Frankenstein Chapters 10-12 Quiz, Close Reading Worksheet, and Vocabulary Games

Facilitate vocabulary development, evaluate reading comprehension, and help students practice critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of activities covering chapters 10, 11, and 12 of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus. A plot-based quiz, vocabulary application activity, crossword puzzle, word search game, close reading inference worksheet, and answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with these materials, students will:

• Read for literal comprehension
• Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words
• Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings
• Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
• Infer the intended effects of the author’s word choices and narrative techniques
• Determine the function of a given paragraph
• Contrast elements of chapter 11 with elements of chapter 10
• Examine how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
• Apply knowledge of literary devices including foreshadowing and allusion
• Explore themes in context with emphasis on “the barbarity of man”
• Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
• Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
• Come to class better prepared to discuss literature