KS3 Lesson - A context lesson on vampires, using an extract from Bram Stoker’s Dracula (Chapter 3) in preparation for reading Dracula (Oxford Playscript Play adaptation by David Calcutt). A variety of activities, including a context worksheet on the origin of vampires, a multiple choice quiz, comprehension questions, annotated quotations, and more.
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Dracula Lessons and Resources
A substantial collection of Dracula lessons and resources exploring Bram Stoker’s Gothic novel through a wide range of extracts. The bundle includes lessons on vampires, supernatural villains, Gothic settings, monsters, heroes, fear, characterisation, language and structure, alongside creative writing and assessment activities. Students explore key moments from the novel, including Jonathan Harker’s first meeting with Dracula, his realisation that he is a prisoner, Dracula crawling down the castle wall, the attack by the vampire women, Lucy Westenra after becoming a vampire, and Jonathan’s journey to Dracula’s castle. **What's Included?** A wide range of ready to teach lessons A context lesson exploring the origins and development of vampire mythology Lessons exploring supernatural villains, vampires, Gothic settings, Gothic monsters, the language of fear, and more Lessons on language and structure, including an AQA English Language Paper 1 style question A creative writing assessment and preparation lesson based on Dracula’s castle with a planning sheet, vocabulary support and annotated model paragraph and a self assessment activity Contextual information on the Gothic, vampires, superstition and Victorian attitudes Comprehension and analytical questions Annotated quotations Model paragraphs, including an annotated model showing strengths and areas for improvement Sentence stems and differentiated support Discussion activities Reflection and plenary activities A differentiated 16 page Dracula workbook with activities based on three extracts, including summary, true or false, language and structure activities A 5 page worksheet on Jonathan witnessing Dracula crawling down the castle wall, suitable for homework, teaching or cover The resources can be used as standalone lessons, as part of a wider Dracula unit, for homework, revision or cover work.
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Dracula Oxford Playscript Play adaptation by David Calcutt KS3 SOW
A comprehensive 20 lesson KS3 unit exploring Dracula, the Oxford Playscript play adaptation by David Calcutt. Students develop their understanding of the play through close reading, building key skills whilst exploring the Gothic genre. The unit begins by introducing students to Dracula and the skills needed to read and interpret the play, before exploring key contextual ideas surrounding Victorian England, the Gothic and the supernatural. Students then work through the play chronologically, developing their understanding of the plot, characters and themes through a wide range of activities and questions. **Students develop their ability to:** Read and understand a play adaptation of a classic Gothic text Make inferences and deductions from a range of sources Develop secure knowledge of plot, characters and key events Analyse characterisation and relationships Explore Gothic conventions and techniques Analyse language and dramatic techniques Explore how tension, suspense and atmosphere are created Examine themes and ideas within the play Use quotations as evidence in analytical responses Explore the influence of Victorian context on the text Understand the origins and development of vampire mythology Compare ideas across the play and Bram Stoker’s original novel Develop analytical and evaluative responses Apply their understanding through creative writing **What’s Included?** 20 ready to teach KS3 lessons Lessons numbered in sequence through the play A range of activities for every Act and scene At least 10 comprehension questions for each scene Retrieval and recap activities linked to previous lessons Repeat questions to reinforce key knowledge An introduction to reading Dracula focusing on inference and deduction Context lessons on Victorian England and the supernatural A context lesson exploring the origins of vampires Context worksheets and comprehension activities A range of activities exploring Gothic conventions Extracts from Bram Stoker’s Dracula to support contextual understanding Annotated quotations and language analysis Analytical and discussion questions Creative writing activities, including a task inspired by the arrival of the Demeter 2 assessment activities with dedicated preparation lessons, including 1 reading assessment and 1 writing assessment Reflection and plenary activities for every lesson
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Vampires Lessons and Resources
A variety of vampire lessons, on a number of extracts from Carmilla and Dracula. Three creative writing lessons also included. Resources Include: * Lessons on characterisation, setting, analysing language and structure, and more. * A range of activities for each extract * Discussion tasks * Annotated quotes * Worksheets * Model paragraphs * A variety of creative writing activities and tasks * A creative writing assessment on Dracula’s castle * A lesson on writing to inform using vampires * A creative writing assessment where pupils write a vampire story * A differentiated booklet using Dracula extracts * Reflection/plenary activity for each lesson
£10.00
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