“Adapt the following for use with 10th grade students who read on a 2nd grade level:Station 1: Vocabulary- Read the definition and example sentence for each word in the packet provided. Place a checkmart next to the sentences that use the vocabulary words correctly. Wretch: I need a 10mm wretch to unfasten this bolt, but it’s always missing. Countenance: After the car accident, her countenance showed shock and confusion. Sustenance: He tore through the kitchen cabinets searching for sustenance. Endeavour: He endeavoured his dinner as if it was his last meal. Fortitude: Even though it was the hardest thing she’d ever done, her fortitude allowed her to complete the triathlon. Alchemist: Because she was an alchemist, she spent all day drawing manga of robots. Destiny: Since she was a child, she knew her destiny was to become a doctor. Hitherto: He was, hitherto, very tired, but after a nap and a snack he was ready to play in the tournament. Repulsive: She found him repulsive, and loved the way he looked at her over his glasses. Repugnance: He glared at his dog with repugnance as he hosed off all the mud from its coat and paws. Indefatigable: She was indefatigable as she stumbled and swayed as she left the gym after leg day. Station 2: Body Snatchers Read the article out loud with a partner. Write down the key details (most important facts) you learn about body snatching: 1. The term body snatchers or "_______________________" was used to describe individuals who dug up bodies from graves. 2. Body snatchers targeted graveyards of the _________, as these were less likely to be guarded. They typically worked at night in teams, favoring graves covered loosely enough to conceal their activity. 3. This grave robbing was a common practice in the 18th and 19th centuries for the purpose of ________________________________ 4. The _________________ , which was amended and refined over the years, recognized the need for bodies for medical education and research and sought to control snatching by making more bodies available. Infer: How do you think grave robbing will be a part of our novel? Station 3: Mary Shelley Biography Early Life and Romance List and describe Mary Shelley’s family members. Describe Percy Bysshe Shelley. Why was he characterized as a “rebel”? The Birth of a Classic Horror Story Where and why did Mary Shelley write Frankenstein? Who was she with at the time she began writing it? What major event happened in 1815 that might have affected the mood of Shelley’s writing? Publishing Frankenstein How old was Mary Shelley when Frankenstein was published? Why did she not claim authorship immediately? Death and Legacy When and how did Mary Shelley die? Describe her legacy. Station 4: Romanticism What precepts (guiding rules) was Romanticism a rejection of? What did Romanticism emphasize? Fill in the blank: Among characteristic attitudes of Romanticism were the following: a deepened appreciation of the beauties of ___________; a general exaltation of ___________ over reason and of the ___________ over intellect. Which of the following is most likely to have come from the Romantic period? Explain A detailed and highly accurate sculpture of Neptune in the city of Rome. A poem discussing the standards of poetry, written in strict iambic pentameter. A play that follows Aristotle’s rules of unity of place, unity of time, and unity of action A novel about a disfigured man and the beauty and tragedy of his life. Why did you choose that option? What did William Wordsworth describe poetry as in his preface to Lyrical Ballads? Look over the pictures of art from the Romantic period. Write what you notice about them using a specific detail from the work. What do they make you think about? Station 5: Mary Shelley’s Family William Godwin Who is Mary Shelley’s father? What did he do for a living? What topics did he write about? What was William Godwin’s “most powerful personal belief?” Mary Wollstencraft Mary Wollstencraft, Mary Shelley’s mother, wrote a famous text, now considered a classic of feminism. What is the name of that text? What did this text advocate for? How old was Mary Shelley when her mother died? Station 6: Pop Culture Legacy Ideas: Franken as a concept (frankenfood, AI is our modern Frankenstein) where Ss have to determine what the word means and then create their own headline. Use common images, Ss note what they have in common, compare to short descrip from the book, then sort several statements between fact from book versus images/pop culture ref… why do you think pop culture changed the monster/name? Station 7: Year Without a Summer Write a summary of the article that is no more than three sentences. What does stormy or rainy weather typically symbolize or represent in literature? How might the “Year without a Summer” have potentially impacted Shelley’s writing choices?”