Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein does not lend itself to being organized into instructional segments and tidy activities. Nevertheless, whether you are teaching AP students or developing readers, you must develop a practical Frankenstein unit plan. The Frankenstein unit plan below breaks the… Read More »Frankenstein Unit Plan for High School
Even advanced students benefit from a few intro activities before engaging with a text. Here are 15 Frankenstein pre-reading activities to get students engaged before they open the cover of Mary Shelley’s masterpiece. I include a variety of Frankenstein pre-reading activities… Read More »15 Frankenstein Pre-reading Activities
Writing a final exam from scratch takes precious time. Here is a Frankenstein unit test to make things a bit easier. It is printable as-is (PDF), or you can cut and paste test items from the list. I organize this… Read More »Frankenstein Unit Test
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein offers a wealth of thought-provoking topics to explore as a class, in small groups, or through Socratic seminar. These Frankenstein discussion questions will get students sharing, analyzing, debating, and evaluating. Scroll down the post for the printable… Read More »Frankenstein Discussion Questions
This Frankenstein anticipation guide prepares students to read the original novel by Mary Shelley. Activate prior knowledge, engage with key theme subjects, create interest, and set purpose for reading. The printable Frankenstein Anticipation Guide PDF follows the preview images. Preparing… Read More »Frankenstein Anticipation Guide
What’s more romantic than a eight-foot science experiment with daddy issues? Nothing! Including this classic of Romantic literature (and arguably the first science fiction novel) is a no-brainer! Here is my recommended Frankenstein reading schedule. Frankenstein reading schedule (four parts)… Read More »Frankenstein Reading Schedule
These White Fang reading quizzes make it easy to hold students accountable for assigned readings. It is easy to have engaging lessons when everyone actually read the book. Here is my White Fang reading quiz for chapters 1 through 4.… Read More »White Fang Reading Quizzes (PDF)
White Fang can be used in various ways in the classroom (lit. circles, summer reading, small groups, etc.) Here is a White Fang unit plan to follow for whole-class instruction. White Fang Reading Level (7th-9th grade) White Fang is not… Read More »White Fang Unit Plan
Printable Anthem unit test (ready to use) This Anthem unit test (final exam) is a PDF file that is ready to download or print. I selected the questions from my Anthem Exam Banks resource. Anthem Unit Test PDF Anthem Unit Test… Read More »Anthem Unit Test
Here are 15 Anthem pre-reading activities and lessons to prepare your students for Ayn Rand’s novella. Since you have specific goals for your teaching, I am including a wide range of pre-reading lesson options. Anthem pre-reading activities overview: Design a Perfect… Read More »Anthem Pre-reading Activities and Lessons