Hello everyone.
Well, it's been a long time since I last posted, mainly as you have been busily completing your Inspector Calls drafts in class - well done on the excellent way that you approached this by the way. It's going to take me a little while to mark them, but I'll get them back to you ASAP, then you'll have a week or so in which to make any improvements you need to.
We have had a slight change of plan - I've had to shuffle the units and we are now going to do the pre-1914 Prose unit (using Shelley's Frankenstein) before we do Macbeth. The novel is a brilliant piece of writing, and a really gripping tale. Time constraints mean that we aren't going to be able to read the whole thing in class, but you really need to read the book in its entirety at home; in class well focus our study on deeper analysis of key extracts, learning about the writer's craft, use of language and structure, and the influence of the historical context on the novel.
So, your homework is as follows.
1) Get hold of a copy of Frankenstein. These are available for £2 from Borders or Waterstones, or here from Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Frankenstein-Wordsworth-Classics-Modern-Prometheus/dp/1853260231/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258134799&sr=8-1 . Alternatively, you can get it from the library, or it is easily available online (difficult to read the whole thing online though I reckon!).
2) Start reading it, aiming to have it finished by 7thDecember - this gives you three weeks to buy and read the text. It's quite challenging, but you need to stick at it!
Well - that's it! If you finish it quite quickly, it would be well worth reading other novels from this period - see me for ideas.
Have a great weekend year 10 and well done for your continued excellence this year,
Mr Boulter
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