Monster+Unit+Essential+Questions


 * Monster Unit Essential Understandings & Essential Questions**:
 * What distinguishes “monsters” from humanity?
 * What are the ethical boundaries of man’s scientific exploration?
 * How does literature help us understand what it means to be human?

The "Monster Unit" challenges students to consider what it is that makes humans, human. Mary Shelley’s //Frankenstein,// the main text in this unit, is used as a foundation for learning about the role of the monsters in our culture and literature. Often used as an allusion to accompany the release of new technology into the world, //Frankenstein// challenges students to read a classic text and to apply Shelley’s message to the analysis of contemporary, non-fiction articles. Students must write an in-depth analysis of theme and debate persuasively about the provocative issues in science and technology they have read about in both the fiction and non-fiction materials of this unit.