Frankenstein at KS4

If you are teaching Frankenstein, this unit contains everything you need to allow students to connect an 19th century Romantic novel with the great issues of today, such as the environment, artificial intelligence and what makes us human.

This unit has everything you need to teach Frankenstein at KS4. It contains over 25 lessons that take you through the text chapter by chapter. It is fully resourced with context readings, theme discussions, chapter analysis, persuasive writing opportunities, online research on The Romantics, example essays, critical articles and opportunities to practice extract into essay writing. The page numbers refer to the Penguin Classics edition.

Lesson 1: an introduction to the themes of Frankenstein
Lesson 2: context: grave robbers, Gothic horror and Mary Shelley
Lesson 3: the Epistolary opening
Lesson 4: Victor and Elizabeth as character foils
Lesson 5: good and evil in Frankenstein
Lesson 6: foreshadowing
Lesson 7: the importance of setting
Lesson 8: the creature comes to life!
Lesson 9: extract analysis
Lesson 10: the role of women in Frankenstein
Lesson 11: the psychology of child killers
Lesson 12: acting out Justine’s trial
Lesson 13: the Gothic and the Romantic
Lesson 14: Romantic poet research
Lesson 15: Romanticism on the ice field
Lesson 16: the importance of parenting
Lesson 17: education and influences
Lesson 18: serial killers
Lesson 19: appearance vs reality
Lesson 20: revenge
Lesson 21: revolting monsters
Lesson 22: comparing Victor and his creature
Lesson 23: the dangers of science
Lesson 24: who is the real monster?
Lesson 25: the trial of Victor Frankenstein