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Frankenstein

Subject: Language and Literature
Grade Level: 9-10, 11-12
Submitted by: Alexander Fireman
Objectives

 When students complete this lesson, they should meet the follow Illinois state standards:

1. A. 4B Compare the meaning of words and phrases and use analogies to explain the relationships among them.

1. B. 4.a Preview reading materials, clarify meaning, analyze overall themes and coherence, and relate reading with information from other sources.

 

The following lesson implements differentiated instruction and therefore has different objectives for students depending upon their ability levels.

Here are the different objectives:

-Some students will record their initial feelings about certain characters in the book (Victor and Monster) in their journals.

All students will be able to begin to familiarize themselves with characters they will encounter throughout the novel.

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  2. Most Students will learn about the epistolary novel
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  4. All students will be able to activate their prior knowledge about Frankenstein to better connect with and understand the novel.
  5. All students will draw a picture of what they think Frankenstein looks like.
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Brief Description

This will be a three week unit beginning with an introduction to the novel and the epistolary novel, and ending with a summative assessment in the form of an in-depth character analysis. At this point students know how to use post-it notes to annotate the text.
Materials Needed

-Frankenstein novels

-picture of frankenstein

-pencils

-crayons

-post-it notes of multiple colors

-dictionaries

Lesson Plan

Students will be told that they willl be reading Frankenstein.  The teacher provides students with crayons and paper and asjs them to draw a picture of what they think Frankenstein looks like.

 

After reading the preface of Frankenstein, the teacher will engage the class in discussion about the story.

 

Some questions that could provoke discussion include:

How close is Walton’s relationship with his sister?

Why does Walton say that writing about his feelings is a poor way of communicating them?

Can anyone use context clues from the story to figure out what the word inexorable means? Students will be asked to read chapter 1 for homework. 

 


Assessment

Students will be asked to submit a short reading journal entry about Victor Frankenstein focusing on the goals he hopes to accomplish after completing his quest.

Students will be asked to look up 10 words that they don't understand as they are reading and use them in a sentence.