Storytelling: Fictional Narratives, Imaginary People, and the Reader's Real Life

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 12.02.09

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Rationale
  3. Objectives
  4. Timing of the Unit
  5. Structure in Frankenstein
  6. Perception: Then (18 th Century) and Now (21 st Century)
  7. The Burdens We Carry: Biographical Backgrounds
  8. Child Psychology: Substitute "Parents"
  9. Dysfunctional Relationships
  10. A Parent's License
  11. Images of Propaganda?
  12. Nature vs. Nurture?
  13. Loyalty To The End
  14. Teaching Strategies
  15. Unit Assessment
  16. Lesson Plans
  17. Endnotes
  18. Research Bibliography
  19. Teacher and Student Resources
  20. Appendix

Empathy Through The Eyes of A Creature: A Journey Into Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Harriet Josephine Garcia

Published September 2012

Tools for this Unit:

Research Bibliography

    Behrendt, Stephen C. Approaches to Teaching Shelley's Frankenstein. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1990. A collection of essays by college professors dealing with strategies for teaching Frankenstein.

    Cervo, Nathan . "Shelley's Frankenstein." Explicator 46, no. 2 (1988): 14. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=7207564&site=ehost-live (accessed May 5, 2012). An online article focusing on the ethical issues in Frankenstein.

    Claridge, Laura P. "Parent-Child Tensions In Frankenstein: The Search for Communion." Studies in the Novel 17, no. 1 (1985): 14. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=7115754&site=ehost-live (accessed May 5, 2012). An analysis of the parent-child dynamic in Frankenstein.

    Dorning, Anne Marie. "Rutgers Cyberbullying Case: Defendant Molly Wei Cooperates With Prosecutors on Suicide of Tyler Clementi - ABC News." ABCNews.com - Breaking News, Latest News & Top Video News - ABC News. http://abcnews.go.com/US/rutgers-cyberbullying-case-defendant-molly-wei-cooperates-prosecutors/story?id=13546931#.UCnzP0TmaUc (accessed July 31, 2012). News report surrounding the Tyler Clementi cyber-bullying case.

    McCurdy, Howard E. "Vision and Leadership." Public Integrity 8, no. 3 (2006): 257. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=21646812&site=ehost-live (accessed May 5, 2012). An online article focusing on the scientific approach to analyzing Frankenstein.

    Mellor, Anne K. "Frankenstein, Racial Science, and the Yellow Peril". Nineteenth Century Contexts 23, no. 1 (2001): 1. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=5459235&site=ehost-live (accessed May 5, 2012). An online article centering on the racial evidence in Frankenstein and the connection to anti-Asian propaganda in WWII.

    "School Reports." Ed Data. http://www.ed-data.k12.ca.us (accessed July 31, 2012). An accessible website which offers updated information about k-12 education in California.

    Schor, Esther H. The Cambridge companion to Mary Shelley. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2003.A collection of analytical essays regarding the various themes in Frankenstein.

    cbs news. "Cyberbullying Continued After Teen's Death - CBS News." Breaking News Headlines: Business, Entertainment & World News - CBS News. http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-500202_162-6343077.html (accessed July 31, 2012). News report surrounding the extent to which cyber-bullying has impacted teenagers.

    Comments:

    Kara Rosenberg

    December 8, 2016 at 9:22 pm

    Question about Unit Assessment

    I'm incredibly interested in this approach to Frankenstein as it meshes well with my understanding of the novel. I'm a little confused about the \\"five incidents\\" referred to. Does the author of the unit plan mean that she chooses incidents from the novel for the characters to interact over or that she invents new incidents? Is the assignment designed to have the letters be written in response to each other (i.e. one student must write first and the other must react)? I would very much appreciate this information as I'm planning for a Frankenstein unit as we speak.

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