<p>This is a lesson that guides your class to write a description of a gothic setting, based on an image of London covered in smog. This can tie in nicely to a unit on The Woman in Black. The lesson includes a 3 question starter, a planning phase to develop show - don’t tell, and a discussion on example paragraphs written by students. The end product should be a paragraph written by students independently - sentence starters and a success criteria are provided to support this.</p>

<p>This is a cover lesson or activity to feature in a creative writing lesson that focuses on building students’ vocabulary bank. An ‘imperfect’ version of a narrative that focuses on someone walking through the woods has been written. Students are tasked with upgrading this story, using prompts to include similes, adverbs, and improve vocabulary before writing their version of the narrative.</p>

<p>This resource is a PPT lesson. It includes a starter activity (Frayer model), a discussion activity, and a solo writing task with a planning stage. It explores the concept of culpability in A Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe and can be used during or after its teaching.</p>