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I'm an English teacher in a Scottish high school. I teach all years and mark both National 5 and Higher papers for the SQA.

I'm an English teacher in a Scottish high school. I teach all years and mark both National 5 and Higher papers for the SQA.
Frankenstein drama play & Gothic Creative Writing
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Frankenstein drama play & Gothic Creative Writing

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This is my lower school unit of work for the play Frankenstein, using guided reading of the play with the end result being a critical essay. The Gothic writing takes you through the elements of the Gothic genre and the final outcome is an imaginative spooky story. These pair nicely together.
Frankenstein Philip Pullman Drama Play Unit
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Frankenstein Philip Pullman Drama Play Unit

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This is a unit of work for the play Frankenstein by Philip Pullman/ Mary Shelley. This includes some guided questions for each Act, group discussion tasks, Understanding questions, a task to design a set, a storyboard and the final outcome is a critical essay on Sympathy. This could be used with S1-S3. I’ve included the SchoolTube link to the play starring Benedict Cumberbatch but I wouldn’t recommend watching the entire play- parts are not appropriate for lower school. I suggest you watch ahead and decide which are suitable.
Voodoo short story,  short drama media lesson, S1-S3
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Voodoo short story, short drama media lesson, S1-S3

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This is a film creation task based on the short story Voodoo (included). It is a one off lesson (more than likely 2-3 periods of work) in which pupils read the story and create a filmed retelling of the story. I suggest several different ways of doing this: Tiktok, Instagram reels, photo montage, Google photos, or even simply just a series of photos on the phone/ ipads. Group tasks will include storyboarding the lesson and planning it out, then filming. Could be English work/ Drama/ Media.