Colourful Semantics Gothic Story Writing Unit

This unit plan adheres to the 2014 National Curriculum for English, specifically focusing on writing. Within this framework, students will explore elements of narrative writing with a particular emphasis on story structure, character description, and the distinctive features of gothic literature.

Specific Curriculum Outcomes
Writing: “Plan, draft, and write narratives” and “evaluate and edit their writing.”
Spoken Language: “Articulate and justify answers.”
Reading: “Identify key features of stories.”
Clarity of Objectives
By the end of this unit, students should be able to:

Identify and understand the key features of a story.
Describe characters using appropriate vocabulary and structured sentences.
Construct grammatically correct sentences, both sensible and silly.
Understand and discuss characteristics specific to gothic characters.
Create and plan a gothic-style short story incorporating colour semantics to structure their ideas.
Evaluation of Prior Kn