National Endowment for the Humanities
Tales of the Supernatural
Scary stuff! Whether approached as the first horror story or a "serious imaginative exploration of the human condition," Frankenstein continues to engage readers. Here's a packet of activities that uses Mary Shelley's gothic...
Curated OER
Frankenstein's Monster
Students read Mary Shelly's Frankenstein. Using situation and question prompts, students write various essays, letters, and articles concerning the events in the story from different character's point of view.
PBS
Exploring the Drive to Create in Frankenstein
Is it hubris that drives the creative process? Is it the desire to be remembered long past death? An interactive asks readers of Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein and Percy Shelley's poem "Ozymandias" to consider what this wife and...
Wharton County Community College
Byron, Shelley, & Keats (Later Romantics) Presentation
Rock stars are cool, but not as cool as the ones from the nineteenth century Romantic Movement. Present critical biographical information on the big three, Byron, Shelly, and Keats, before you dive into analysis of their major...
NASA
Engineering Design for Human Exploration
What would it take to live on the lunar surface? Small groups build model rockets in order to simulate launching a habitat into space and rebuilding it. Divide the class into groups to design and build a model of a lunar habitat. The...
Curated OER
Recipe Conversions-Enrichment Worksheet
A recipe for Chocolate Chewies, a no-bake cookie, is provided, but the ingredients are not written in useable amounts. Your cooking class must first convert them into useable amounts before preparing the treat. The final product acts as...
Curated OER
A Golden Opportunity for Science
Students participate in a varity of activities surrounding "gold." They explore the science, myths, and legends about gold and conduct a debate over the environmental problems created by gold mining in a small small mining town.
Curated OER
Geography: Ancient Rome
Students research Ancient Rome, the Mediterranean Region, Roman myths, and Latin. In this Roman life lesson, students study maps of the region, learn their language and customs, research the Punic wars, the catastrophe of Pompeii, and...
Curated OER
New York State Testing Program Mathematics Grade 7
In this seventh grade worksheet, 7th graders assess their knowledge and understanding of grade level mathematics. The twenty-two page worksheet contains thirty multiple choice questions. Answers are not provided.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelly
The scientist Victor Frankenstein recounts his story of bringing a creature to life and the tragedies that followed. Selected (8) reading passages (grades 8-12) to pair with the horror novel "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelly. [Free account...
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.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Complication
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...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Frame Story
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...
University of Maryland
Mary Shelley's Short Fiction
This index page links to the full text of four Mary Wollstonecraft Shelly short stories, including "The False Rhyme," "Ferdinando Eboli," "The Mourner," and "The Mortal Immortal."
University of Maryland
"The Last Man": Apocalypse Without Millennium
A critical look at Mary Shelly's "The Last Man" and the idea (widely used in writing of that time) of the last man on earth.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Percy Bysshe Shelley
The personal life and writing career of Percy Bysshe Shelly is chronicled in this encyclopedia article. Content includes information on his childhood, his marriage to Mary Shelley, his writings, and his tragic death.