This is the first lesson from my Frankenstein scheme. It includes contextual information around gothic literature to help the students understand the tone of the novel. If you like this lesson, please leave me a review, and check out my shop for futher lessons on Frankenstein.

Created to give a brief outline of the plot, Stave by Stave. Images from 2009 version of A Christmas Carol.

A small presentation to help discuss with the students sensory writing, encouraging them to write their own piece based on a random image selection.

The third lesson of my Frankenstein scheme. This lesson focuses on what a ‘monster’ actually is. What makes people human and what makes them monsters. Nature VS Nurture is discussed and how it can be related to the novel.

The second context lesson in my Frankenstein scheme. Focuses on Mary Shelley and how Frankenstein was born, the myth of Prometheus and Galvanism. The lesson also introduces the main characters of the novel.

The third lesson from my Frankenstein scheme. Focuses on what it means to be human, what it means to be a monster, nature vs nurture. The lesson raises certain discussion points, resulting in the class writing a personal response to a clip of ‘The Elephant Man’ shown.

Popular quotations from A Christmas Carol, Macbeth and Blood Brothers for revision. Students are to guess which text the quotation has come from and who said it.

Lesson on the key features of a ghost story. Links well with A Christmas Carol. Complete with resources (extracts and images).

Whole lesson built around creating a character for a narrative. Complete with resources. Fully adaptable. Part of a whole creative writing scheme.

A whole lesson built around the structure of a narrative. Includes: sentence types; paragraph structure and the structure of a story. Resources included. Fully adaptable. Part of a whole creative writing scheme.

Two lesson bundle centering around how to create a setting within creative writing. Focuses on using sensory writing. Complete with resources. Fully adaptable.

Two lessons taken from my creative writing scheme- based around creating a setting for a story and using sensory language. Great to start a creative writing topic. Aimed at KS3, easily adaptable. Comes with all resources.

A complete scheme of work built around creative writing. Aimed at KS3. Can be adapted for all abilities. Includes all worksheets and assessment.

Three complete lessons, including resources, built around the beginning, middle and the end of a story. Adaptable. Part of a complete unit of work on creative writing.

This bundle includes three lessons built around the context of Frankenstien by Mary Shelley. L1 develops the students understanding of gothic literature. L2 develops the students knowledge of Shelley, Prometheus and Galvani. L3 discusses nature vs nurture and monsters. A lesson by lesson plan is included, along with resources and work sheets. Please leave a review if you like my resource. Thank you.