Gothic Characters and Archetypes

KS3 Lesson - A lesson from a unit of work on Coraline focusing on gothic archetypes and characters, with pupils creating their own gothic character. A variety of activities, including a recap of gothic features using a diamond 9 worksheet; exploring gothic archetypes; a gothic archetypes worksheet; key contextual information on gothic archetypes; a creative writing activity where pupils choose an archetype, create a gothic character, then write a paragraph describing then; an example using Wednesday Addams; and more.

This lesson can be used with any gothic unit with only the first slide needing alteration.