Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, is a classic horror story. Victor Frankenstein, a Swiss student of natural science creates an artificial man from pieces of corpses and brings his creature to life.

Whether you are reading the original, watching a movie version, or reading an adapted story or play, this resource will help your students build background knowledge and make real-world connections to the story.

Resources included:

1. Gothic vs. Horror Fiction Venn Diagram
2. Gothic Vocabulary Graphic Organizer
3. Horror Vocabulary Graphic Organizer
4. KWL What do You Know About Frankenstein
5. Frankenstein Word Cloud
6. Before Reading agree & disagree statements