1. Which story did you read? What did you like about it? What was challenging? Was it frightening? What Gothic elements did you find?
These were the choices:
For homework, read or listen to one of Poe's stories. Summarize the tale in a note to a friend where you try to get the friend to read or to avoid the story. (1 page)
Choose from:
"The Black Cat"
"The Pit and the Pendelium"
Find them here: http://poestories.com/stories.php
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4. What characters from literature, movies, or television transform?
Consider:
Superman
Incredible Hulk
Popeye
Batman
Cat Woman
Beast from Beauty and the Beast
Little Mermaid/Ursula
(Name more!)
Watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iojcp__Tm6Y
Beast transformations- good to bad and back again:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__x8CYAVMbk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms05La1pDIU
If there were a potion to cure all of the evil in the world, would you want a taste? Consider the following:
- Politicians
- Economic Leaders
- Religious Leaders
- Lawyers & Judges & Police
- Medical Workers
What does "transformation" mean today? What did it mean in the late 1800s?
Now: https://dictionary.search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=AwrSbngIS0lURIMAqnVXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTB0OW44bmU5BHNlYwNzYwRjb2xvA2dxMQR2dGlkA1NNRTY1Ml8x?p=transformation&.sep=
Then: http://webstersdictionary1828.com/
For the rest of class we will look at the 1820 version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Homework:
Select a character who undergoes a transformation. Explain:
1. What or who was the character before the transformation. Describe visually.
2. What or who the character becomes.
3. Discuss the personality before and after the transformation.
4. Explain if the transformation is for the good of society and the individual or if the transformation is evil and/or dangerous.
5. If possible, provide a link to the transformation scene if the story has been made into a movie. Or, provide illustrations.
6. Be prepared to share the information and the scene/illustrations in class on Tuesday, October 28, 2014.
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