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Paired Texts Frankenstein p. 26
LEXILE LEVEL 840l; guided-reading level S
SUMMARY
Is a ghoulish monster scary or delightful? Our paired article
and poem bring two moods to the topic of Frankenstein.
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MAIN Skills and TEACHING OBJECTIVE
This lesson will help your students:
• Compare mood in a nonfiction article and a poem
Setting a purpose for reading:
Comparing mood (5 minutes)
Read the Up Close box as a class. Have students look at the
pictures of Frankenstein accompanying each text. Ask: How
are they the same? Different? What can you guess about the
mood of each text based on the style of the picture?
Critical-thinking QUESTIONS
(5 minutes, activity sheet available online)
• What do you think is the author’s purpose in each
piece? (author’s purpose) The nonfiction article gives
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S T O R Y W O R K S
information about the novel Frankenstein and the creature in it;
the poem entertains readers.
• What caused the creature to become a “true monster”?
(main idea) Loneliness and rejection drove him to kill three
people.
• Why does the article say the monster would be happy to
see people flocking to his movies? (inference) The monster
would like that people are thrilled, not terrified, to see him.
• What details in the poem show that the character is like
Frankenstein? (text evidence) He is assembled from spare
parts; his head is square; he loses control of himself.
Skill Focus: mood
(20 minutes, activity sheet available online)
Our activity sheet will help students compare mood.
Word nerd’s Vocabulary
hideous: horrible; ruthless: cruel; roused: awakened;
homage: expression of respect or admiration