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There’s a long-standing debate in ELA classrooms between content-based and skills-based instruction — but here’s the truth: it doesn’t have to be either/or. When you anchor a unit around a compelling essential question and a rich central text, you can do both simultaneously. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is the perfect vehicle for this kind of thematic, … Continue reading Teaching Frankenstein Thematically: Are Monsters Born or Created?