If something is ethical, it is the moral, right thing to do.

A wretch is a miserable being or a wicked being.

To repulse is to make someone feel disgusted or horrified.

The perspective is the viewpoint the narrative is told from.

If you cannot endure something, you cannot bear it.

Frankenstein's reaction to his creation

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Context for Gothic literature: science and religion in the 19th century

Identifying features of the Gothic genre in the plot of ‘Frankenstein’

Exploring the character of Victor Frankenstein in Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’

Reading an extract from 'Frankenstein': A fateful night

'Frankenstein' and the Gothic context

Regret in Mary Shelley’s 'Frankenstein'

Frankenstein's regret and the scientific revolution

Planning a written analysis of 'Frankenstein'

A written analysis of 'Frankenstein'

An introduction to 'Jane Eyre': Analysing an unseen extract

Reading an extract from Charlotte Brontë’s ‘Jane Eyre’

Lowood Institution: Gothic settings in 'Jane Eyre'

Analysing the atmosphere at Thornfield Hall in ‘Jane Eyre’

Using ‘Jane Eyre’ to inspire our use of gothic vocabulary

Using semantic fields to create a gothic atmosphere

Using figurative language to create a gothic atmosphere

Planning a Gothic description inspired by 'A monster within'

Organising our gothic writing to build tension

Writing a gothic description

Editing descriptive writing based on ‘A monster within’

Reading 'The Tell-Tale Heart'

The creation of suspense in 'The Tell-Tale Heart'

Symbolism in 'The Tell-Tale Heart'

Planning a cohesive argument about 'The Tell-Tale Heart'

A written analysis of 'The Tell-Tale Heart'

Analysing effective opinion articles

Using description in functional writing

The structure of an opinion article

Planning an opinion article about Gothic literature

Writing an opinion article on Gothic literature

Improving your opinion article on Gothic literature

In 'A Monster Within', pupils explore extracts from Gothic fiction. In 'Gothic Poetry', pupils apply this learning to the poetry of Edgar Allan Poe.

In 'The Twisted Tree', pupils are introduced to the Gothic genre. In 'A Monster Within', pupils explore Gothic motifs in a range of more challenging texts.

In this unit, pupils explore the Gothic. They start by learning what the Gothic is, before reading extracts from 'Frankenstein' and 'Jane Eyre', practising descriptive writing and reading 'The Tell-Tale Heart'. They finally learn how to write opinion articles and then write their own.

A monster within: reading and writing Gothic fiction

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

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

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of distress or humiliation e.g. bullying.

Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying

In 'Frankenstein', whose perspective is the animation of the monster narrated from? 

because it behaves aggressively towards him

because he finds it repulsive and hideous to look at

because it lacks intelligence and manners

In 'Frankenstein', why is Victor so disgusted with his creation?

In 'Frankenstein', what does Shelley's use of the word "wretch" show us about Victor's feelings towards his creation? 

It suggests that the Creature is disturbed psychologically.

It suggests that the Creature is happy - like the sunshine.

It suggests that the Creature is decaying - like a living corpse.

It suggests that the Creature is full of life and vitality. 

It suggests that the Creature is valuable.

In 'Frankenstein', Shelley uses the colour black when describing the Creature. What does Shelley's use of the colour 'black' suggest about the Creature? 

Which quotations from 'Frankenstein' suggest that the Creature is starved of vitality, like a living corpse? 

Which century was 'Frankenstein' by Mary Shelley published in? 

Which three characters' perspectives do we hear in the novel, 'Frankenstein'?

Something that originates directly from nature

A force or being that cannot be explained by the laws of nature

A force that cannot be controlled by a human being

In 'Frankenstein', what is Victor Frankenstein experimenting with when he brings his creation to life? 

In 'Frankenstein', what is Frankenstein's Creature made from? 

If stealing is an unethical activity, what might 'unethical' mean? 

Frankenstein's reaction to his creation

Lesson outcome

Content guidance