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Frankenstein
By Mary Shelley

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Contents of Presentation
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Goals of Unit
The main events that make up the beginning,
middle and end of a story. Understand WHAT
HAPPENS in a story is crucial to figuring out WHY
things happen.
What is PLOT?
Essentially the setting is WHERE and WHEN the
story takes place. Frankenstein takes place
during the late 1700s in Europe at a time of new
scientific discoveries and these greatly
influence the novel
What is SETTING?
As the characters develop we see changes that are
reflections of the plot. As things happen they
learn things and move on, hopefully keeping the
readers interest in the process.
What is CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT?
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Theme, Vocabulary, Critical Thinking and History
Theme refers to the main idea and the purpose of
the work. What is the novel trying to accomplish
and/or teach the reader?
What is THEME?
Frankenstein makes use of many words that you may
not know. If you do not know the word you will
not be able to understand the plot, setting,
characters or theme. Therefore, this unit will
focus on regular vocabulary improvement.
Improve VOCABULARY!
You will learn how to question why authors make
decisions about the words they use, the decisions
of the characters and the events of the plot and
how these things tell the reader an important
message.
Think CRITICALLY!
This novel documents societys scientific
discoveries and the moral questioning that arose
with science. Be prepared for history lessons!
Learn HISTORY!
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To help your understanding of the novel you will
be first introduced to
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Introduction to the Novel
The Main Characters
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Plot Sequence
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Plot Sequence
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Plot Sequence
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Major Themes
-The Creature -Frankenstein
-Overstepping bounds -Moral reasoning
-Healing power of nature -Romantic
movement -Nature and moods
-Literal monster -Figurative monster
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About Mary Shelley
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Resources and Bibliography
Mayer, Laura. Penguin Guide to Mary Shelleys
Frankenstein. Online. us.penguingroup.com/stat
ic/pdf/teachersguides/Frankenstein.pdf
Accessed 24 September 2011
SparkNotes Editors. SparkNote on Frankenstein.
Online. SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes LLC. 2007.
Accessed 24 September 2011
Wikipedia Editors. Frankenstein. Online.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein
Accessed 24 September 2011
Wikipedia Editors. Mary Shelley. Online.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley
Accessed 24 September 2011
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