http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/2012/03/30/critical-essays-on-frankenstein-part-ii/ by Elizabeth Burns Sat, 18 May 2013 16:15:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/2012/03/30/critical-essays-on-frankenstein-part-ii/#comment-166666 Sonderbooks » Blog Archive » First Quarter Reading Progress Sun, 01 Apr 2012 03:45:38 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/?p=3874#comment-166666 [...] Journal’s Battle of the Books: 3 Book read before meeting author: 1 Book to read along with Liz B: 1 Nonfiction: 7 Shorter Books (in between books of Plan): 4 Children’s Nonfiction: 3 [...] [...] Journal’s Battle of the Books: 3 Book read before meeting author: 1 Book to read along with Liz B: 1 Nonfiction: 7 Shorter Books (in between books of Plan): 4 Children’s Nonfiction: 3 [...]

]]> http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/2012/03/30/critical-essays-on-frankenstein-part-ii/#comment-166492 Liz B Sat, 31 Mar 2012 14:46:49 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/?p=3874#comment-166492 Tanya, I love the layers to it. I also liked the odd freedom of responding bit by bit to it, knowing some things and not knowing others as I read it for the first time. Tanya, I love the layers to it. I also liked the odd freedom of responding bit by bit to it, knowing some things and not knowing others as I read it for the first time.

]]> http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/2012/03/30/critical-essays-on-frankenstein-part-ii/#comment-166139 Tanya Anderson Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:53:29 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/?p=3874#comment-166139 I, too, have a bit of an obsession about FRANKENSTEIN since teaching it to tenth graders many years ago. This book moved them. The themes are powerful, relevant, and timeless. It is not a "monster book." It is a cautionary tale about so many things—science, creation, attachments, rejection, man's search for meaning. God bless anyone who reads, teaches, and loves this book! I, too, have a bit of an obsession about FRANKENSTEIN since teaching it to tenth graders many years ago. This book moved them. The themes are powerful, relevant, and timeless. It is not a “monster book.” It is a cautionary tale about so many things—science, creation, attachments, rejection, man’s search for meaning. God bless anyone who reads, teaches, and loves this book!

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