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Frankenstein Teaching Unit (NSW HSC English Advanced)

A Complete, Audit-Ready Teaching Resource for Senior English

By Austi Classics

Teach Frankenstein with confidence, clarity, and syllabus security

Teaching Frankenstein effectively requires clear conceptual framing, defensible assessment, and explicit syllabus alignment.

This Complete Teaching Unit provides a ready-to-teach, NSW HSC-aligned program for senior English teachers who want to teach Frankenstein with confidence — without rebuilding everything from scratch.

What this Frankenstein teaching unit includes

This is a full teaching unit, not a worksheet bundle. You receive:

  • A 6–8 week teaching program (14 fully developed lessons)
  • Clear conceptual focus on knowledge, responsibility, and consequence
  • Detailed lesson plans with discussion prompts and formative checks
  • A major assessment task (analytical essay + creative option)
  • A moderation-safe marking rubric with A–E descriptors
  • A unit-level support bank for analytical writing
  • Explicit NSW HSC English (Advanced) syllabus mapping
  • Editable files for professional adaptation
  • Everything is designed to work together as a coherent unit.
  • Designed for real senior English classrooms
  • This resource is built for working teachers, not theory alone.
  • No gimmicks
  • No unnecessary technology
  • No hidden preparation
  • No “one right answer” teaching

Lessons are:

  • concept-driven, not activity-heavy
  • rigorous but flexible
  • structured to support discussion, writing, and judgement

Teachers can adapt pacing and emphasis without breaking alignment.

Assessment you can confidently defend. Assessment is where most Frankenstein units fall apart. This unit includes:

  • a clearly worded assessment task
  • a creative option with equal academic rigour
  • a carefully calibrated marking rubric
  • explicit links between outcomes, task, and criteria

This makes the assessment:

  • fair to students
  • consistent for marking
  • defensible in moderation
  • NSW HSC English (Advanced) syllabus alignment

This unit is aligned to Stage 6 NSW HSC English (Advanced) and maps explicitly to:

  • EN12-1
  • EN12-2
  • EN12-3
  • EN12-5
  • EN12-7

A full syllabus mapping table is included, showing:

  • where each outcome is taught
  • how it is assessed

You receive:

  • Complete Teaching Unit
  • Unit overview and learning objectives
  • 14 fully developed lesson plans
  • Unit-level support bank
  • NSW HSC syllabus mapping
  • Assessment and moderation Pack
  • Student assessment task sheet
  • Marking rubric (A–E descriptors)
  • Outcome-to-rubric mapping
  • Delivered as PDF + editable Word files.

Who this resource is for

This Frankenstein teaching unit is ideal for:

  • NSW HSC English (Advanced) teachers
  • teachers teaching Frankenstein for the first time
  • teachers seeking stronger assessment confidence
  • teachers wanting to save planning time without lowering standards

It is not a student study guide or tutoring resource.

Licence and format

One-off purchase

Single-teacher licence

Classroom use permitted

Adaptation permitted

Redistribution not permitted

No subscriptions. No Digital Rights Management (DRM).

Price

AUD $49

A one-time purchase for a complete, ready-to-teach senior English unit.

About Austi Classics

Austi Classics creates professional teaching resources for senior English.

Our focus is on:

  • syllabus alignment
  • assessment integrity
  • conceptual clarity
  • materials teachers can rely on

Ready to teach Frankenstein with confidence?

Click here to purchase the complete Frankenstein teaching unit.

 

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Address and Phone

Austi Classics
Cremorne NSW 2090
Australia
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