to abide by/ to obey a set of rules or conventions

if something is oppressive, it makes people feel uncomfortable or it is cruel and unfair

a group of words that all share similar meaning

when the weather reflects the mood (usually of the main character)

Lowood Institution: Gothic settings in 'Jane Eyre'

English

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's reaction to his creation

'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’

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

Depiction of scary, confusing or unsettling events or characters placed in danger, including creation of a scary atmosphere through the use of music and sound.

Depiction or discussion of upsetting content

Depiction or discussion of sexual or domestic abuse or violence, including  threats of or the aftermath of.

Depiction or discussion of sexual violence

Which of the following can be used as a synonym for 'oppressive'?

How are the gardens in 'Jane Eyre' described? 

{{ }} is when the weather reflects the mood - usually the mood of the main character. 

A {{ }} is a group of words that are related in meaning.  

Which word would not belong in a semantic field of luxury? 

Which weather could you use if you were using pathetic fallacy to suggest that your main character is heartbroken? 

What is the key aim of Gothic literature? 

The novel 'Jane Eyre' was set in the {{ }} era.

close - they share a very loving relationship

distant - they do not see much of one another

tense - Aunt Reed was cruel to Jane as a child

expected - there was nothing special about Jane and Aunt Reed's relationship

What is Jane childhood relationship like with her Aunt Reed in 'Jane Eyre'?

What was the boarding school that Jane was sent to as a child called in 'Jane Eyre'?

a group of words which all have similar connotations

when two or more words begin with the same letter

comparing two things that are not the same using 'like' or 'as'

the associations we make with a given word

Match the terminology up to its definition.

Starter Quiz