The Gothic

Whole scheme of work on The Gothic comprising 29 lessons with several opportunities to draw powerpoints across 2 lessons.

The core texts in this unit are Frankenstein and Dracula, with 9 other satellite texts to further students’ understanding and enjoyment of Gothic literature.

Texts covered:

The Castle of Otranto – Horace Walpole (1764)
Sir Bertand: A fragment – John Aikin (1773)
The Mysteries of Udolpho – Ann Radcliffe (1794)
Frankenstein – Mary Shelley (1817)
The Masque of the Read Death, The Tell-Tale Heart and The Cask of Amontillado - Edgar Allan Poe (1840s)
Dracula – Bram Stoker (1897)
The Haunting of Hill House – Shirley Jackson (1959)
The Bloody Chamber – Angela Carter (1979)
The Woman in Black – Susan Hill (1983)

All lessons include starters and plenaries

Some lessons link to GCSE Language Paper 1 Q2, 3 and 4.

KO included