1. Social Criticism

• Frankenstein

• Wikipedia entry on Frankenstein

• Frankenstein online, chapter-by-chapter

• Sparks Notes on Frankenstein

• Cliff Notes on Frankenstein

• Thomas Edison's 1910 film of Frankenstein on Youtube (20 minutes)

• Major themes in Frankenstein, by Lit Charts

• DOZENS of major themes in Frankenstein, from Univ. of Penn.

STUDY GUIDE for pp. 81-97 of Frankenstein

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STUDY GUIDE for pp. 171-186 of Frankenstein

• Macbeth

Shakespeare isn't hard - as long as you go slowly, pay attention to the notes, and think about what you're reading. Use these questions, which are very specific, to help you get through each night's reading. I'd suggest that you write the answers to these questions. I think answering them (in order) will help you understand the play.

NO FEAR SHAKESPEARE: MACBETH - the entire text of the play, with side-by-side columns of the actual text and a modern rewrite,.

STUDY GUIDE for pp. 9 - 20 of Macbeth

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• The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Robert Louis Stevenson

• A Tale of Two Cities: Charles Dickens

• A Picture of Dorian Gray: Oscar Wilde

• Jane Eyre: Charlotte Bronte

• Dracula: Bram Stoker

2. Dystopia

• 1984: George Orwell

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• Animal Farm: George Orwell

• Farenheit 451: Ray Bradbury

• Welcome to the Monkey House and other short stories ("Harrison Bergeron"): Kurt Vonnegut

• Anthem: Ayn Rand

• The Giver: Lois Lowry

 

3. Satire

• The Jungle: Upton Sinclair

• A Modest Proposal: Jonathan Swift

• Short stories: David Sedaris

• The Canterbury Tales: Geoffrey Chaucer

• Videoes, political cartoons, "The Onion," The Simpsons, Mad Magazine, etc.

 

4. Community & the Socialization of Self

• A Long Way Down: Nick Hornby

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• Winesburg, Ohio: Sherwood Anderson

• Kite Runner: Khaled Hosseini

• Our Town: Thorton Wilder

• The Dubliners: James Joyce

• Short Stories - Flannery O'Connor

• King Arthur Tales

• James Herriot stories

 

THE RESEARCH PAPER

 

WRITING:

• Persuasion

• Explanatory

• Research

• Narrative

 

COLLEGE ADMISSION:

• Vocabulary

• PSAT Preparation

• SAT Preparation

• Grammar Preparation