Critical Thinking

• 1. SUM IT UP Create a time line of the major events in the history of classic horror films. Use the time line to summarize the selection.

  

  Time Line

• 2. Compare How is Frankenstein in the poem like the Frankenstein characters in the movies? How is he different?

• 3. Speculate Many people go to horror films. Why do you think they are fascinated by evil characters and terror?

• 4. Generalize Think about classic monsters in the movies. What traits make these characters memorable?

Reading Fluency

Phrasing Read the passage on page 578 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.

Boris Karloff, an ______ in many movies, has played many ______. His role as the monster Frankenstein was his most popular, or ______. Karloff went through the long ______ of putting on monster makeup every day of filming. It created a new look for the creature, unlike the one in the ______ story. Audiences were ______. They were in ______ as they watched the frightening monster. Today, the 1931 movie Frankenstein is a ______ movie that people watch on DVD with amusement.

Written Review Would you rather be an actor or a makeup artist for a horror movie? Write a job description for the job you chose. Use five vocabulary words.

Write About the Guiding Question

Analyze a Classic Character

Reread the selection. Why is the character of Frankenstein’s monster still part of our culture? Support your opinion with evidence from the text.