Description
This Character Collabs project is the perfect addition to your unit on Mary Shelley’s gothic masterpiece Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, offering a hands-on, collaborative approach to character analysis that helps students engage deeply with the novel’s complex ideas and moral questions.
In this activity, students analyze Victor Frankenstein, the Monster, Robert Walton, Elizabeth Lavenza, and De Lacey using multiple methods of characterization to explore motivation, responsibility, isolation, and humanity. Through close reading, inference, and textual evidence, students develop a deeper understanding of Shelley’s exploration of ambition, creation, morality, and the consequences of unchecked pursuit of knowledge.
Students present their analysis on a collaborative poster, transforming literary analysis into a creative and memorable experience. This interactive format boosts comprehension and retention while encouraging critical thinking, communication, and collaboration. The completed posters also make powerful classroom displays that reinforce key characters and themes throughout the unit.
Everything you need for smooth implementation is included, featuring a comprehensive teacher guide, clear student directions, a holistic rubric, and a brainstorm character analysis worksheet to support thoughtful planning and discussion. You’ll also receive blank coloring pages for each character, answer keys, and digitally colored sample posters. Editable versions of the directions, rubric, and brainstorm worksheet are provided for easy customization.
Each poster is made up of six pieces of paper that can be printed on standard copy paper or cardstock and assembled into a final display measuring 28” x 15” once completed.
This Frankenstein character analysis project brings Mary Shelley’s timeless novel to life through collaboration, creativity, and meaningful literary analysis.