After finishing the novel “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley, senior high English teacher Ms. Kari Koshiol decided that she would take the Science-Fiction Literature class on a trip to the Bakken Museum for a more hands on experience, something she had never done in the past.  

While Science-Fiction Literature is an English class, Koshiol took the class to the science-focused Bakken to highlight the science-basis in book a book like “Frankenstein” that seems completely fictional. Koshiol hopes that the class gained valuable knowledge during the trip. “Coming out of it, I hope they found some joy in science, I also hope that they got to know a little bit [more] about Mary Shelley’s monster,” Koshiol said.

Junior Gus Beringer, despite loving the novel, had a different view of the experience. “The Frankenstein part of the museum was just strange. The actor said [as a part of her performance], ‘I’m sorry, I can’t do this’ at the beginning of the show, and we all started freaking out [since we didn’t figure out it was part of the performance]. It did not help me [understand the novel],” Beringer said.

Koshiol, despite some scathing reviews of the trip from her students, hope that at least some students found value in the experience.