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.