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A monster within: reading and writing Gothic fiction
Year 8
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English
We've put the lessons in order helping you build on what you've learned before so it’s best to start with the first lesson of a unit.
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(32)
1
Context for Gothic literature: science and religion in the 19th century
2
Identifying features of the Gothic genre in the plot of ‘Frankenstein’
3
Exploring the character of Victor Frankenstein in Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’
4
Reading an extract from 'Frankenstein': A fateful night
5
Frankenstein's reaction to his creation
6
'Frankenstein' and the Gothic context
7
Regret in Mary Shelley’s 'Frankenstein'
8
Frankenstein's regret and the scientific revolution
9
Planning a written analysis of 'Frankenstein'
10
A written analysis of 'Frankenstein'
11
An introduction to 'Jane Eyre': Analysing an unseen extract
12
Reading an extract from Charlotte Brontë’s ‘Jane Eyre’
13
Lowood Institution: Gothic settings in 'Jane Eyre'
14
Analysing the atmosphere at Thornfield Hall in ‘Jane Eyre’
15
Using ‘Jane Eyre’ to inspire our use of gothic vocabulary
16
Using semantic fields to create a gothic atmosphere
17
Using figurative language to create a gothic atmosphere
18
Planning a Gothic description inspired by 'A monster within'
19
Organising our gothic writing to build tension
20
Writing a gothic description
21
Editing descriptive writing based on ‘A monster within’
22
Reading 'The Tell-Tale Heart'
23
The creation of suspense in 'The Tell-Tale Heart'
24
Symbolism in 'The Tell-Tale Heart'
25
Planning a cohesive argument about 'The Tell-Tale Heart'
26
A written analysis of 'The Tell-Tale Heart'
27
Analysing effective opinion articles
28
Using description in functional writing
29
The structure of an opinion article
30
Planning an opinion article about Gothic literature
31
Writing an opinion article on Gothic literature
32
Improving your opinion article on Gothic literature