Pamela+Mullins+English+IV

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Contributing Teacher(s):Pamela Mullins
Resources: //Frankenstein// by Mary Shelley

Website: Little Bird Tales + Google Images or Unique Student Art

Content:Romanticism: //Frankenstein//
3005.8.1 Analyze a literary work, using the characteristics of the literary time period that it represents.

3005.8.13 Identify, analyze, and explain the multiple levels of themes within a complex literary text.

3005.8.3 Analyze how plot developments determine characters' conflicts and dilemmas.

3005.8.4 Analyze the role and function of characters and determine ways in which the author reveals those characters.

ISTE Technology:
Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.

Introduction/Problem:
Create a children’s book by modifying and detailing the major events and themes in //Frankenstein//. The children's book must be suitable for a young reader between the ages of 8 and 10. Students must **modify** the plot and the vocabulary so that the book is suitable for the age group provided. Students must include the following themes in re-creating the story: Science / Creating Life, Abandonment, Alienation, Survival, Education, Revenge, and Romanticism / Nature. The book must have an original title. Be sure to also include a moral to the story. The book must be completely illustrated (every page including the front cover). Students may create, scan, and upload original art or use pictures from the internet as long as a citation page is included at the end of the book detailing the site for each image.

Procedures:
1. Teacher will assign each student an account for littlebirdtales.com.

2. Next, students will create a twenty page children's book by modifying Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Each book must have an original title and a moral. Each page will consist of (a minimum) five sentences and an illustration. Students will also include a voice thread for each page.

3. Students must include the following themes in re-creating the story: Science / Creating Life, Abandonment, Alienation, Survival, Education, Revenge, and Romanticism / Nature.

4. Students will include a citation page for any borrowed images and for Mary Shelley's //Frankenstein//.

Student Product/Work:
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