A monster within: reading and writing Gothic fiction
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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.
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Cutub 7 / 9
A monster within: reading and writing Gothic fiction
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.
32 cashar- Frankenstein's regret and the scientific revolution
- Exploring the character of Victor Frankenstein in Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’
- Lowood Institution: Gothic settings in 'Jane Eyre'
- Frankenstein's reaction to his creation
- Analysing the atmosphere at Thornfield Hall in ‘Jane Eyre’
- Using ‘Jane Eyre’ to inspire our use of gothic vocabulary
- 'Frankenstein' and the Gothic context
- Regret in Mary Shelley’s 'Frankenstein'
- Identifying features of the Gothic genre in the plot of ‘Frankenstein’
- Planning a Gothic description inspired by 'A monster within'
- Editing descriptive writing based on ‘A monster within’
- Using figurative language to create a gothic atmosphere
- Planning an opinion article about Gothic literature
- Writing a gothic description
- Using semantic fields to create a gothic atmosphere
- Reading an extract from Charlotte Brontë’s ‘Jane Eyre’
- Planning a written analysis of 'Frankenstein'
- Context for Gothic literature: science and religion in the 19th century
- An introduction to 'Jane Eyre': Analysing an unseen extract
- Using description in functional writing
- Writing an opinion article on Gothic literature
- Reading 'The Tell-Tale Heart'
- Reading an extract from 'Frankenstein': A fateful night
- Improving your opinion article on Gothic literature
- The creation of suspense in 'The Tell-Tale Heart'
- Analysing effective opinion articles
- Planning a cohesive argument about 'The Tell-Tale Heart'
- Symbolism in 'The Tell-Tale Heart'
- A written analysis of 'The Tell-Tale Heart'
- A written analysis of 'Frankenstein'
- Organising our gothic writing to build tension
- The structure of an opinion article