This is an introduction to Gothic Fiction focusing on the opening to The Woman in Black. Includes fully-resourced and ready to use lessons, created for KS3 but can be easily adapted for higher abilities. Note: This scheme uses extracts from the story but it would work in the same way if the text was read as a whole.
Breakdown:
- An introductory lesson to Gothic Fiction thinking about conventions of the genre and looking at film trailers to establish common features (students always enjoy this).
- A lesson on the opening to The Woman in Black exploring how pathetic fallacy is used to create atmosphere.
- A lesson where students use pathetic fallacy in their own Gothic story openings.
- A lesson on the retrospective narration The Woman in Black, considering the impact this has on the reader knowing that the protagonist survives his ordeal.
- A consolidation task to create a Gothic poster of conventions.
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