Novel Study on Frankenstein by Mary Shelley - Research Project

Colour-coded research cards for Mary Shelley's Frankenstein cover characters, places, chapter questions, story elements and writing prompts; students draw one card of each colour, write up their findings on a project sheet and present them.
Grades
Grades 7–12
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7
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Updated Sep 26, 2026

Subject
Literature, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Reading, ELA
Topic
Frankenstein, Mary Shelley
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This English Language and Arts Literature Project on "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus" by Mary Shelley (Novel Study) aims to make learners discover this Classic Gothic Novel on a deeper level (Character's Description, Places' description, Chapter Reading Comprehension Questions, Novel Analysis + Writing Activity to engage with the novel read)

Within this English Language Literature Novel Study Research on "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley, it is offered:

  • 2 worksheets to write research outcomes

  • 40 Cards to fish for this Novel Study Project on "Frankenstein"

How does this Novel Study on "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus" Teaching Resource work?

  • learners (or groups) fish a Research Topic card of each colour (black for characters, red for places, green for chapters comprehension questions, purple for novel analysis and orange for writing activity prompts)

  • each student or group makes their personalized Research Project on "Frankenstein", by focusing on their fished topic cards (ex. fished black card on Characters on "Victor Frankenstein", Red card on places on "Geneva", green card on chapters on "Chapters 1-4", purple Cards on Novel analysis on the narrator and a orange card on Book Review Writing Prompt)

  • Learners stick their fished cards on their research worksheet and write their Novel Study Project's outcomes

  • Learners make a presentation on their personalized research on "Frankenstein"

  • teacher evaluates research given learner or group's research outcomes written on worksheets

Why is this Teaching Resource worth using?

By fishing topic cards, students have a chance to:

  1. make unique randomized research projects

  2. focus on specific topics only and discover more the research Novel in "non-superficial" ways

  3. Connect their own Research outcomes with their peers'

This English Language Literature Novel Study on"Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus" PDF Printable Research Project Teaching (7 slides) can be great for learners from Grade 7 to Grade 12 to study this Classic English Gothic Novel by Mary Shelley.

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Learning objectives

  • Recall plot events in each chapter section of Frankenstein

  • Explain character motivations and reactions using the novel

  • Analyze the novel's point of view, genre and themes

Skills covered

  • Reading comprehension — answering open questions on each group of letters and chapters

  • Setting — connecting places such as Ingolstadt and Belrive to the story

  • Research and presentation — writing up findings from the drawn cards and presenting them

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