A structured presentation to support students in creating vivid description in their creative writing. This is focused on the Gothic Genre as part of a unit of work on Frankenstein. It includes examples of monster & villains from a range of sources with some annotation explaining why the techniques have been used. Tasks include: Starter - identifying 'classic' monsters and villains, description focusing on 'upgrading' the level of vocabulary and detail used building to an extended writing piece about their monster and then a paired activity to assess their description. Writing tasks can be differentiated with sentence starters, writing grids and teacher support.