The Armament Directorate, located at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is responsible for cradle-to-grave management of air and ground dominance weapon system programs equipping warfighters with strike weapons to fight and win decisively.
* Discuss the definition and specific traits of Gothic literature. * Examine specific themes typically found in Gothic works. * Discuss important works from this genre, which exemplify its themes and other traits. Discuss Mary Shelley and the society in which she lived. * Read and understand the Preface, letters, and chapters 1-12 of Frankenstein. * Connect the novel with your own personal experiences and/or reactions to its themes. * Determine which features of this novel make it fit the Gothic genre.
1 In the Genre Studies Unit, discuss whether a book from a specific genre (fairy tale, biography) is fiction or nonfiction and how students can determine the difference. 2  Have students sort books in the classroom library based on genre and explain their reasoning. Discuss whether books are fiction or nonfiction in read aloud sessions and reading groups. 2  Have students explain how they recognize these genres.