{"id":1986,"date":"2021-04-02T18:53:31","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T18:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/?page_id=1986"},"modified":"2022-08-19T08:33:25","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T08:33:25","slug":"frankenstein","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/pw\/language\/frankenstein\/","title":{"rendered":"Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, adapted by Philip Pullman"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>Plot<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A young scientist named Victor Frankenstein is experimenting with electricity. He builds a creature and brings it to life but is horrified by its appearance and calls it a monster. The creature tries to be good but is shunned and attacked making it angry and violent. Victor is determined to annihilate the creature and pursues it across the world.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PDgu25Dsv34?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>Author &#8211; Mary Shelley \/ Philip Pullman<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The British Library\u2019s<em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bl.uk\/people\/mary-shelley#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mary Shelley<\/a><\/em> page includes lots of interesting background about her life, works and images from their own collection.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.philip-pullman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philip Pullman&#8217;s website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhilipPullman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philip Pullman on Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<table style=\"border: 2px solid #99cc00\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><em><span style=\"color: #333300\">Discover more about Mary Shelley \/ Philip Pullman<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333300\">and their work in the Library catalogue<\/span><br \/>\n<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/dewey15.nled.org.uk\/ORL01\/#!dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in school<\/a>\u00a0 OR\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/opac.ea.n-lanark.sch.uk\/ORL01\/#!dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">at home<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>Themes &#8211; universal ideas<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Ambition, creation, dangerous knowledge, discrimination, family, nature vs nurture, revenge.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>More to explore &#8211; motifs, symbols, context, setting<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Arctic, blindness, copper wire, creation, disfigurement, electricity, fire, grave robbing, Luigi Galvani, Geneva, ice, lightning, scientific history, storms, Wimshurst machines.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>Did you know?<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In 1815 Mount Tambora erupted in Indonesia and huge amounts of ash were thrown into the atmosphere. The next year became known as &#8220;<em>The Year Without a Summer<\/em>&#8221; because less sunlight reached the Earth. This dark, gloomy year was when four friends came up with a challenge to write spooky stories to scare each other through the miserable summer. Mary Shelley was one of those friends, and she created <em>Frankenstein<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>When <em>Frankenstein<\/em> was written, people were very concerned about grave robbing.\u00a0 People would steal corpses and sell them to anatomists &#8211; doctors who studied anatomy of the human body &#8211; because they could not get enough bodies legally. You can still see watch towers, mortsafes and cages that were used to stop the grave robbers.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>Further reading and listening<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<table style=\"border: 2px solid #99cc00\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #333300\"><em>Discover these titles and more<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><em><span style=\"color: #333300\">through the Library catalogue<\/span><br \/>\n<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/dewey15.nled.org.uk\/ORL01\/#!dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in school<\/a>\u00a0 OR\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/opac.ea.n-lanark.sch.uk\/ORL01\/#!dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">at home<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>If you enjoyed this dramatized version of\u00a0 <em>Frankenstein<\/em>, try these titles:<\/p>\n<p>Try the original version of <em>Frankenstein<\/em> by Mary Shelley. The <a href=\"http:\/\/opac.ea.n-lanark.sch.uk\/ORL01\/?serviceId=ExternalEvent&amp;brSn=5215&amp;brKey=1294176965\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Library has the original<\/a> and a <a href=\"http:\/\/opac.ea.n-lanark.sch.uk\/ORL01\/?serviceId=ExternalEvent&amp;brSn=8662&amp;brKey=1392111544\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">graphic version<\/a>, adapted by Fiona Macdonald. You can also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/ebooks\/42324\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">download a free copy or read it online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Library also has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktrust.org.uk\/book\/m\/mary-and-frankenstein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Mary and Frankenstein<\/em><\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lindabaileybooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linda Bailey<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.juliasarda.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J\u00falia Sard\u00e0<\/a> which is a picture book version of how Mary Shelley came to write <em>Frankenstein<\/em>. <a href=\"http:\/\/dewey15.nled.org.uk\/ORL01\/?serviceId=ExternalEvent&amp;brSn=11963&amp;brKey=1989840627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Library copy available<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktrust.org.uk\/book\/m\/mister-creecher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Mister Creecher<\/em><\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/chris-priestley.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris Priestley<\/a> suggests what might have happened when Frankenstein&#8217;s Monster passed through Britain on his way north to the Arctic. <a href=\"http:\/\/opac.ea.n-lanark.sch.uk\/ORL01\/?serviceId=ExternalEvent&amp;brSn=8193&amp;brKey=920366960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Library copy available.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktrust.org.uk\/book\/c\/clay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Clay<\/em><\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/davidalmond.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Almond<\/a> is another story inspired by <em>Frankenstein<\/em>. A new boy arrives in town with a gift for modelling clay figures and for bringing his models to life.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/opac.ea.n-lanark.sch.uk\/ORL01\/?serviceId=ExternalEvent&amp;brSn=8948&amp;brKey=1140815449\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Library copy available<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/robert-louis-stevenson.org\/works\/strange-case-of-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-1886\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde<\/em><\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/robert-louis-stevenson.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robert Louis Stevenson<\/a> describes another scientific experiment that goes wrong. The Library has <a href=\"http:\/\/opac.ea.n-lanark.sch.uk\/ORL01\/?serviceId=ExternalEvent&amp;brSn=5409&amp;brKey=1641220473\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the original novel<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/opac.ea.n-lanark.sch.uk\/ORL01\/?serviceId=ExternalEvent&amp;brSn=9847&amp;brKey=1294184107\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a graphic novel version<\/a> and you can also <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/strangecaseofdrj00stevrich\/mode\/2up?view=theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">read the book online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktrust.org.uk\/book\/i\/invisible-fiends-mr-mumbles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Mr Mumbles<\/em><\/a> is the first in <em>Invisible Fiends<\/em> series by Barry Hutchison. It&#8217;s all about creepy beings wanting\u00a0 revenge.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/opac.ea.n-lanark.sch.uk\/ORL01\/?serviceId=ExternalEvent&amp;brSn=7712&amp;brKey=1687194041\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Library copies available<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/9990061-bizarre-biology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Bizarre biology<\/em> by John Townsend<\/a> is a history of weird and sometimes gory scientific experiments. <a href=\"http:\/\/opac.ea.n-lanark.sch.uk\/ORL01\/?serviceId=ExternalEvent&amp;brSn=6949&amp;brKey=1533325678\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Library copies available<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>How the world began<\/em> by Gilly Cameron Cooper explores creation in myths and legends from around the world. <a href=\"http:\/\/opac.ea.n-lanark.sch.uk\/ORL01\/?serviceId=ExternalEvent&amp;brSn=6892&amp;brKey=975435108\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Library copy available<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bl.uk\/romantics-and-victorians\/articles\/frankenstein-graveyards-scientific-experiments-and-bodysnatchers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frankenstein : graveyards, scientific experiments and bodysnatchers<\/a><\/em> by Ruth Richardson describes some of Mary Shelley&#8217;s background that led to the creation of <em>Frankenstein<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/b07m5dz0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">200 years of Frankenstein<\/a><\/em> from the Infinite Monkey Cage (BBC podcast &#8211; personal log in required)<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>Literacy and Language<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The subtitle of <em>Frankenstein<\/em> is <em>The Modern Prometheus. <\/em>Prometheus was a Titan in Greek mythology who both created the first man and then stole fire from the gods and gave it to humans. Both Prometheus and Victor Frankenstein are creators who are &#8216;playing with fire&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The word &#8216;scientist&#8217; first appeared in print in 1834, and referred to the Scottish mathematician and astronomer, Mary Somerville. Before then, scientists were usually called &#8216;natural philosophers&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Frankenstein is usually accepted as a Gothic novel, but some people also suggest that it is one of the very first science fiction novels.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>Numeracy<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The Creature and Frankenstein both meet Captain Robert Walton in the Arctic.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In the distance, a sledge was moving across the ice, pulled by a team of dogs, and driving it was a creature like a man, but huge and hideous beyond belief. And pursuing it &#8211; always in pursuit but never catching up &#8211; was a man on foot.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Do you think Frankenstein would have ever caught up with the Creature?<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>Health and Wellbeing<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Resilience is the ability to cope with stressful and challenging events and adapt to them so that you maintain your mental wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think the Creature shows resilience when Victor Frankenstein rejects him? Does he remain resilient?<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>Rights Respecting Schools<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28200613\/rrsa4squarelogo.png.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2138\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/?attachment_id=2138\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28200613\/rrsa4squarelogo.png.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"113,117\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"rrsa4squarelogo.png\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28200613\/rrsa4squarelogo.png.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28200613\/rrsa4squarelogo.png.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2138 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28200613\/rrsa4squarelogo.png.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"113\" height=\"117\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Monster is a new creation. He has to learn about life in the way a newborn baby does.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think the UNCRC should apply to him?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>Developing the Young Workforce<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28213511\/DYW2logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2141\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/pw\/language\/dracula\/dyw2logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28213511\/DYW2logo.png\" data-orig-size=\"134,118\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DYW2logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28213511\/DYW2logo.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28213511\/DYW2logo.png\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2141 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28213511\/DYW2logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"134\" height=\"118\" \/><\/a>Victor is obviously a talented scientist and highly intelligent but does he have the qualities required to be successful?<\/p>\n<p>What skills does he lack?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plot A young scientist named Victor Frankenstein is experimenting with electricity. He builds a creature and brings it to life but is horrified by its appearance and calls it a monster. The creature tries to be good but is shunned and attacked making it angry and violent. Victor is determined to annihilate the creature and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/pw\/language\/frankenstein\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, adapted by Philip Pullman<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2376,"featured_media":0,"parent":890,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1986","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1986"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1986\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3698,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1986\/revisions\/3698"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}