Gothic Horror at KS3

Are you looking to teach Gothic Horror at KS3, but don’t want to spend hours preparing? Then you have come to the right place!

• Develop greater understanding of the conventions of Gothic literature and the horror genre
• Analyze how famous authors of Gothic literature used characterization, description, and various literary devices that are consistent with the horror genre
• The texts covered are extracts and short stories from: Twilight, Great Expectations, The Werewolf, The Evil Priest, The Woman in Black, Tell Tale Heart and more

Please note, for "The Darker Side of St Ives" lesson you will need to buy a copy of Shanty Baba’s CD, which is available online.

Lesson 1: An introduction to gothic horror
Lesson 2: Creating vampires
Lesson 3: The gothic in Great Expectations
Lesson 4: The Darker Side of St Ives
Lesson 5: The Werewolf by Angela Carter
Lesson 6: Creating school ghost tales
Lesson 7: Performing your tale to the group
Lesson 8: Gerunds and adverbial phrases in The Evil Priest
Lesson 9: The Woman in Black
Lesson 10-11: Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe