The Monster as Outcast

10/25/2017

James Whale, the director of these two films, was one of very few openly homosexual directors working in Hollywood in the 1930s. Many people think that the films are somewhat autobiographical for the director, as he saw himself, like the monster, as not being understood or accepted. Does this seem likely to you? If so, develop an argument in which you aim to convince the reader of your opinion by offering evidence.

0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.

Director

James Whale

Links to IMDb pages

Frankenstein (1931)
Bride of Frankensiten (1935)

Due Date

THE END OF TRIMESTER ONE (Dec.1st) for any that you choose to do.

Note: You may do any number of these in any combination, but none of these options can be done twice.

Grading Info

The mandatory paper will be assessed on the Power Standards on the following list that are relevant to your choice of prompt:
* PS 3.1 Share your thoughts in argument, informative, explanatory, narrative prose.
* PS 3.2 Use technology & the writing process to produce clear, coherent writing.
* PS 1.1 Analyze literary text to show understanding of literary elements.
* PS 1.3 Use textual evidence to support understanding of what text says explicitly and draw inferences from the text.
* PS 3.2 Use technology & the writing process to produce clear, coherent writing.

This will be a FORMATIVE
assessment.

It will also earn you XP (see below), which goes toward your Habits of Work score.

XP Information

In general, each paper you choose to write is eligible for up to 48 XP per KP, based on the traits of IDEAS, ORGANIZATION, VOICE, and SENTENCE FLUENCY.

Possible additional XP may be granted if your WORD CHOICE, CONVENTIONS and/or PAPER PRESENTATION are exceptional.

ORGANIZATION IS IMPORTANT HERE. Please know that papers that are not paragraphed properly or that lack introductory or concluding paragraphs will likely be BOUNCED BACK unscored.

The MAXIMUM XP that can be earned for a single written piece is 400 XP.

Students may do as many of the posted options as they wish, but no option can be done more than once by the same student.

Questions?

If you have a question about any of these options, leave a comment on the option's post. Make sure you sign it with your avatar name, so I know it's not spam--otherwise, I'll likely delete it. I will post a clarifying response ASAP.

Too many quests to fit!

Click here for more

Frankenstein on YouTube

CLICK HERE to see select scenes from the first film.

CLICK HERE to see select scenes from the sequel, The Bride....

Frankenstein /The Bride of Frankenstein