Dracula: Writing an Interesting Character

In this lesson, students study an excerpt of Bram Stoker´s Dracula in order to determine how successful writers create tension.

Contents:

• Review adjectives & similes
• Discuss what is meant by “writing for effect”
• Study examples of effect analysis at levels 3, 4 and 8
• Practice analysing effect in a small extract
• Complete a worksheet about how Dracula is introduced in Stoker´s novel
• Complete a differentiated task (levels 3-5+) about the extract

This is a free sample lesson from my Gothic Fiction scheme of work. The complete scheme of work, and other free lessons, can be found in my shop at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/swpkteachermike