You have some valid concerns--very rarely have I seen teachers
teach a curriculum that is too rigorous for their students, but
I see the opposite far too often. Anyway, here's a great link
to a pretty comprehensive study guide for Frankenstein:
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/litlibrary/. The site has
many titles, so your other texts will most likely be there as
well. Amazingly, the study guides are completely free. Yay
Glencoe!

On 6/23/09, A teacher wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I just found out I was transfering to the High School
> level from the middle school due to budget reasons in the
> district I work in.
>
> I also found out that I will be teaching Seniors.
> I am a little apprehensive since I have not taught high
> school English since student teaching (Back in 2001) and
> have not been in a high school enviroment since 2003.
>
> I am wondering about behavior issues, if any...and any
> suggestions on teaching the following: Beowulf,
> Frankenstein, The Canterbury Tales, and Hamlet. While I
> have read all except for Frankenstein, I'm not quite sure
> how to go about "teaching" the stories. In middle school, I
> would teach vocabulary and character development...I'm just
> concerned I might be "dummying" it down too much for
> Seniors.
>
> Any help or suggestions will be appreciated!
> Thanks :)

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