Curated OER
Nightmare on Joe's Street
Students conduct research and create an eponym dictionary. They use their imaginations to create their own monster. They have a Monster Mash day to show off their creations.
Polar Trec
Polar Detectives: Using Ice Core Data to Decode Past Climate Mysteries
How does examining an ice core tell us about weather? Learners set up and explore fake ice cores made of sugar, salt, and ash to represent historical snowfall and volcanic eruptions. From their setups, scholars determine what caused the...
Curated OER
Hunt the Fact Monster
In this Fact Monster search engine instructional activity, learners access the Internet to a specific search engine to find the answers to five questions with multiple choice answers.
Curated OER
Exploring the Nervous System Through Disease and Injury
Students are introduced to the nervous system. In groups, they research the relationship between disease and injury and how it affects the nervous system. To end the lesson, they present their findings to the class and create a poster.
Curated OER
Tales of the Supernatural
Students explore the origins and development of a literary genre. They investigate how shared imaginative concerns link the members of a literary period and compare works of literature from different eras.
Curated OER
Behind the Cover
Students develop questions they would have liked to ask an author about their written works. They read an article about their forefathers and research a back story to a written work of their choice. They create posters to illustrate the...
Curated OER
Somewhere Under the Rainbow--The Romantic Period in British Literature
Young scholars create 2-3 poems, a children's story, or a two or three dimensional piece of art. In this Romantic Period lesson, students discuss the historical background of the Romantic Period and relevant literary terms. Young...
Curated OER
"The Universal Principal of Change"
Twelfth graders research the Kamakura Period, along with Confucian, Taoist, and Buddhist principles. Also, they study Yoshida Kenko.
Curated OER
Scientific Scenes
Students discover how the public's perceptions of science have changed throughout recent history; then research scientific and technological breakthroughs in a variety of areas. They then create plays that allow scientists to encounter...
Curated OER
What Makes the Writer Write
Students chose a novel which includes social criticism to read. After reading the book, they use the internet to research the issue in the novel and work with others to develop a presentation. In their presentation, they identify the...
Other
"Frankenstein" by Mary W. Shelley
Read the entire text of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" online. The novel is divided into chapters, and a very brief summary is outlined in the introduction.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Literature Library: "Frankenstein" Study Guide [Pdf]
Great study guide for Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," complete with pre-reading material (author biography, vocabulary words, novel introduction), reading questions, brainstorming and charting activities, and thought-provoking writing...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Excerpt From Frankenstein: The Creature's Request" by Mary Shelley
A learning module that begins with "Excerpt from Frankenstein: the Creature's Request " by Mary Shelley, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...
British Library
British Library: Shelley's Frankenstein: The Ghost Story Challenge
Students will explore the origins of Frankenstein and place the novel in its context, considering it alongside the contemporary horror stories and scientific developments that influenced Mary Shelley. They will present their knowledge in...
TES Global
Tes: Frankenstein Comic
[Free Registration/Login Required] This English Language Learner resource provides visual supports to accompany Mary Shelley's classic book Frankenstein. This resource can also be used to introduce young readers to this classic horror...
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Mary Shelley
This site from Bibliomania provides the reader with a brief but factual biographical sketch of the author, Mary Shelley. Includes link to the full text of her famous work, Frankenstein.
Planet eBooks
Planet E Book: Frankenstein [Pdf]
The complete text of "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley is available here in PDF format. Frankenstein, which was first released in 1818, is 277 pages pages long.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Everything You Need to Know to Read Frankenstein
Iseult Gillespie shares everything you need to know to read Mary Shelley's classic novel Frankenstein. [5:02]
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: "Frankenstein"
This site, provided by Bibliomania, gives a brief summary, and then the full and complete text for Mary Shelley's famous novel, Frankenstein. Each chapter is provided by link, and accessible individually.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Excerpt From Frankenstein: Chapter 16
A learning module that begins with "Excerpt from Frankenstein: Chapter 16" by Mary Shelley, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
Open Library of the Internet Archive
Open Library: Frankenstein
This ebook version of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
University of Maryland
Teaching Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
This is a terrific resource for teachers of British Literature, which includes instructions for using FrankenMoo yourself and/or with students.
National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine: Electricity, Frankenstein, & the Spark of Life
Using an online exhibition, investigate how Mary Shelley's horror science fiction story, Frankenstein, reflects the knowledge and studies of electricity, and how those fictional ideas are used in modern medicine.