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The Origins of Frankenstein

The Origins of Frankenstein

Assessment

Presentation

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English

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10th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Easy

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CCSS
RI.11-12.9, RI. 9-10.7, RL.5.3

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Standards-aligned

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Cinco Delgado

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The Origins of Frankenstein
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What To Do

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Watch this short video about the origins of Frankenstein. After watching the video, answer the questions that follow.

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Multiple Choice

In the summer of _____, Mary Shelley conceived the idea for her novel, Frankenstein.

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1916

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1966

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1816

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1866

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Multiple Choice

One night in Geneva, Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley discussed the topic of _____, and this led to the nightmare that inspired Mary Shelley to write Frankenstein.

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The study of the human body

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A haunting from Shelley's childhood

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Vampires

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Reanimating the dead

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Multiple Choice

In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, the monster does not have a name.

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True. Frankenstein is the name of the doctor who gave life to the creature.

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False. The monster's name is Victor Frankenstein.

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True. No characters in the novel have names.

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False. The monster's name is Eddie Frankenstein.

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Multiple Choice

In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, the monster is more human than who?

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Than his creator because he shows more emotion and is often tortured by his own monstrous looks and extreme lonliness.

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The village inhabitants because he cares for the wellbeing of others.

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The author, Mary Shelley because he displays more empathy.

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Multiple Choice

The second part of the Title of the novel Frankenstein is...

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Or, The Modern Zeus

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Or, The Modern Pandora

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Or, The Modern Prometheus

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Open Ended

Why do you think Shelley titled her novel Frankenstein, Or The Modern Prometheus? Explain using the information you gained from reading Prometheus, and from this video.

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