FrankensteinThe Modern Prometheus

We are learning to...

• Understand and explain the presentation of emotion in Frankenstein

S4L: Self- control

Title: How can I describe my emotions at this catastrophe? Learning Objectives

In your pairs, sort yourself into

A B

20 Second

s!

A warm up

How is Ms Caldwell presented in this quotation?

Skilled work will

1. Identify examples of how language is used to show Ms Caldwell’s emotion

Excellent work will

1. Develop precise, perceptive analysis of how language is used to show Ms Caldwell’s emotion

“Teaching Y10 is torture”, cried the beleaguered Ms Caldwell. “It’s like putting my head in a vice.”

A warm up

How is Ms Caldwell presented in this quotation?

Skilled work will

1. Identify examples of how language is used to show Ms Caldwell’s emotion

Excellent work will

1. Develop precise, perceptive analysis of how language is used to show Ms Caldwell’s emotion

Stand up....

Stand up....

B

In my best 19th century voice!

Listen actively as I read the first two paragraphs

• In pairs, annotate the first two paragraphs of Chapter 5 to show how the mood/ emotion is created.

A: you are the time keeper. Are you going to stick to your timings?

B: you are the quality checker. Evaluate your pair against the success criteria.

Task:

Success Criteria Skilled work will

1. Identify examples of how language is used to show emotion

2. Annotate with some explanation of how the characters are developed

Excellent work will

1. Develop precise, perceptive analysis of how language is used to show emotion

2. Annotate the text with increasingly detailed explanations, and terminology, of how the language effects the reader

It was on a dreary night of November that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils. With an anxiety that almost amounted to agony, I collected the instruments of life around me, that I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing that lay at my feet. It was already one in the morning; the rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open; it breathed hard, and a convulsive motion agitated its limbs.

The line dreary night creates an sense of gloom and misery to the reader like in a horror film. This makes the

reader feel worried for

Frankenstein and what might

happen.

It was on a dreary night of November that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils. With an anxiety that almost amounted to agony, I collected the instruments of life around me, that I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing that lay at my feet. It was already one in the morning; the rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open; it breathed hard, and a convulsive motion agitated its limbs.

Shelley uses pathetic fallacy to create a sense of gloom and misery to

the reader who immediately gets a sense of foreboding. The fact it is night also conveys a sense of doom; this is

further emphasised by the fact it is November so the reader is sure of both the literal darkness as well as

the metaphorical darkness that Victor is

about to be immersed in. This use of the darkness

and bad weather is also a characteristic of the

Gothic genre, a popular genre in Shelly’s time.

Success Criteria Skilled work will

1. Identify examples of how language is used to show emotion

2. Annotate with some explanation of how the characters are developed

Excellent work will

1. Develop precise, perceptive analysis of how language is used to show emotion

2. Annotate the text with increasingly detailed explanations, and terminology, of how the language effects the reader

• The attribution of human emotions or characteristics to inanimate objects or to nature; for example, angry clouds; a cruel wind.

Pathetic Fallacy

What can your partner do to improve?

Skilled work will

1. Identify examples of how language is used to show emotion

2. Annotate with some explanation of how language effects the reader

Excellent work will

1. Develop precise, perceptive analysis of how language is used to show emotion

2. Annotate the text with increasingly detailed explanations, and terminology, of how the language effects the reader

Using your target, write a TEPEE paragraph

How does Shelley create emotion at the opening of Chapter 5?

T The author’s use of language / words / tone of voice is significant.Imagery is significant in this section. The imagery of .... is especially significant in this section.The author uses setting to convey ...The characterisation of ... is developed in this section.Structurally, this section is significant.

E We can see this in the quotation ...We hear the character described as ...The word ... demonstrates this.Arguably, the most significant words are ... and ...The image of the ... is crucial to our understanding.

P The author seems to be suggesting ...The author is, perhaps, exploring the idea of ...The author is explaining, illustrating, uncovering, hiding, illuminating, developing,

E The words suggest / imply / convey ...This word / phrase / image / character makes me think of ... because...This conveys feelings of ... because....The word / image contains several ideas. For example...

E The author seems to be exploring the them / idea of ...From one perspective we could say ... From another we might consider...Developing the interpretation further, we could argue that...This links with.....This idea is repeated when......

The author uses setting to convey fear in this section. We can see this in the quotation ‘it was on a dreary night of November’. The author is illustrating a sense of impending doom. The line ‘dreary night’ creates an sense of gloom and misery to the reader like in a horror film. Shelley could be making the reader feel worried for Frankenstein and what might happen as well as giving a sense of the fear that Victor felt.

Shelley uses pathetic fallacy to create a sense of gloom and misery. This is established immediately with ‘it was a dreary night of November’. This provides the reader with a sense of foreboding and fear. This doom is further emphasised by the fact it is November so the reader is sure of both the literal darkness as well as the metaphorical darkness that Victor is about to be immersed in. This use of the darkness and bad weather are also a characteristic of the Gothic genre, a popular genre in Shelly’s time.

Homework

Write a TEPEE paragraph about how Shelley uses language to show emotion.

Be the quality checker – use your success criteria to evaluate your work.