KS3 Frankenstein SOW - Philip Pullman adaptation

A full SOW for Philip Pullman’s stage adaptation of Frankenstein. This SOW would be perfect for 11-14 year olds to introduce them to drama, close reading, inference and thinking about larger themes/ideas. There is a PowerPoint for each Act, containing detailed discussion opportunities and activities differentiated appropriately, as well as extracts from Shelley’s novel to start exploring the language of 19th century literature. You are free to set whatever assessments you wish to fit with your specification.

This is NOT a SOW for Shelley’s novel but Philip Pullman’s adaptation of it.

I have included a PDF of the playtext, but as no dramatization of it exists that I can find, I have gone with the next best thing and included a link to Danny Boyle’s excellent production for the National Theatre a few years ago (educational use permitted) in the last presentation. That production is NOT based on Pullman’s adaptation, but it is an excellent dramatization of the novel. I have included information in the final slides to help you to judge if it would be suitable to show to your students.