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ERIC Number: EJ481022
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
"Frankenstein" for the Twenty-First Century: An Exploration of Contemporary Issues.
Simmons, Eileen A.
English Journal, v83 n4 p30-32 Apr 1994
Discusses the novel "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley and how it might be used in secondary English classes as a means of investigating contemporary issues of technology and morality. Describes how one teacher asked students to identify a social issue from the novel and investigate it in today's news media. (HB)
Descriptors: English Curriculum, English Instruction, Literary Criticism, Literature Appreciation, Moral Issues, Romanticism, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Frankenstein; Literature Instruction