Frankenstein Curriculum Unit

Performance Outcomes and Deliverables

Students analyze plot, theme, point of view, and characterization. They also research literary traditions, examine suspense as a plot element, write essays, keep journals, and explore related poetry. Lessons include discussion questions.

This revised unit includes a final test with answer key and greatly expanded culminating activities, as well as additional study guides and examination of multiple themes. Students complete detailed character and plot analysis. A new introductory lesson eases students into the novel. Aligned to Common Core standards.

Literary Form

British Novel

21st-Century Skills

• Collaboration
• Critical thinking
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Civic literacy
• Initiative and self-direction

Overview

A horror story written in Switzerland in 1816, Frankenstein has passed into popular culture as a ready, even comic symbol. On a serious level, the story content emphasizes themes of guilt and loss, the importance of the intuitive and emotional life of a human, and the influence of wild nature on human beings. The novel mirrors the human hunger to know, to excel, to break barriers, and to attain forbidden knowledge.

Print Book (4S1888): Spiral-bound, 8 x 11 inches, 72 pages, 10 lesson plans, 25 handouts, reproducible. Revised edition.
Book Download (4S1888DL): PDF, 72 pages, reproducible. We recommend Foxit PDF for viewing or editing PDFs.
Grades 9–12.