Week 1
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http://thefoxisblack.com/2011/10/19/recovered-books-dracula-by-bram-stoker/
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There will be more open-ended than multiple choice
questions.
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Please be sure to familiarize yourself with each poem we
read.
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Themes
Symbols
Important lines
Author’s intent
Poetic Movements
 Defining characteristics of Romanticism, Victorianism, and
Modernism
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Take a seat and prepare any questions you
have for me before we begin the exam.
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Brainstorm
Outline
Organize your first draft.
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If a significant percentage of students missed
a certain question it is more likely that it was
undertaught than understudied.
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Some questions will be thrown out
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First drafts will be due tomorrow.
This will count as a √+/- in the
homework/classwork category so finish your
first draft tonight.
This draft must be at least 1.5 pages typed or
2 pages handwritten.
Final product must 4-6 pages
Your Name
Mr. Hauser
American Lit, 11A/B
2/15/12
(Center Title)
Begin first paragraph blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
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Skip no spaces when you format your heading. Each line
should touch the ones above and below.
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Hit [ctrl-a] or “select all” then hit [ctrl-2] to double space.
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Copy the URL of the website you are using.
Head to easybib.com
paste the URL of your website in the big box
at the top. Click “Cite This”
Look for more information it asks for.
Click “Create Citation” at the bottom.
In the box “Citation Added,” copy the
citation and paste it into your “Works Cited”
page that follows your draft.
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Take today to read through at least 3 of your classmates’ papers.
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As you read, circle words you think might be misspelled if you’re not
certain. Make notes about sentence fragments or grammar errors in
the margins.
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In letters to your classmates, address the following issues.
What he or she did well. Be specific! Consider:
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What he or she needs to improve. Consider:
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Sentence fluency, word choice, strength of evidence or analysis, organization
Recommendations. Consider reminding them to:
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Sentence fluency, word choice, strength of evidence or analysis, organization
Check the rubric, Check the template, check the book for better evidence
Remind them that they are strong capable writers.
Sign your name
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Please:
1. Staple the rubric for the poetry paper to your
final draft
2. Leave the draft and rubric on the swivel chair
3. Take your seat
4. Prepare for a freewrite
What makes a good ghost/horror story in terms of plot,
settings, and objects.
plot:
religious stuff, suspense, insanity, (sur)realism, believable,
horrific emotions, characters are irrational
locations:
night, darkness, lonely, forests, deserts, abandoned
buildings
Objects:
dolls/ventriloquist dummies, blades, blood, clowns,
crosses – religious paraphernalia
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• a deserted (or sparsely inhabited) castle or mansion in a state of ruins or semi-ruins
• labyrinths/mazes, dark corridors, and winding stairs filled with dusty cobwebs
• these castles or mansions have hidden tunnels/staircases, dungeons, underground passages,
crypts, or catacombs
• if set in a broken down modern house, the basement or attic becomes the place of terror
• limited lighting such as moonlight (usually a full moon), candles, flashlight, lantern; often
the light disappears: clouds hide the moon, candles go out, flashlights/lanterns are dropped
and broken
• if electric lights exist, they usually mysteriously go out
• the setting is usually threatening natural landscapes, like rugged mountains, dark forests, or
eerie moors, exhibiting stormy weather
• dark secrets surrounding some tormented soul who is left to live in isolation
• ominous omens and curses
• magic, supernatural manifestations, or the suggestion of the supernatural
• a damsel in distress
• the damsel’s rescuer; usually a lover
• horrifying (or terrifying) events or the threat of such happenings
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What elements of Browning’s poem do we
see on that list?
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Please…
1. Take your seats
2. Take out your copy of Dracula
3. Take out your notebooks and start a heading
titled “Chapters 1 & 2”
Why does the hotel landlady beg Jonathan not to
continue his journey? What is special about that
night? What does she give him as protection?
2. What does Jonathan find strange about his carriage
ride through the mountains? Describe the behavior
of the driver and other passengers.
3. Harker switches from a public carriage to Dracula’s
personal caleche (a smaller open carriage). What is it
about the caleche driver that seems to make the
biggest impression on Jonathan Harker? What are
some strange happenings on the ride to the castle?
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Describe the man who greets Jonathan Harker
at Castle Dracula.
2. What does the Count want Jonathan Harker to
teach him while at Castle Dracula and why?
3. When Jonathan Harker looks in his shaving
mirror, what peculiar thing does he notice
about the Count?
4. What surprises Jonathan Harker when he tries
to explore the outdoor grounds of Castle
Dracula?
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Jonathan Harker climbs into a carriage to take him to
Dracula's castle. But wait, that carriage driver's voice
sounds suspiciously like Christopher Lee, which can
mean only one thing. DRACULA! AHHHHHHHHHHH!
Hold on a second, that also means that Dracula is
either very tight or he can't afford to hire any staff
around his castle, not even the typical hypnotized
servant or whatnot. Which means Dracula plays all
and every role needed to keep his castle up and
running, these include Chef Dracula, Servant Jeeves
Dracula, Cleaning Lady Dracula and of course when he
gets time Count Dracula.
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Please take your seats
 Take out your notebooks.
 Turn to page 25
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For today:
 Reading out loud, then individual/group reading
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Homework:
 Please have the ch. 3/4 guiding questions ready to
hand in tomorrow at the beginning of class
Please have out vocab packet 23
and last week’s Reading Log.
Also, format a half sheet of paper
titled “Chapter 3 Quiz” and
putchanaymonnit.
Describe anything you remember about
Dracula’s ancestry (people he’s related to or
deeds they did).
2. What does the count warn about Harker’s falling
asleep?
3. To what animal does Harker compare Dracula’s
movements down the walls?
4. What prevents the dreamy women from feeding
on Harker?
5. What does Dracula provide the dreamy women
for dinner?
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Please format a half sheet
of paper titled
“Chapter 4 Quiz”
and putchanaymonnit.
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What does the Count do with Harker's letter to Mina,
his fiancee?
What interesting clothing does the Count wear on
his excursions from the castle?
What happens to the woman who comes looking for
her child?
Harker finds a pile of what in the Count's dusty old
room?
Where does Harker find the Count asleep?
What prevents Harker from leaving when the Count
opens the main doors?
How does Harker attack the Count as he lay asleep?
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Write a paragraph each summarizing the two
sets of background information (one for
Stoker and the other for Vlad the Impaler)
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Include details from each in your summaries.
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THEN answer the question, “Can you imagine
Dracula from the novel doing the things
mentioned about Vlad? What evidence do
you have for your answer?
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No servants/workers, spooky/eerie/creepy
Attila the Hun
Wander in the castle, sleep in other rooms
Scales the side out his window, face down,
lizard
Women, three vampire women, seductive
“He’s mine!” Grabs her and throws her across
the room
Squealing and crying of a child
Disappear into the moonlight
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first: I’m almost done working for the count. second:
I’m leaving tomorrow, third: I’m in Buda-Pesth on my
way home.
Throws them out his window to gypsies who give them
to Dracula, he burns the one to Mina
All his stuff is gone, clothing, writing materials
Big (apparently) empty boxes
Dracula is wearing Harker’s clothes
“Monster! Give me my child!”
Eaten by wolves, sent by Dracula
Empty of people, treasure/gold, all covered in dust
Wolves would eat him
No key, Dracula in a crate, looks younger, full of blood
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Mina (Harker’s fiancee) to her bestie, Lucy
Timing: Mirror time
Lucy: upper class, socialite
1. Interested in Holmwood
2. Dr. Seward – Runs a Sanitarium – Crazy house
3. Three proposals: Seward, Morris (obsess much?),
and Holmwood (eeeeee!)
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Seward’s Phonograph (Fancy!)
1. Renfield
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Morris to Holmwood - Bros
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Austrian neurologist
Developed Psychoanalysis
 How we act influenced by our
past
 Positive and negative
experiences shape how we
see the world and ourselves
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As we read:
 Take notes on GOTHIC elements
 Differences between DISNEY versions
ORIGINAL
DISNEY
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Message to Children?
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Message to Children?
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Implications: What does
this say about their
culture?
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Implications: What does
this say about OUR
culture?
Please format a half sheet
of paper titled
“Chapter 8 Quiz”
and putchanaymonnit.
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What strange habit has Lucy undertaken?
How does Mina solve this problem?
What strange items, delivered from Varna,
are being deposited at Carfax, in London?
Where has Harker been since he left the
Count’s?
What happens to Renfield in this chapter?
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Two were dark, and had high aquiline noses, like
the Count, and great dark, piercing eyes, that
seemed to be almost red when contrasted with
the pale yellow moon. The other was fair, as fair
as can be, with great masses of golden hair and
eyes like pale sapphires. I seemed somehow to
know her face, and to know it in connection with
some dreamy fear, but I could not recollect at
the moment how or where. All three had brilliant
white teeth that shone like pearls against the
ruby of their voluptuous lips.
Imagery: vivid descriptive language that
appeals to one or more of the five
senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste, and
touch).
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What images do you remember?
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How did Stoker get you to remember?
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Everyone will be assigned a chapter.
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Read through the chapter, find a passage
FULL OF IMAGERY, copy it onto printer
paper, and create at least two illustrations to
accompany the passage
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Please continue your illustrations of your
selections from yesterday.
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Then…
 Presentations
 Posting on the wall
 Chapter 9
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Divide class into eight groups and assign each group a chapter from the novel (through
chapter 8). Have students read through their assigned chapters to select examples of Stoker’s
use of imagery. Each group is to discuss Stoker’s technique/diction, and then have them select
two examples to illustrate. They must also provide a caption for the drawing and indicate the
page number.
Activity #3
After the groups are finished with their drawings, they will read the passages orally to
the class while classmates close their eyes and listen, making note of images that come to mind.
Have some students share what they “saw” in their imaginations. Then have the members of
the group share the illustration for the passage and tell how Stoker’s words influenced the
drawing. Allow any student who claims to have “seen” the image differently to share his/her
ideas and defend
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“I took the book from under his pillow,
wrapped it in white paper…pale blue
ribbon…knot with sealing wax and for my
seal I used my wedding ring.
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1. What begins happening to Lucy upon her return
home to Hillingham?
2. What action does Van Helsing believe is necessary
to keep Lucy alive?
3. Who arrives and offers to help in Van Helsing’s first
treatment of Lucy?
4. What specific instruction does Van Helsing give Dr.
Seward regarding Lucy before he left for Amsterdam?
5. Who aids Van Helsing in the second transfusion to
Lucy?
6. What is in the package that Van Helsing receives
from abroad?
Please have out your
answers from last night’s
homework (ch. 10 Qs).
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Jonathan Harker,
Dracula,
Mina Harker,
Lucy Westenra,
Arthur Holmwood,
Renfield,
Dr. John Seward,
Dr. Van Helsing
Name
Picture – based on
physical description
from text
 3 POSITIVE Adjectives
 3 NEGATIVE Adjectives
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 Along with quotations
that prove your adjective
referenced by page #s
Half sheet of paper
Title Chapter 11 Quiz
1. What does Mrs. Westenra tell Van Helsing that
causes him to break down in tears?
 2. Who volunteers his arm for Lucy’s third blood
transfusion?
 3. What happens as soon as the zookeeper
finished telling his tale to the reporter?
 4. After he is attacked by Renfield, what act does
Dr. Seward witness that “positively sickened”
him?
 5. How did the wolf get the wounds on his face?
 6. Explain what happens to Lucy’s mother.
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Why is Van Helsing so determined to keep
Lucy alive, even though he knows her
chance for happiness is gone?
Why might Lucy have torn up her own
journal entry about the wolf and her
mother?
Why does Lucy look more healthy after she
dies?
Man vs.
Himself
Man vs.
Nature
Man vs.
Society
Man vs.
unknown
Man vs.
Man
Identify at least one of
each conflict the
characters in the story go
through in your selected
chapter
Ch Man vs.
Himself
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Harker
struggles
for info
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H. scared of
Dracula but
wants to
work
3.
H struggles
with sanity/
escape
4.
H tries to
escape
5.
Lucy chooses
husband
6.
M worries
about H
Man vs.
Nature
Man vs.
Society
Man vs.
unknown
H. vs. Wolves
H. vs.
H. vs. Wolves
H. vs. Old Lady
Superstition Driver vs. Spirits
H. vs. Dracula/
vampires
D. vs. sunlight
Man vs.
Man
H vs. Drac
(blood on
chin)
Drac steals/
forges
letters
Wolves eat lady
Storm on the
sea
Gypsies betray
H (letter)
Count dead?
H fights Drac
(letters)
Renfield =
outsider
Seward can’t
understand
R
All vs. Drac w/o
knowing
Seward against
R
R locked away
Seward against
R
Ch Man vs.
Himself
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9
10
Lucy vs
sleepwalkin
g
Seward
struggles
with info
Lucy vs. health
11
Lucy vs. health
12
Lucy fighting
evil urges
13
VH fighting to
save L
Mina confused
14
Man vs.
Nature
Man vs.
Society
Lucy loses
strength
Lucy vs.
sickness
Van Helsing vs.
nature to
save L
Wolf attack
from zoo
VH fighting L’s
death
L vs. death
Mina vs. L’s
death
Renfield
Man vs.
unknown
Man vs.
Man
“Dark man”
with Lucy
Drac starts
feeding
Lucy’s unknown Seward vs. R
sickness
Why
transfusions?
Wound?
Mom vs. garlic
Renfield breaks
out
Lucy fighting
unknown
inside
Crucifix to fight
____?
Mina scared
about H
VH vs Drac to
save Lucy
Mom vs. VH
Arther vs. VH in
kissing L
VH vs. Lucy
VH vs. servant
M reads journal,
now vs. D
 We’ll start today with the
chapter 15 quiz. Please take
out a half-sheet of paper and
write your name
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Why does Dr. S. get so angry at V.H. at the beginning of the
chapter?
What is V.H.’s plan to prove his theory about Lucy?
What do Dr. S. and V.H. find when they first open Lucy’s
coffin?
How does Dr. S. try to explain what they see?
What do they see “floating” through the graveyard later
that night?
What do they do with the child they find that night?
What do they find when they return to the coffin the next
day?
What must they do to “kill” Lucy?
How does Dr. S. feel about their plan after a good night’s
sleep?
How does Arthur initially (at first) react to V.H.’s plan?
What is Lucy doing when she arrives again at
the cemetery?
2. How has Lucy changed in her vampire state?
(not about beauty/health)
3. Who hammers the stake that “kills” Lucy?
4. What happens to Lucy after the stake is driven
into her heart?
5. What do Mina and Dr. Seward exchange (give
to each other)?
6. How does Mina treat the men at the end of
chapter 17?
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Please title a clean sheet
in your notes
“Poetic Essay Revisions –
Due Friday 4/10”
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Intro paragraph:
 What is the topic of your essay and why is it interesting? Consider giving a brief
overview of what you'll be analyzing in your essay
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Historical analysis:
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What came before in terms of poetry, literature, art, or philosophy?
How was your movement unique/different?
How did poetry change after (google "influence of ________ poetry")?
Why is it still famous? How do we still see it today (try "modern examples of
_________")?
Poetic analysis:
 Explore the reasons why your poem is a good exemplar (example of) of your
movement. Use quotes from the poem to SHOW. (Remember: Topic sentence,
explanation, quote, "This shows that _____ because______," transition)
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Conclusion:
 explain again why your movement is worth writing about, summarize the
progression of poetic history and how/why your poem fits.
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How do gender roles in Dracula reflect
evolving Victorian gender roles and how do
they support traditional gender roles?
Does the epistolary writing (journals, letters,
etc.) make Dracula more or less dramatic or
scary?
Is Stoker trying to make us more religious? Is
Dracula a religious novel?
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Lucy – reinforces –
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Mina – subverts (goes against)
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tries to act tough, but also faints and cries – very emotional
Dracula – subverts
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hiding from action – business during Lucy struggle
Arthur – both
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focused on marriage
helpful – takes care of Jonathan, comforts the others
Jonathan – subverts
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pursues goals – studies shorthand
works – teacher
Mina – reinforces
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no job
helpless
less intelligent
focused on men, getting married
submits to Dracula
cooks, cleans, housework
Dracula – reinforces
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Satanic power – sexual metaphor
Independently, please spend a
few minutes writing a few
things to keep in mind as you
prepare to or write an essay.
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Avoid referencing yourself “I” “my” “me” or your reader “you” directly.
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Good (snappy) title
Correct format (Times New Roman, 12, MLA Heading)
Paragraphs 5-8 sentences
Each paragraph has its own topic
 stay on topic
 Evidence/support from text (#)
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First sentence is catchy (hook)
Strong thesis (What’s the point about the topic)
 Keep thesis in mind as you write
Conclusion paragraph
Proper spelling grammar (get a dictionary) autocorrect, google, read
aloud, re-read, peer edit
 Strong vocabulary (good/bad – excellent/awful)
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DON’T PLAGIARIZE!
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Intro:
 Hook (Ask a question, Make a general statement, Quote about topic,
interesting fact)
 explain the topic, background info
 Thesis – particular view ABOUT your topic
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Body Paragraphs
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Topic sentence – tell the reader what that paragraph is about
supporting details, exploring topic of this paragraph
Support from text (#)
Explanation of why this example supports thesis
Transition sentence – tells the reader this topic is done and bring them to the
next topic
Conclusions:
 Restate your thesis
 Summarize evidence/ what you talked about
 Final thought – ask a question, point the reader to different/related ideas,
answer the “so what?” question (provide suggestions for reader’s life)
 Please have out a piece of paper
or two and something to write
with.
To what extent does
Dracula show the
evolution of gender roles
in Victorian England?
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Intro:
 Indent paragraphs
 Hook (Ask a question, Make a general statement, Quote
about topic, interesting fact)
 explain the topic, background info
 Thesis – particular view ABOUT your topic
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Does the epistolary writing (journals, letters, etc.)
make Dracula more or less dramatic or scary?
Is Stoker trying to make us more religious? Is
Dracula a religious novel?
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Body Paragraphs
 Topic sentence – tell the reader what this particular
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paragraph is about (which piece of evidence will you
discuss?)
supporting details, exploring topic of this paragraph
Support from text (#)
Explanation of why this example supports thesis
Transition sentence – tells the reader this topic is done and
bring them to the next topic
Does the epistolary writing (journals, letters, etc.)
make Dracula more or less dramatic or scary?
Is Stoker trying to make us more religious? Is Dracula a
religious novel?
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Prompt: Is your dog awesome?
A good dog needs to be friendly. They are excited to
see you, and don’t bite strangers. Wrigley is always happy
to see you, and has never bitten anyone. This shows that
my dog is awesome because he is the friendliest dog on
the block. Friendliness is important, but so is the ability to
do funny tricks.
Funny tricks are great at parties. People like to see a
dog play dead and roll over. My dog knows all kinds of
tricks. He can even salsa dance! Only great dogs can salsa
dance.
 Please turn in your body
paragraphs from yesterday to
the spinny chair.
 Then, write an MLA heading for
this course on a clean sheet of
paper.
To what extent is
Dracula an example
of a gothic novel?
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Please take out a sheet of paper.
Your header should include:
Your Name
Today’s Date
12A
Dracula Ch. 15-17 Quiz
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What does Dr. Vincent, at the hospital,
believe made the marks on the children’s
throats?
What do Van Helsing and Dr. Seward find
when they open Lucy’s coffin that night?
What do Dr. Seward and Van Helsing
discover when they return to Lucy’s tomb the
following afternoon?
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Please take your seats and have your
notes out from chapters 15-17.
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The Quiz will be passed out shortly.
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Head to www.classicreader.com
 Click the “Short Stories” tab
 Browse to one of the following authors by
selecting
theLouis
first letter
ofBierce
their Sir
last
name.
Edgar Allan
Poe
Robert
Ambrose
Arthur
Conan
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Stevenson
Doyle
Nathaniel
Hawthorne
Oscar Wilde
H. P. Lovecraft
W. W. Jacobs
Stephen King
Saki (H. H. Munro)
Ann Lemoine
Anne Rice
H. G. Wells
Edith Wharton
As you read through any short story by your chosen
author, keep a list in your notes of gothic elements the
author is employing.
 Make sure to take down (copy in your notes or cut and
paste in an email) any quotes that show these gothic
elements.
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Due Tomorrow: A short piece (2 paragraphs) on a
commonality of elements between Dracula and the story
you chose.
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What is the atmosphere created by this element? How is
this element used in each piece of writing? Why is this
element spooky, scary, or otherwise compelling?