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:

Teacher and Student Resources

Gianluigi, Guido. "Lavater's Physiognomy: A Taxonomy For Endorsers in Print Advertisements by Gianluigi Guido."Association for Consumer Research. http://www.acrwebsite.org/search/view-conference-proceedings.aspx?Id=11085 (accessed August 1, 2012). An excellent online article that follows John Lavater's Phsyiognomy theory, reviewing physiognomical traits that Lavater specified.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. "The Sorrows of Young Werther Summary | GradeSaver." Study Guides & Essay Editing | GradeSaver. http://www.gradesaver.com/the-sorrows-of-young-werther/study-guide/short-summary/ (accessed August 1, 2012). A brief summary of Goethe's story of a young man in the depths of love, despair, and sacrifice.

McGoodwin, Michael. "Milton (John) Paradise Lost Summary." McGoodwin Family Website Home Page. http://www.mcgoodwin.net/Pages/otherbooks/jm_paradiselost.html (accessed August 1, 2012). A detailed summary of Milton's twelve books surrounding the battle of heaven and hell and the casting away of man from God's heavenly paradise.

Sabbatini, Renato. "The Phrenological Chart." "Brain & Mind" Magazine - WWW Home Page. http://cerebromente.org.br/n01/frenolog/frenmap.htm (accessed August 1, 2012). A detailed explanation of the phrenology chart and the supposed mental/moral sections of the skull.

Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. 1818. Reprint, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 2003.The Gothic story of a scientist who pushes the limits of science and morality in his quest to create life.

Weston, W.H.. "The Baldwin Project: Plutarch's Lives for Boys and Girls by W.H. Weston." The Baldwin Online Children's Literature Project..Bringing Yesterday's Classics to Today's Children. http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=weston&book=plutarch&story=_contents (accessed August 1, 2012).An online summary of selected Greek and Roman figures from Plutarch's Lives, including historical context for each figure.

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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