Description
Victor Frankenstein
Walton, you must hear my tale. You must hear my terrible, terrible tale, so that you do not follow my journey to hell. I have attempted what no man should attempt. I have pushed the boundaries of the natural world, and they can never be restored.
Robert Walton
I sat, entranced and terrified. What follows here, dear sister, is Victor Frankenstein’s story, and that of the monster he created. It will fill you with terror to learn of the horrors my friend has endured. I tremble as I record his words.
Included in the Frankenstein Reader's Theatre Unit:
29 page script divided among 4 chapters.
Chapter 1: Introduction
4 pages with 2 characters + the narrator
Chapter 2: Victor Frankenstein's Story Part 1
12 pages with 7 characters + the narrator
Chapter 3: The Monster's Story
4 pages with 3 characters + the narrator
Chapter 4: Victor's Frankenstein's Story Part 2
9 pages with 7 characters + the narrator
44 Analytical Questions
Frankenstein synopsis:
Victor Frankenstein is found by Captain Robert Walton. Once he is rescued, Victor recounts his happy childhood, an unhealthy obsession with science, and his engagement to his cousin Elizabeth. Victor enrolls at the University of Ingolstadt, where he discovers the secret of life and builds a creature from dead bodies. His life's work does not turn out as he wonderful as he imagined. Terrified of his creation, Victor abandons his experiment. Feeling intense anger and sadness, Victor's creation begins to enact its revenge on Victor's loved ones, and tears the Frankenstein family apart. Victor must confront his creation in order to stop the blood shed.
Author's Note:
Some of my dear readers wanted an express read of Frankenstein and this was as condensed as I could make it, without losing any of the major plot points.
A more detailed adaptation can be found in this link:
Do not fear the reader's theater format. Students love these adapted stories because they are listening to the story and they are a part of the story by playing a character within the story.
Reader's theatre inspires reluctant readers to join in the fun. The strongest and most advanced readers in your class will encourage other students to raise their hand and participate in the story. I also use reader's theatre to add to my drama marks.
If the reader's theatre format did not work for my students and I, then I would have stopped creating and adapting them years ago.
Reluctant readers sometimes feel anxious looking at pages of text, whereas a reader's theater script is broken up into narration and different characters speaking, thus making the story more accessible to those students who have not discovered the incredibly fun activity of reading for entertainment.
I use shorter stories and stories with minimal characters in literature circles.
When can one make time for a reader's theatre story in class?
When I am not reading a reader's theatre unit with my class, I usually reserve Friday's for the reading of a one-off story. It is an event that the class looks forward to, since they do not know which story I will choose. Great for Librarians. I project the stories on the screen and assign characters in class. Some characters only have 1 line. A character like that is perfect for a reluctant reader.
I have read these stories remotely/online and in class/in-person.
I hope you, and your students have a spooky good time reading Frankenstein.
Happy Halloween and Excelsior!
Mr. Marvel: The King of Reader's Theatre
Frankenstein Reader's Theatre Script/Story -with Questions -29 Pages
Highlights
Description
Victor Frankenstein
Walton, you must hear my tale. You must hear my terrible, terrible tale, so that you do not follow my journey to hell. I have attempted what no man should attempt. I have pushed the boundaries of the natural world, and they can never be restored.
Robert Walton
I sat, entranced and terrified. What follows here, dear sister, is Victor Frankenstein’s story, and that of the monster he created. It will fill you with terror to learn of the horrors my friend has endured. I tremble as I record his words.
Included in the Frankenstein Reader's Theatre Unit:
29 page script divided among 4 chapters.
Chapter 1: Introduction
4 pages with 2 characters + the narrator
Chapter 2: Victor Frankenstein's Story Part 1
12 pages with 7 characters + the narrator
Chapter 3: The Monster's Story
4 pages with 3 characters + the narrator
Chapter 4: Victor's Frankenstein's Story Part 2
9 pages with 7 characters + the narrator
44 Analytical Questions
Frankenstein synopsis:
Victor Frankenstein is found by Captain Robert Walton. Once he is rescued, Victor recounts his happy childhood, an unhealthy obsession with science, and his engagement to his cousin Elizabeth. Victor enrolls at the University of Ingolstadt, where he discovers the secret of life and builds a creature from dead bodies. His life's work does not turn out as he wonderful as he imagined. Terrified of his creation, Victor abandons his experiment. Feeling intense anger and sadness, Victor's creation begins to enact its revenge on Victor's loved ones, and tears the Frankenstein family apart. Victor must confront his creation in order to stop the blood shed.
Author's Note:
Some of my dear readers wanted an express read of Frankenstein and this was as condensed as I could make it, without losing any of the major plot points.
A more detailed adaptation can be found in this link:
Do not fear the reader's theater format. Students love these adapted stories because they are listening to the story and they are a part of the story by playing a character within the story.
Reader's theatre inspires reluctant readers to join in the fun. The strongest and most advanced readers in your class will encourage other students to raise their hand and participate in the story. I also use reader's theatre to add to my drama marks.
If the reader's theatre format did not work for my students and I, then I would have stopped creating and adapting them years ago.
Reluctant readers sometimes feel anxious looking at pages of text, whereas a reader's theater script is broken up into narration and different characters speaking, thus making the story more accessible to those students who have not discovered the incredibly fun activity of reading for entertainment.
I use shorter stories and stories with minimal characters in literature circles.
When can one make time for a reader's theatre story in class?
When I am not reading a reader's theatre unit with my class, I usually reserve Friday's for the reading of a one-off story. It is an event that the class looks forward to, since they do not know which story I will choose. Great for Librarians. I project the stories on the screen and assign characters in class. Some characters only have 1 line. A character like that is perfect for a reluctant reader.
I have read these stories remotely/online and in class/in-person.
I hope you, and your students have a spooky good time reading Frankenstein.
Happy Halloween and Excelsior!
Mr. Marvel: The King of Reader's Theatre
