Tuesday - 3/24 - Preface, Letters, Chapters 1-5 (51 Days of School Remaining)

OBJ - Students will create a personal connection to a central theme in the story Frankenstein through various activities and discussion. 

CWoD - COUNTENANCE 

Read the preface, letters, and chapters 1-5 of the novel. In your blog, answer the guided reading questions below as you work.  This is a large chunk of reading - so make sure you are using your time wisely.  You will have time today and tomorrow in class to work on this.

There are copies of the novel available in the classroom as well as the free online eBook that can be accessed from ANY computer or device with internet access.  

Frankenstein EBook

You can also download free eBook versions from the iTunes Store and from the Google Play Store.

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN YOUR BLOG.  (NOT IN A GOOGLE DOC)

Introduction, Preface, Letters

1.Why did Mary Shelley write Frankenstein?

2. What discussions influenced the development of her idea?

3. In the preface, what does the author say she is trying to preserve?

4. What is the structure, or form, of the novel?

5. Who was writing the letters?

6. To whom were the letters written?

7. Where was the writer, and why was he there?

8. How did he meet Victor Frankenstein?

9. How did Robert feel about his guest?

10. Why was Frankenstein in the Arctic?

Frankenstein Chapters 1-5

1. Who told this part of the story?

2. How did Elizabeth come to live with the Frankensteins?

3.      3.  Who was Frankenstein’s closest friend?

4. What was one of the themes of the writers who influenced Frankenstein?

5. What natural phenomena influenced Frankenstein?

6. What two major events happened to Frankenstein when he was seventeen?

7. What goal did Frankenstein decide to pursue?

8. How did Frankenstein feel when his experiment succeeded, and the creature came to life?

                                                                                                    

9. What happened to Frankenstein the day after he completed his creation?

10. Who took care of Frankenstein during his illness?