Those Indolent Slugs!

In second hour, we were quite taken by the metaphor of an indolent slug purposed by Wollstonecraft in her chapter 12 argument regarding her opinions of private, public, and home schooling and its detrimental effects on the uneducated virtues of the masses. As with most of Wollstonecraft's work, the metaphor becomes quite the powerful literary element to further (passive-aggressively) her argument to her audience of "educated" men.

Our agenda, centered around our Marys:

1. Wollstonecraft presentations. We do have 2 left in second hour, and 6th hour is finis.
2. The vocab "quiz," a creative exercise that you can do from home! Write a letter to modern day society (you can specify a group or person if you would like) from Mary Wollstonecraft. Mary has basically jumped into a time machine or been reincarnated to view modern day society, so it is her impression of the current world and not her prediction for it. During the letter, you are required to incorporate at least 10 vocab words from unit 7. With that requirement is met, you are welcome to bring in more from any of the other units.
3. Discuss the biography of Mary Shelley and her husband (fill in the blank here).
4. Read the introduction, the preface, and letter 1 of Frankenstein. I always like the introduction to the novel since Shelley basically shows a favoritism in her diction to Lord Byron and a little biting sass to that "cultivated" hero in his own mind, her husband (fill in the blank here, but use a synonym to make it fun). Anywho, the intro sure bespeaks a Romantic upbringing and mindset with imagination, nature, and rebellion. With Letter 1, pay close attention to the characterization of Walton because we are going to make charts on Friday together regarding his character (my "F" key is sticking on my computer, and I am recognizing how much I use the letter "F" is my diction). You may also want to consider why Walton is our first character in this epistolary novel when the book is titled Frankenstein. Whatever could Mary Shelley be doing here? I'm sure you'll have some thoughts.