swimmermom3 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 (edited) For those of you that are studying Mary Shelley's Frankenstein this year, the US National Library of Medicine has a great website with background information and lesson plans for middle school and high school that have scientific links. So far, I have found it to be one of the better resources I have used. Enjoy. Edited to add: While you are at the site, be sure to check out the other possibilities for literature, medicine, and science with works like The Yellow Wallpaper and Harry Potter. Edited February 24, 2012 by swimmermom3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdie Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 My ds is reading Frankenstein right now utilizing this lit. pack: http://www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/litlibrary/frankenstein.html Off to check out your link. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candid Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 When I studied this in college, we studied it more as a piece of literary and familial criticism. Does the site mostly focus on science? I really don't think that was Shelley's point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 How do you find the other lit. Links? Harry Potter etc. Thanks--I can't figure out what to click on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 How do you find the other lit. Links? Harry Potter etc. Thanks--I can't figure out what to click on Just look through the chronological exhibits on this link: All Exhibitions & Digital Projects by Date The link is found on the History of Medicine page, just to the right of the "Quick Links" spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ks-sunflower Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 My ds is reading Frankenstein right now utilizing this lit. pack: http://www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/litlibrary/frankenstein.html Off to check out your link. Thanks! Thanks! My ds is doing some summer reading and just finished this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Wallace Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 When I studied this in college, we studied it more as a piece of literary and familial criticism. Does the site mostly focus on science? I really don't think that was Shelley's point. I think it touches a great deal upon science, particularly ethical issues involving the degree to which it is ethically right to create life -- whether in the laboratory or not, really -- and the responsibilities of creator to a creation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmermom3 Posted June 13, 2012 Author Share Posted June 13, 2012 I think it touches a great deal upon science, particularly ethical issues involving the degree to which it is ethically right to create life -- whether in the laboratory or not, really -- and the responsibilities of creator to a creation. It does. When studying the context of the novel, you'll find that there were a number of scientific advances being made that generated a fair amount of discussion, especially among the type of intellectuals that Shelly was running with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Wallace Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 It does. When studying the context of the novel, you'll find that there were a number of scientific advances being made that generated a fair amount of discussion, especially among the type of intellectuals that Shelly was running with. And it's absolutely no jump at all from talking about Frankenstein to talking about the possibilities of IVF, preimplantation genetic counseling, the ethics of designing your baby -- and the other, troublesome ethics of NOT designing your baby if you have the ability and means to do so. It's a book that's eminently worth reading for anyone interested in going into the biological sciences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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