Frankenstein

=//Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley// Resources= toc

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Audiobooks
Local public libraries offer free, downloadable audio recordings of the novel. If the file format is MP3, then you can load it on your IPOD or MP3 player. If the format is WPN, then you will need to listen on your computer or burn a disc. It is important that you understand that these audio recordings are copyright protected, and each library has its own loan period for the title. You may NOT distribute the audio or produce multiple copies of the recordings.

[|Audible.com] -- Audible.com offers audiobooks that you can download to your computer and/or IPOD for a fee. You will need your parents' permission and their credit card information for each book you download. Look at the costs invovled. You may be able to download the same thing from your local library's web site!

**Free Library Audiobooks**
Philadelphia Free Library Cheltenham Township Montgomery County Delaware County


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Background Information:
[|Powerpoint]: Background Information on author, literary period, historical context, characters, themes, point of view

National Library of Medicine [|Exhibit]: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature

[|Romanticism] From Norton Anthology of English Literature

[|Gothic Overview] From Norton Anthology of English Literature

[|Gothic Literature] From Enotes

[|Resources] for the Study of Gothic Literature -- a nice compilation on online resources, glossaries, information

//Frankenstein// [|Project] from University of Pennsylvania English Department--complete with maps, historical contexts, author information, literary commentary

[|Prometheus] information from Encyclopedia Mythica

Study Guides
A comprehensive novel unit study guide from Glencoe Literature Library

[|Pink Monkey]: Free study guide for the novel //Frankenstein//

[|Gradesaver]--free guide to novel

[|Sparknotes]--free guide to novel

[|Bookrags] -- free guide to novel, essay topics, commentary

Etexts
Project Gutenberg--Full novel [|text], downloadable

Univ. of Virgina Library Etext center, free [|full text] of novel

Webquests
Scientific [|Journal] - The task for this webquest is to create a scientific journal, examining the issue of stem cells and cloning and its relationship to the novel.

In Search of the "Monster" in //Frankenstein// - This [|webquest] examines "what is a monster", "Frankenstein's creation in images", "scientists and responsibility", and "who is the real monster" in the novel.

[|Frankenstein 2018] - This webquest examines the gothic elements and film adaptations of the novel.