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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Complication

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Notes that introduce complication in plot and show examples of how the conflict becomes more complicated throughout the rising action of a story. Examples are provided from Mary Shelly's Frankenstein and Virginia Woolf's "The Duchess and...
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Handout
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Frame Story

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Notes introducing various forms of frame stories, or stories that provide a framework for additional stories within. Examples of different frameworks are provided with classical texts including The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel...
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Primary
Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Mary Shelley

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Other

Hail Mary Shelley

For Students 9th - 10th
Information and exercises that go with Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein."
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Activity
Museum of Science

The Atom's Family: Electrical Safety

For Students 3rd - 8th
Help Frankenstein find out about electrical safety by clicking on the haunted house characters to find out what they are doing wrong.
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement:tales of the Supernatural

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson explores the genre of Gothic literature. Includes discussion of Frankenstein, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Edgar Allen Poe among others.
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Activity
Museum of Science

The Atom's Family: Fruity Electricity

For Students 3rd - 8th
Frankenstein's electricity is out. In this activity, students help him find another source of energy using citrus fruit. Good for students who want to do their own projects or for class lessons.
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Handout
Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Bram Stoker

For Students 9th - 10th
This Bibliomania site provides a brief biography of the author Bram Stoker that highlights his works. The site also contains a link to the full text of his most famous work, Dracula.
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Unit Plan
University of Maryland

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Chronology and Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive information on Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. Includes an extensive chronological timeline of events in her life as well as reviews of her work.
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Website
British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
The 19th century saw a rapid technological change, together with paradigm shifts in scientific understanding. These articles research how authors responded to the new possibilities afforded by technology and science.
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Website
American Movie Classics Company

The Film Site: Classic Films

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a list of classic films.
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Handout
Ted Nellen

Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Doppelganger

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a glossary entry for the term "Doppelganger" which literally means "double-goer." It includes defintions and examples.
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Website
Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides biographic information on British author, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. The site also lists her works.
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Handout
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Frame Story

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces the frame story in fiction writing. An audio lesson [3:38] and notes are included in this learning module.
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Website
British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians the Novel

For Students 9th - 10th
From the origins of the Gothic to depictions of the emerging middle-classes, these articles explore the key characteristics of late 18th- and early 19th-century literature.
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Website
British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians London

For Students 9th - 10th
From Wordsworth's Westminster Bridge to Blake's Chimney Sweepers; from Dickens's pickpockets to Jack the Ripper; and from Wells's War of the Worlds to Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes; discover the diverse ways in which writers in this...
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Website
British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians the Gothic

For Students 9th - 10th
Gothic fiction has intrigued and unsettled readers for more than two centuries. These articles research how these works reflect the political, social, and cultural contexts in which they were written.
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Activity
Miami University

The Atoms Family: Static Electricity

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site contains a simple experiment that you can do at home that explains static electricity.

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