Ghost Wall Novel Study Unit | Senior English Literary Analysis | Gothic

A comprehensive Senior English teaching unit for Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss, featuring a 10-week sequence of engaging, activity-based lessons focused on analytical writing and critical thinking. This resource supports students in exploring power, violence, gender, identity, history, and belonging through this atmospheric and thought-provoking contemporary text.

What’s included
• Analysis of context, themes, characters, and cultural assumptions
• Exploration of patriarchy, power, historical myth, class, and violence
• Language features, text structures, symbolism, and figurative language analysis
• Study of narrative voice, setting, and psychological tension
• Close reading and comprehension tasks
• Essay questions, analytical writing support, and exemplar paragraphs
• Peer and self-assessment activities
• A 10-week teaching sequence with 3 learning activities per week
• Engaging, classroom-ready activities throughout

Teaching approach
This resource is activity-based rather than a scripted lesson-by-lesson program. It is designed for teachers to select and adapt tasks to suit their own lessons and classroom needs. The unit emphasises discussion, interpretation, collaborative learning, and rich analytical activities rather than worksheet-driven instruction.

File info
• Provided as a non-editable PDF
• Not designed as an editable PowerPoint

How to use
• Upload to your LMS (Google Classroom, Canvas, etc.) for digital use
• Print selected pages for classroom use
• Display pages to guide discussion and activities
• Upload to presentation or design platforms if you wish to adapt for your own use (formatting may vary depending on the program used)