Gothic Fiction & The Signalman - Dickens - Responding to 19th Century Fiction (multiple lessons)

This resource is created with Y9 students in mind, as an introduction to reading and engaging with 19th Century fiction. There are a few introductory slides to introduce students to Gothic Fiction and connotations.

Activities included:
- introduction to the Gothic genre & connotations;
- mixed up statements of the story for students to put into the correct order prior to reading (these can be edited to fewer than I have listed to suit your group). The correct version is also included;
-A group drama activity - choosing 5 key points from the timeline activity to freeze-frame;
- Class reading activities (differentiated);
- Demonstration and consolidation of ideas about 'setting' based on their reading;
- Analysis of an extract from the story - 'How does Dickens create tension and drama in this extract?'
- Focus on word-level language analysis and techniques used by Dickens;
-Opportunities for peer assessment at the end.

I've used this with a middle ability group and would suggest 5-6 lessons worth of content. With a more able group, perhaps 4 or 5 lessons.
I hope this resource will be useful to you and please feedback if you choose to download. Thanks!