orderly and creative way. Put effort and cooperation with the group work.
3 - Meets the standard: The student's work shows an understanding of the content and provided an example. Presented the material in a neat way and put effort and cooperation with the group work.
2 - Almost meets the standard: The student's work shows a foundation to understand the content but should provide an example. Presented the material and worked with the group.
1 - Did not meet the standard: The student's work does not show understanding of the content and did not provide examples. Material was not presented or not presented in a way that met the requirements. Little to no cooperation with the group.
*in-group reviews are a majority of the grade. So it is imperative to work well with your peers and to provide your own work
Conclusion
You are now able to look at things more critically and from more than one point of view. Not only does this make you a better thinker or reader, but this helps you look at things more accurately in the real world. This concept is essential for the next unit on classic dystopias and will make it so we can look at our own society more critically.