1. By Mary Shelley

2. How is science fiction sustainable as a genre? What is the connection between moral and ethical implications and technological possibilities? Does science fiction bring one to a greater understanding of what could be or make us fear the unknown? What responsibilities do scientists have when developing technological advances? What, if any, limits should exist in scientific advancement? In what ways could the pursuit of knowledge be dangerous? How do science fiction and fantasy structurally differ?

3. Characters: Setting: Main Conflict: Climax: Resolution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQ9OWMsJBTk

4. Discuss with your group

5. Born on August 30, 1797 in London Married to poet Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1816 Wrote Frankenstein in 1818 Died on February 1, 1851 of a possible brain tumor

6. Using what you think you know about Frankenstein as well as what you do know about Mary Shelley, create a passage including all of the following words that predicts what the novel could be about. Graveyard Alps Ship Laboratory Monster Scientist Thunder Locket Wedding Murder Cottage Wedding

7. How could such a young girl write such a dark novel? Written in 1831 while Mary Shelley was in London during a thunderstorm with her friend and husband Although the novel is dark, it reminds her of a happy time

8. Correspondence between Robert Walton and his sister Margaret while he is sailing