Uplan+Rationale+Whitehead

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley has remained a classic in the cannon of important literature and for good reason. This particular piece of literature is ‍much more dynamic than what may be typically taught in a high school classroom. ‍This novel is one of my favorite pieces of literature and it wasn’t until college that I learned truly how much this novel has to offer in the way of ‍interpretation, gender roles, a science fiction genre and the Victorian era along with the interesting interpretations Shelley’s primary pieces as received along its journey into classic cannon‍. Students will be asked to compare this piece of literature with more modern interpretations within film and or other pieces of literature as well as be familiar with the life of the author and the time period in which it was written. Students will have an understanding of the literary importance Shelley’s work has had on other pieces of literature.
 * UPLAN Rationale:**

> By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. > By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently. > By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the grades 9–10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
 * ‍Big Question:‍**
 * Does this text create commentary on a larger issue?
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 * Standards‍:**
 * CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
 * CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.3 Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.
 * CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.5 Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.
 * CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.6 Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.
 * CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.10