1. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Activities and Chapter Summaries

2. Daily Summaries: ( 3-4 complete sentences).
Instructions:
Take out a piece of lined paper.
Fold it in half hamburger style.
Fold it in half again.
Then, fold it in half hot dog style.
When you open your paper, you should have 16 mini boxes.
Instructions continued:
You will be completing daily summaries on each chapter.
Chapters that we do not read and I instead summarized for you, should be included.
They should be in your own words and at least four sentences.
Neatly date and label each one.
Include page numbers.
Write neat and small!
Example format on the following slide:
Why are we doing these? They will help you remember the story, so when you do a future assignment, you can use them to help you. They WILL be collected.

3. Daily Summaries Daily Summaries (Front of paper) Daily Summaries
Letters IV
Chapter 7
Chapter 1
Chapter 8
Chapter 2
Chapter 9
Chapter 3
Chapter 10
Chapter 4
Chapter 11
Chapter 5
Chapter 12
Chapter 6
Chapter 13
Daily Summaries
(Back of paper)
Chapter 14
Chapter 21
Chapter 15
Chapter 22
Chapter 16
Chapter 23
Chapter 17
Chapter 24
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20

4. Main Characters
Robert Walton — ship captain, explorer, and confidant of Frankenstein
Victor Frankenstein — scientist who designs a living creature from human remains
The Creature — the un-named human being created by Victor Frankenstein
Henry Clerval — Victor’s best friend and fellow student
Alphonse and Caroline Beaufort Frankenstein — Victor’s parents
Ernest and William Frankenstein — Victor’s brothers
Elizabeth Lavenza — Victor’s adopted cousin and wife
Justine Moritz — servant and friend of the Frankenstein family
Mr. DeLacey, Felix, Agatha, and Safie — Impoverished cottage family observed by the Creature

5. Letters I-IV (Prologue)
Epistolary
The narrator Robert Walton writes to his sister, Margaret Saville
Walton embarks on a Romantic Quest
Wants to discover a passage near the North Pole to Asia
Wants to discover the secret of the compass magnet

6. Letters I-IV Summary
In a letter to his sister Margaret in England, Robert Walton expresses excitement over his plans to discover a passage from Russia to the North Pole. He yearns for a friend to share his dreams, despairs, and successes.
What he finds is Victor Frankenstein, stranded and nearly frozen on the ice, yet determined to continue his pursuit northward. Walton mentions how he had sacrificed everything for the sake of discovery, even his life or death.
Sensing that Walton is a kindred spirit in his pursuit of knowledge and the unknown, Frankenstein offers his history as a moral tale, stating to Walton “I have suffered great misfortune…I had decided that the memory of these evils would die with me, but you changed my mind. You seek knowledge and wisdom, as I once did, and I deeply hope that it will not become a serpent and sting you, as it did me…I think you may learn from my tale’” (22).

7. Chapters 1-2
Victor begins his story by detailing his childhood in the Genevese Republic, starting with his father Alphonse’s marriage to Caroline Beaufort. Victor was their only child for five years, after which they adopted orphaned toddler of a Milanese nobleman named Elizabeth Lavenza who they present to Victor as “a pretty present.” He vows to protect and cherish Elizabeth as his very own possession. The Frankensteins have two more sons, Ernest and William, and settle in Geneva, Victor’s happy childhood home.
Unlike his best friend Henry Clerval who wishes to learn about “the virtues of heroes and the actions of men,” Victor desires to learn “the secrets of heaven and earth.”
Victor becomes enamored of natural philosophy and begins reading esoteric (mysterious) authors, delving into “the search of the philosopher’s stone and the elixir of life.” A violent lightning storm and the ensuing scientific explanation from a family friend cause Victor to conclude that he should abandon these outmoded ideas, since he feels that “nothing would or could ever be known.”

8. Classifying Maps
While we read, you will be completing two Classifying Maps looking at specific characteristics of Victor Frankenstein and the creature.
Please take out a piece of paper, and create the maps on the following slide.
You will be looking for a minimum of three concrete details in the form of direct quotes for each column.
Use a red pen or label it (CD red) if you do not have a red pen.
Why are these maps important?
First off, you will learn and retain important information about Victor Frankenstein and the creature.
Secondly, you will be using these maps to complete a four paragraph essay, in which you select either Victor Frankenstein OR the creature, and discuss ONE of the following:
How the creature does OR does not represent the archetypal (typical) horror character.
How Victor Frankenstein represents the archetypal (typical) mad scientist character.

9. Classifying Map Instructions
Instructions: Take out new sheet of paper. Draw the following map below. While we read, collect as much evidence as possible of the “monstrous” and/ or “not so monstrous” character of Victor Frankenstein using the following three areas. Include page numbers.
Note: Leave plenty of space between your direct quotes.
Victor Frankenstein
Focus/ Passion
Social Interaction
Emotional Response
“ Direct quote that shows Victor’s focus/ passion” (page #).
“ Direct quote that shows Victor’s social or anti-social interactions” (page #).
“ Direct quote that shows Victor’s emotional response (page #).
“ Direct quote that shows Victor’s focus/ passion” (page #).
“ Direct quote that shows Victor’s social or anti-social interactions” (page #).
“ Direct quote that shows Victor’s emotional response (page #).
“ Direct quote that shows Victor’s focus/ passion” (page #).
“ Direct quote that shows Victor’s social or anti-social interactions” (page #).
“ Direct quote that shows Victor’s emotional response (page #).

10. Classifying Map Instructions
Instructions: On the BACK of your Frankenstein map, draw the following map below. While we read, collect as much evidence as possible of the “monstrous” and/ or “not so monstrous” character of the creature using the following three areas. Include page numbers.
Note: Leave plenty of space between your direct quotes.
The Creature
Focus/ Passion
Social Interaction
Emotional Response
“ Direct quote that shows the creature’s focus/ passion” (page #).
“ Direct quote that shows the creature’s social or anti-social interactions” (page #).
“ Direct quote that shows the creature’s emotional response (page #).
“ Direct quote that shows the creature’s focus/ passion” (page #).
“ Direct quote that shows the creature’s social or anti-social interactions” (page #).
“ Direct quote that shows the creature’s emotional response (page #).
“ Direct quote that shows the creature’s focus/ passion” (page #).
“ Direct quote that shows the creature’s social or anti-social interactions” (page #).
“ Direct quote that shows the creature’s emotional response (page #).

11. Read…. Read Chapters 3-5. Complete your summaries.
Add to your Classifying Maps.

12. Chapter 6
Clerval delivers a letter from Elizabeth, expressing concern for Victor’s illness and anxiety for his long absence. She reports that Justine Moritz, cousin and family friend to the Frankenstein's, has come back to live in their home.
Upon Victor’s recovery, he and Henry turn their studies to the Oriental languages and decide to tour the Inglolstadt countryside. Henry’s romantic appreciation of their surroundings has a restorative effect on Victor’s health and psyche (mind).

13. Read… Read Chapters 7-8 Complete your summaries.
Add to your Classifying Maps.

14. Chapter 9
Victor is overcome with guilt yet feels no one will accept his fantastic explanation of the creature, and despairs to see William and now Justine “the first hapless victims to (his) unhallowed arts.” In other words, he feels William and Justine have become victims of his thoughtless creation.
In guilt and self-imposed isolation, Victor is tempted to take his own life. He refrains from doing so only because he feels it is his duty to protect his family from the creature, whom he “abhors” and blames with growing intensity. To relieve his agony, Victor travels to the Chamounix Valley where he encounters the creature.
Admonishing Frankenstein for abandoning his own creation, the creature compares himself to a fallen angel. Although Victor curses the creature, he is compelled to hear his tale.

15. Read… Read Chapters 10-13. Complete your summaries.
Add to your Classifying Maps.

16. Chapters 14-15
Longing to join the cottagers, he secretly cuts their wood and eventually approached the blind patriarch, attempting to befriend him. When his presence is discovered by DeLacey’s son, the creature is cruelly rejected once again and forced to flee.
The creature continues his tale, explaining his suffering as he set out in the cold and snow to find his creator.

17. Read… Read Chapters 16-17. Complete your summaries.
Add to your Classifying Map.

18. Chapters 18-19
Frankenstein argues that the creature will only double his efforts to destroy mankind if presented with a partner, and refuses despite the creature’s threats of revenge. Frankenstein only relents when the creature promises exile from Europe. Upon his return to Geneva, though, Victor delays the repugnant task. But when he considers marriage to Elizabeth, Victor realizes he must give the creature his mate if he hopes for any peace. Fearful the monster will kill his father, Elizabeth, or Henry, Frankenstein sets out to accomplish the task quickly.
Victor settles in a hut on one of the Orkney isles, where he feels the landscape is as miserable as the “filthy process” in which he is engaged. Near completion of the female creature, Frankenstein worries he may be creating a “race of devils.”

19. Read… Read Chapters 20-24. Complete your summaries.
Add to your Classifying Map.

20. Now:
Revisit your Classifying Maps you completed on Victor Frankenstein and the creature.
Remember the space you left in between the direct quotations you selected from the text?
Now, add a complete sentence of commentary for EACH direct quote you provided on your map using the GREEN pen.

21. Classifying Map Instructions
Add a sentence commentary in green for EACH concrete detail, thinking about whether it is monstrous or not so monstrous behavior. Explain why.
Victor Frankenstein
Focus/ Passion
Social Interaction
Emotional Response
“ Direct quote that shows Victor’s focus/ passion” (page #).
“ Direct quote that shows Victor’s social or anti-social interactions” (page #).
“ Direct quote that shows Victor’s emotional response (page #).
1 sentence commentary interpreting the significance of the quote.
1 sentence commentary.
1 sentence commentary.
“ Direct quote that shows Victor’s focus/ passion” (page #).
“ Direct quote that shows Victor’s social or anti-social interactions” (page #).
“ Direct quote that shows Victor’s emotional response (page #).
1 sentence commentary.
1 sentence commentary.
1 sentence commentary.
“ Direct quote that shows Victor’s focus/ passion” (page #).
“ Direct quote that shows Victor’s social or anti-social interactions” (page #).
“ Direct quote that shows Victor’s emotional response (page #).
1 sentence commentary.
1 sentence commentary.
1 sentence commentary.

22. Classifying Map Instructions
Add a sentence commentary in green for EACH concrete detail, thinking about whether it is monstrous or not so monstrous behavior. Explain why.
The Creature
Focus/ Passion
Social Interaction
Emotional Response
“ Direct quote that shows the creature’s focus/ passion” (page #).
“ Direct quote that shows the creature’s social or anti-social interactions” (page #).
“ Direct quote that shows the creature’s emotional response (page #).
1 sentence commentary.
1 sentence commentary.
1 sentence commentary.
“ Direct quote that shows the creature’s focus/ passion” (page #).
“ Direct quote that shows the creature’s social or anti-social interactions” (page #).
“ Direct quote that shows the creature’s emotional response (page #).
1 sentence commentary.
1 sentence commentary.
1 sentence commentary.
“ Direct quote that shows the creature’s focus/ passion” (page #).
“ Direct quote that shows the creature’s social or anti-social interactions” (page #).
“ Direct quote that shows the creature’s emotional response (page #).
1 sentence commentary.
1 sentence commentary.
1 sentence commentary.