a style of writing that involves dark, mysterious, and supernatural themes

empty and bleak, often feeling lonely and abandoned

related to death and things that are creepy or horrifying

a recurring theme, idea or symbol in a story

accepted rules or practices in a particular type of writing or genre

'The Twisted Tree': the novel as a Gothic text

English

Reading 'The Twisted Tree': exploring the opening

Reading 'The Twisted Tree': introducing the setting

Reading 'The Twisted Tree': exploring and creating similes

Reading ‘The Twisted Tree’: the presence of the tree

Reading ‘The Twisted Tree’: Mormor’s letter

Reading 'The Twisted Tree': identifying key themes

Exploring the use of mythology in 'The Twisted Tree'

Reading ‘The Twisted Tree’: explaining the creation of tension

Reading 'The Twisted Tree': the draugr as a villain

Reading 'The Twisted Tree': the theme of fate

Reading ‘The Twisted Tree’: Martha and Stig’s relationship

Reading 'The Twisted Tree': the climax

The resolution of 'The Twisted Tree'

'The Twisted Tree': Consolidating knowledge of the plot

'The Twisted  Tree': understanding narrative arcs

'The Twisted Tree': making impressive inferences about the tree

'The Twisted Tree': Norse mythology

'The Twisted Tree': analysing the dreadful draugr

'The Twisted Tree': creating a newspaper headline about the draugr

'The Twisted Tree': planning a newspaper article about the dreadful draugr

'The Twisted Tree': writing an effective article about the draugr

'The Twisted Tree': symbolism

'The Twisted Tree': how the writer builds tension

'The Twisted Tree': introducing thesis statements

‘The Twisted Tree’: selecting excellent quotes when writing about the novel

'The Twisted Tree': expressing my ideas about the novel

Reporting on Mormor's death in 'The Twisted Tree'

'The Twisted Tree': writing an article about Mormor's death

'The Twisted Tree': introduction to script writing

'The Twisted Tree': Revising inferences

'The Twisted Tree': scripting a scene from the novel

In 'The Twisted Tree', pupils explore Gothic imagery in a contemporary text. In 'Dystopian Settings', pupils use their own dark imagery to write their own descriptive pieces.

In 'Sherlock Holmes: Short Stories', pupils begin to analyse the choices of an author. in 'The Twisted Tree', pupils develop their analytical writing skills. 

In this unit, pupils read, explore and respond to the modern fairytale novel 'The Twisted Tree'. They start by reading the novel before practising writing analytically about the novel's key characters and themes. They finally respond creatively to the novel by writing an article and short script.

'The Twisted Tree': fiction reading

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Which of the following best describes the Gothic genre?

What is a common setting for a Gothic story?

In what century did the Gothic genre first appear?

Identify one convention of a Gothic text.

What is a motif in the context of literature?

Most Gothic stories will have a supernatural enemy of some kind. Who is this in 'The Twisted Tree'?

In which country is 'The Twisted Tree' set?

What is being described here: 'a the main idea repeated in a text'?

If we are talking about the 1700s then we would say this is the ...

Which of the below are reasonable synonyms for the word 'desolate'?

What word beginning with C is being described here:  'the accepted rules or practices in a particular type of writing or genre'? 

If something is described as macabre, then it is related to ...

'The Twisted Tree': the novel as a Gothic text

Lesson outcome

Content guidance