Mood
activity
Frankenstein Paired Texts
October 2012
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Name That Mood
Ever been in a grumpy mood? Or maybe a silly mood? Perhaps even a hyper, cheerful,
or quiet mood? Mood describes an overall feeling. A piece of writing can have a mood
too. Its mood is the way it generally makes you feel. Literature can make you feel joyful,
gloomy, or just about any way in between!
Our paired texts, “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein” and “Calef Brown’s Not Frankenstein,”
are both about monsters, but they create different feelings. Complete this activity to help
you identify the mood of each.
useful mood words
amusing
clever
creepy
eerie
exciting
fascinating
funny
intriguing
light
mysterious
scary
silly
startling
suspenseful
upbeat
witty
Directions: Answer the questions below. Use the words in the box above to help you, or use your own words.
“Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein”
1. Look at the pictures that accompany “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.” What mood do you think the pictures
create? What makes you think that?
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2. Some adjectives in the article that describe Frankenstein’s monster are hideous, furious, abandoned, and
rejected. What mood do these words create? What other words in the article create the same feeling?
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3. What do you think the author wants readers to learn from “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein”? What does she
want readers to know about Frankenstein’s monster?
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Name That Mood cont’d
4. How did reading “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein” make you feel? What is its mood?
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“Calef Brown’s Not Frankenstein”
5. How would you describe the picture that illustrates “Calef Brown’s Not Frankenstein”? What mood do you
think it creates? Explain.
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6. How is Calef Brown’s monster similar to Mary Shelley’s monster? How are the monsters different?
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7. “Not Frankenstein” has rhyming words and a rhythmic pattern. How would you describe the rhythm? What
mood do you think the rhythm and rhymes create?
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8. Why do you think Calef Brown wrote “Not Frankenstein”?
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9. How did reading “Not Frankenstein” make you feel? What is its mood?
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