Critical Thinking

• 1. SUM IT UP Make a card for each vocabulary word. Use at least five of the words to explain Dr. Frankenstein’s experiment and what happened.

  

• 2. Compare Do you think the hideous monster in Mary Shelley’s dream and story is as frightening today as it was in her time? Why or why not?

• 3. Predict What do you think the lonely creature does for the rest of his life? Explain.

• 4. Make Judgments Do you think Dr. Frankenstein is responsible for the evil things the creature does? Explain.

Reading Fluency

Expression Read the passage on page 577 to a partner. Assess your fluency.

• 1. I read

  • a. great

  • b. OK

  • c. not very well

• 2. What I did best in my reading was ______.

Reading Strategy

Vocabulary Review

Oral Review Read the paragraph aloud. Add the vocabulary words.

I am a ______ who used to study animals. Last year, I set up an ______ to test ideas about growth. It was wrong! I used a rabbit named Ruff, who used to be a cute, furry little ______. I ______ a ______, ugly monster from him. Ruff Rabbit grew into a 200-pound furball. He is not an ______ monster, but he is dangerous. He hops on cars and ______ them. My friends no longer visit me, so I get ______. I’m busy, though, raising acres of carrots, clover, and alfalfa.

Written Review Pretend you knew Dr. Frankenstein before his experiment. Write him a letter telling him why he should not create the creature. Use five vocabulary words.

Write About the Guiding Question

Analyze a Classic Character

Reread the selection. If you saw the creature, what feelings would you have? Support your explanation with examples from the text.