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