Group One

What makes a person good or bad? Is it their environment or how they were raised? What defines a person as a hero or a villain?

After you have completed the challenge below, you will be expected to both present and defend your findings to review board of your social and academic peers.

The Challenge:

Analyze the character of Victor Frankenstein and diagnose his overall mental state by exploring various mental diseases/disorders as defined in Psychological texts.

Group Member Assignments

Collaboration Consultant- responsible for merging the overall ideas of the group, scheduling, editing of and verification of all materials (MLA Specialist)

Research Analyst-responsible for research synthesis and group education of researched materials

Media Master-responsible for the actual creation of the group presentation

Group sizes will vary; however, all positions must be recorded, assigned and completed. In some cases 2 group members may be responsible for one position.

o As a member of this group you will psychoanalyze the character of Victor Frankenstein.

o A brief synopsis of the character should be given.

o You must identify and utilize both direct and indirect characterization as provided by the speaker to determine Victor Frankenstein’s mental state.

o Your findings must be verified by incorporating basic research in the field of Psychology.

o Special attention should be paid to the following diseases/disorders: Bipolar Disorder, Anti-Social Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, and Sociopath Disorder.

o Your diagnoses will need to be rooted in the character’s behavior and traits and your research into the diseases/disorders listed above.

o In addition, your diagnosis will need to be supported by critiques offered in peer reviewed articles.

o Peer reviewed articles can be found through independent library and/or internet research; however, when used, the research will need to be properly documented using MLA in order to avoid a plagiarism charge.

Plagiarized work will not receive credit and violators will be doomed for life with no hope of college admittance.

o By the end of this challenge you and your group will present a multimedia presentation that will academically support your answer to the 2015 Driving Question.

o The media type utilized in your group presentation should be decided on by the group.

o Visuals should either be supplied to members of the review board or should be clearly presented and easily seen by the review board.

o Presentations should be between 10-15 minutes in length.

o All group members should participate in the presentation.

o Although presentations will be given by groups, grades will be based on individual performance.

Victor Frankenstein PRESENTATION WILL BE NOV. 17th & 18th

Group Three

What makes a person good or bad? Is it their environment or how they were raised? What defines a person as a hero or a villain?

After you have completed the challenge below, you will be expected to both present and defend your findings to review board of your social and academic peers.

The Challenge:

Analyze the character of Elizabeth and diagnose her overall mental state by exploring psychological aspects and critical thinking tools as used in literary criticism.

Group Member Assignments

Collaboration Consultant- responsible for merging the overall ideas of the group, scheduling, editing of and verification of all materials (MLA Specialist)

Research Analyst-responsible for research synthesis and group education of researched materials

Media Master-responsible for the actual creation of the group presentation

Group sizes will vary; however, all positions must be recorded, assigned and completed. In some cases 2 group members may be responsible for one position.

o As a member of this group you will psychoanalyze the character of Elizabeth.

o A brief synopsis of the character should be given.

o You must identify and utilize both direct and indirect characterization as provided by the speaker to determine Elizabeth’s mental state.

o Your findings must be verified by incorporating basic research in the field of Psychology and Feminist Criticism.

o Special attention should be paid to the definitions of Battered Women’s Syndrome and Feminism.

o Your diagnoses will need to be rooted in the character’s behavior and traits and the terms listed above.

o In addition, your diagnosis will need to be supported by critiques offered in peer reviewed articles.

o Peer reviewed articles can be found through independent library and/or internet research; however, when used, the research will need to be properly documented using MLA in order to avoid a plagiarism charge.

o Plagiarized work will not receive credit and violators will be doomed for life with no hope of college admittance.

o By the end of this challenge you and your group will present a multimedia presentation that will academically support your answer to the 2015 Driving Question.

o The media type utilized in your group presentation should be decided on by the group.

o Visuals should either be supplied to members of the review board or should be clearly presented and easily seen by the review board.

o Presentations should be between 10-15 minutes in length.

o All group members should participate in the presentation.

o Although presentations will be given by groups, grades will be based on individual performance.

Elizabeth Frankenstein PRESENTATION WILL BE DEC. 8th & 9th


Group Two

What makes a person good or bad? Is it their environment or how they were raised? What defines a person as a hero or a villain?

After you have completed the challenge below, you will be expected to both present and defend your findings to review board of your social and academic peers.

The Challenge:

Analyze the character of the Monster and diagnose his overall mental state by exploring various psychological and literary criticisms.

Group Member Assignments

Collaboration Consultant- responsible for merging the overall ideas of the group, scheduling, editing of and verification of all materials (MLA Specialist)

Research Analyst-responsible for research synthesis and group education of researched materials

Media Master-responsible for the actual creation of the group presentation

Group sizes will vary; however, all positions must be recorded, assigned and completed. In some cases 2 group members may be responsible for one position.

o As a member of this group you will psychoanalyze the character of the Monster.

o A brief synopsis of the character should be given.

o You must identify and utilize both direct and indirect characterization as provided by the speaker to determine Monster’s mental state.

o Your findings must be verified by incorporating basic research in the field of Psychology. In addition, discuss the term anti-hero as it relates to the novel.

o Special attention should be paid to the definitions of child abuse, child neglect, abandonment issues, and hero vs. anti-hero.

o Your findings and determinations will need to be rooted in the character’s behavior and traits and the terms listed above.

o In addition, your determinations about the Monster will need to be supported by critiques offered in peer reviewed articles.

o Peer reviewed articles can be found through independent library and/or internet research; however, when used, the research will need to be properly documented using MLA in order to avoid a plagiarism charge.

o Plagiarized work will not receive credit and violators will be doomed for life with no hope of college admittance.

o By the end of this challenge you an d your group will present a multimedia presentation that will academically support your answer to the 2015 Driving Question.

o The media type utilized in your group presentation should be decided on by the group.

o Visuals should either be supplied to members of the review board or should be clearly presented and easily seen by the review board.

o Presentations should be between 10-15 minutes in length.

o All group members should participate in the presentation.

o Although presentations will be given by groups, grades will be based on individual performance.

The MONSTER PRESENTATION WILL COMMENCE NOV. 30th & DEC. 8th