What About Wikis?

After spending many hours researching lesson plans for my novel, I felt nothing short of hatred for the Wiki project the morning we were assigned to present it. However, after looking at all of the materials my classmates had uncovered, I began to realize the worth in the assignment.

Looking for a variety of different ways to teach Frankenstein forced me to analyze how small a scope I had previously considered when it came to teaching a novel. I was most impressed with a particular website I found which updated itself every year to relate the novel with events happening in the present day. I feel this is especially important when it comes to literature from the canon, because oftentimes students look at when the book was published and immediately jump to the conclusion that this piece will have no relevance to their lives today, and I hope as an educator to get them to see how great works are timeless.