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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley - A Classic Novel Study
Kaitlyn Fischer: Close-Reading Specialist
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In this 4-week course, students will read the classic novel, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley while discussing its historical and cultural significance, its importance to women's history, and its complexity all while redefining literature!
Class experience
US Grade 10 - 12
"The story of Victor Frankenstein and the monster he created has held readers spellbound since it was first published more than two centuries ago. On the surface, it is a novel of tense and steadily mounting dread. On a more profound level, it illuminates the triumph and tragedy of the human condition in its portrayal of a scientist who oversteps the bounds of conscience, and of a creature tortured by the solitude of a world in which he does not belong". - Citation provided below! Through...
This class is taught in English.
The following is a list of the skills we will cover as a class. These will be sprinkled throughout the unit and build on one another.
- Character Development
- Conflict
- Theme
- Symbolism
- Allegory
- Non-Fiction Reading
- Analysis
- Various Literary Devices
- Socratic Seminar Discussions
- Annotating
- Optional Note-Taking
- Optional Prompt-Writing
- Optional Essay-Writing
- Optional Journaling
- And More!I have been teaching professionally for over 5 years in both Missouri and in Colorado. I have been on Outschool since early January 2020 and can provide links to classes where I teach the concepts of this semester-long class so you can look through them and look at the reviews to see how other parents and students have reacted to my courses. I am happy to answer any questions that you have!
Semester Course Featuring Frankenstein:
- https://outschool.com/classes/high-school-english-a-10th-and-11th-grade-semester-v8hZFmgO?usid=l0R3fRwf&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link
Classic Literature - A Novel Study (A course where students choose the novels we read)
- https://outschool.com/classes/classic-literature-novel-study-V9NC71b3?usid=l0R3fRwf&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link
Annotations: The Key to Close Reading (Non-Fiction Unit skills)
- https://outschool.com/classes/annotations-the-key-to-close-reading-uaev8ybk?usid=l0R3fRwf&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_linkHomework Offered
Students will be asked to complete all of their reading outside of class. There are optional essays, projects, research, and note-taking that is available if students are interested!1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
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Posted below are links to the novel. While Frankenstein is out of copyright and can be found for free online, I recommend the first links version (Amazon)!
Amazon:
- https://www.amazon.com/Frankenstein-Signet-Classics-Mary-Shelley/dp/0451532244/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2OEPJWJAXL7RQ&dchild=1&keywords=frankenstein&qid=1614743091&s=books&sprefix=frankenstein%2Caps%2C180&sr=1-3
Barnes and Noble:
- https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/frankenstein-shelley-mary/1126911566?ean=9781435159624
Audible:
- https://www.audible.com/pd/Frankenstein-Audiobook/B00FQRCM9O?qid=1614743101&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=1TNXGAMGJ0Z5FA6SPS4V
Free Online Full-Text Options:
Project Gutenberg (Free Copyright Option):
- https://www.gutenberg.org/files/84/84-h/84-h.htm
Sparknotes Full-Text Version:
- https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/frankenstein/full-text/ Here are the parental guides from Common Sense Media for Frankenstein! We will be discussing violence such as murder, traditional gender roles and how things have change because of Mary Shelley's work, and more!
- Frankenstein: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/frankensteinStar Educator
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My name is Kaitlyn Fischer and I have taught English to students as young as nine through eighteen in both Missouri and Colorado. I am a close-reading specialist and have a lot of experience teaching students close-reading strategies including...
Group Class
$120
for 8 classes2x per week, 4 weeks
40 min
Completed by 2 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 15-18
1-6 learners per class
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