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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Literary Analysis Worksheets | British Literature | Gothic Fiction
Help high schoolers go beyond basic comprehension and develop critical thinking and literary analysis skills with these close reading worksheets on Mary Shelley's Gothic science fiction novel Frankenstein. Ideal for British Literature and Freshman English courses, the activities guide students through rigorous, text-based questions, pushing them to explore characterization, plot development, literary elements, and more. Answer keys and the public domain novel are included. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.) By engaging with these materials, students will:
Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
Discern the functions of given excerpts
Consider the greater significance of given details
Describe tone in context
Determine the intended effects of the author's narrative techniques
Examine how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Compare and contrast characters
Explore themes in context with emphasis on "the barbarity of man," the treatment of women, and systemic inequities
Apply knowledge of literary devices including allusion, dramatic irony, foreshadowing, metaphor, simile, situational irony, symbolism, and more
Make logical predictions about plot in context
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
And more
Resources are available for a variety of science fiction novels and short stories:
Help high schoolers go beyond basic comprehension and develop critical thinking and literary analysis skills with these close reading worksheets on Mary Shelley's Gothic science fiction novel Frankenstein. Ideal for British Literature and Freshman English courses, the activities guide students through rigorous, text-based questions, pushing them to explore characterization, plot development, literary elements, and more. Answer keys and the public domain novel are included. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.) By engaging with these materials, students will:
Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
Discern the functions of given excerpts
Consider the greater significance of given details
Describe tone in context
Determine the intended effects of the author's narrative techniques
Examine how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Compare and contrast characters
Explore themes in context with emphasis on "the barbarity of man," the treatment of women, and systemic inequities
Apply knowledge of literary devices including allusion, dramatic irony, foreshadowing, metaphor, simile, situational irony, symbolism, and more
Make logical predictions about plot in context
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
And more
Resources are available for a variety of science fiction novels and short stories:
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Help high schoolers go beyond basic comprehension and develop critical thinking and literary analysis skills with these close reading worksheets on Mary Shelley's Gothic science fiction novel Frankenstein. Ideal for British Literature and Freshman English courses, the activities guide students through rigorous, text-based questions, pushing them to explore characterization, plot development, literary elements, and more.