Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Turn one of the statements below into a thesis for your exam essay, then create a one-page rough outline to bring into your exam and submit it to Monsieur the Lobb.

When we rise up to challenge God as a creator, we become Monsters.

Definition of a monster is tied to INVERSION and PERVERSION of the Natural Order - i.e. you are here, and someone else is there and that’s the way it’s supposed to be

rejection by society = monster 

Power creates monsters. 

Ambition and lust for power creates monsters

Need creates monsters

Monstrousness is here in us all the time - our drives inside that we allow to push out into the world.

Consider the below in making your essay preparations:

Thesis

There is a statement you will make that will have “sides” to it.  There will be something that you need to prove - it is an argument - a statement that may or may not be true until it is proven so. 

In the thesis below, there is another side - i.e. that we become Monsters by birth, or by mental disorder, or by manipulation or what have you

If you take this one, you need to SHOW HOW the rising up to challenge God results in some behaviour or decision-making that could be defined as monstrous

When we rise up to challenge God as a creator, we become Monsters.

Body

Frankenstein

What are elements of the story that reveal Victor (or another character) challenging God? 

Can I pick a couple? Can I describe them briefly? 

Can I then illustrate them with a simple quotation that shows I didn’t make this up. 

WHAT HAPPENS AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE THAT SHOWS YOUR THESIS IS TRUE

Macbeth 

Consider the explanation as the bulk of your body paragraphs

What is explanation? 

Showing connections

Mr. Lobb is a terrible teacher. 

He pushed Laine’s desk! And he was mean!

How does the pushing of Laine’s desk demonstrate that he is a bad teacher? What is the link between desk-pushing and bad teaching? 

You need to show how ONE THING = ANOTHER THING through finding the reasoning and exploring it

Conclusion