Math Interactive Task combo

Question 1:

Go to the Frankenstein: The Afterlife of Shelley's Circle page.

On the Welcome page, how is the information divided for the reader?

Answer: The information is divided into four sections:

1. Shelley's Ghost
2. Frankenstein
3. Creation & Remix
4. Outsiders

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Question 2:

Scroll down through the Welcome page. What two text features can the reader use to access the information in each of the sections?

Answer:The reader can go into each section of the exhibit by either clicking on the picture next to each section title or clicking on the link that says "Continue to Section."

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Question 3:

On the same Welcome page, each section contains a short introduction to the larger section and an accompanying picture. Stay on the Welcome page, and read the "Creation & Remix" introduction, and examine the picture. How does the picture provide details that will help you understand what the section will be about?

Answer: The information in the blurb tells the reader that the creature was "a remix of body parts: a new creation assembled from things that had come before." The picture helps the reader visualize this by depicting a figure with the dress and hairstyle of a woman and the face of a bird reading a book. This depicts the "remix of body parts" to make a "new creation."

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Question 4:

To find some background information about the author, which section would you enter? Why?

Answer: The section entitled "Shelley's Ghost" looks like it will discuss Shelley's husband, parents and influential friends so it looks like a good place to find out more about the author.

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Question 5:

Go to the Graphic Novel: An Illustrated Biography of Mary Shelley page.

What different information do you find in the captions at the top of each panel, versus the speech balloons?

Answer: The captions provide context and exposition of Shelley's story, including settings and description. The balloons enclose speaker's dialogue and tell the story through conversation.

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Question 6:

Now go to the Frankenstein page and list the three subheadings into which the section is divided.

Answer: The section "Frankenstein" is divided into:

1. Essays
2. Featured Stories
3. Galleries

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Question 7:

Now go to A Synopsis and Dramatic Reading of Frankenstein. Go to the page subtitled "The Awakening." To do this, find the row of boxes underneath the page title "A Synopsis and Dramatic Reading of Frankenstein." Click the third box. This takes you to "The Awakening."

Identify the two informational text features provided. Explain how they aid in your understanding of the feature.

Answer: "The Awakening" text summarizes what happens after Victor Frankenstein has created his creature. The website provides two informational text features to help aid in the reader's understanding of the text. The "Dramatic Reading" allows one to hear the text being read well and gives a hint of what will happen in the story once the creature is alive. The map places the story in its setting and shows an interpretation of Europe created in the time frame of the novel.

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Question 8:

Go to both of the Galleries of the "Frankenstein" section and examine the pictures in each gallery:

> Frankenstein on the Stage
> Frankenstein on the Silver Screen

Considering the pictures as text, what did you learn about the different portrayals of the creature on the stage and on the screen?

Answer:Stage Picture Observations:
• The make-up and costuming of the creature on stage make him seem frightening and intimidating.
• The portrayals are different from what I was expecting based on my previous knowledge of the monster.
• He is very tall and large.
• Many of the people pictured with the creature seem afraid.

Screen Picture Observations:
• The creature looks more typically like I am used to seeing.
• He has a square head and bolts in his neck.
• He is big, but almost looks like a gentle giant.
• He seems to be interacting with the people more than in the stage pictures.

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Question 9:

Read the In Prison: "We're the Monsters" essay.

How is this essay organized?

Answer:This essay is in the form of a question-and-answer interview between prisoners who had read the book and the prison librarian.

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Question 10:

On the same page, In Prison: "We're the Monsters", which picture that accompanies the interview best exemplifies the connection between Frankenstein and the prisoners who were interviewed in the text?

Answer:Answers will vary. The connection is that both Frankenstein and the prisoners are misjudged by their respective appearance/labels and treated accordingly.

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