Module+A

=Module A=

We begin Module A after your half yearly exams. Module A is a comparative study.

Most classes will compare a novel and a film://.//
 * Shelley, Mary, //Frankenstein,// **AND**
 * Scott, Ridley, //Blade Runner (Director’s Cut),// Warner Bros, 1982

Ms Taylor's class will compare the polemic //'A Room of One's Own'// with the play //'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?//'
 * Albee, Edward, //Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf,// **AND**
 * Woolf, Virginia, //A Room of One’s Own,//

The Prescriptions document describes the scope of this unit: ** MODULE A: Comparative Study of Texts and Context ** ** Elective 2: Texts in Time ** In this elective students compare how the treatment of similar content in a pair of texts composed in different times and contexts may reflect changing values and perspectives. By considering the texts in their contexts and comparing values, ideas and language forms and features, students come to a heightened understanding of the meaning and significance of each text.

For the Frankenstein / Blade Runner comparison, you will be comparing the values of the Romantic Era with the values of the late 20th Century.

For the Woolf / Albee comparison, you will be comparing the values of the Modern era with the values of the Cold War era.

You could research the way your set texts reflect their historical periods if you want to read ahead. Remember though, that the historical information should be used to examine the text (this is English - not a history subject), so the focus in your writing should always be on presenting a detailed analysis of the text itself. You should always be writing about the meaning and significance of your ** TE ** **XTS**.