KS3 Lesson - A Lesson teaching Gothic settings, using the extract from Dracula where Jonathan is travelling through the woods to Dracula’s castle. A variety of activities, such as a close look at the extract, an exploration of setting and superstition, key contextual information, a model paragraph, an analytical question on the extract, and more.
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Gothic Literature Mini SOW
An 11 lesson KS3 mini scheme of work exploring Gothic literature through a wide range of classic Gothic texts. Students explore Gothic settings, monsters, heroes, villains, Gothic archetypes, and more through extracts from a range of influential texts. The unit also introduces students to the development of Gothic literature and encourages them to compare the conventions of Gothic literature with those of horror. **Texts and extracts include:** Dracula by Bram Stoker Frankenstein by Mary Shelley The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole Plus activities drawing on wider Gothic literature and conventions **Students develop their ability to:** Understand the key features and conventions of Gothic literature Explore Gothic tropes and archetypes Analyse Gothic characters, including heroes, heroines, villains and monsters Explore how writers create fear and tension Analyse language choices and their effects Explore how writers create Gothic settings and atmosphere Analyse structure and narrative choices Explore the significance of Gothic imagery and symbolism Use contextual knowledge to develop interpretations Support ideas with relevant textual evidence Develop analytical responses Apply Gothic conventions to their own creative writing **What's Included?** 11 detailed, ready to teach lessons A range of activities for each extract Repeat questions in every lesson linked to previous learning Discussion and collaborative tasks Annotated quotations Model paragraphs and analytical support Key context lessons and accompanying worksheets Comprehension and inference activities Analytical and evaluative questions A variety of creative writing activities Reflection and plenary activities for each lesson 1 reading assessment 2 creative writing lesson, which can also be used as a creative writing assessment A Gothic Fiction homework sheet of 24 homework tasks of varying difficulties. Pupils are to choose one task each week to complete that matches their confidence and ability. This unit is also available as part of a 21 lesson gothic fiction SOW, found here for only £12.99: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13496367
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Gothic Literature KS3 SOW
An 21 lesson KS3 scheme of work (Including a lesson for the reading assessment) exploring Gothic literature through a wide range of classic Gothic texts. Students explore Gothic settings, monsters, heroes, villains, Gothic archetypes, and more through extracts from a range of influential texts. **Texts and extracts include:** Dracula, Jekyll and Hyde, Frankenstein, Carmilla, Rebecca, The Picture of Dorian Grey, The Tell Tale Heart, The Castle Of Otranto. Plus activities drawing on wider Gothic literature and conventions **Students develop their ability to:** Understand the key features and conventions of Gothic literature Explore Gothic tropes and archetypes Analyse Gothic characters, including heroes, heroines, villains and monsters Explore how writers create fear and tension Analyse language choices and their effects Explore how writers create Gothic settings and atmosphere Analyse structure and narrative choices Explore the significance of Gothic imagery and symbolism Use contextual knowledge to develop interpretations Support ideas with relevant textual evidence Develop analytical responses Apply Gothic conventions to their own creative writing **What's Included?** 21 detailed, ready to teach lessons A range of activities for each extract Repeat questions in every lesson linked to previous learning Discussion and collaborative tasks Annotated quotations Model paragraphs and analytical support Key context lessons and accompanying worksheets Comprehension and inference activities Analytical and evaluative questions A variety of creative writing activities Reflection and plenary activities for each lesson 1 reading assessment 2 creative writing lesson, which can also be used as a creative writing assessment **Due to copyright, the extract for Rebecca has not been included but a link to it is in the notes of the first slide of that lesson.**
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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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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
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