Introduction to key themes, context and theory of Gothic texts from 17th to 21st Century. High quality lessons (ppt), supporting resources and a range of extracts.
Mainly geared to OCR A level Literature but only in reference to AO weightings.
Extracts include:
Castle of Otranto
Dracula
The Monk
Jekyll and Hyde
The Lovely Bones
Rebecca
and many more
Introductory lessons to the socio- political backdrop to Angela Carter.
Lesson 1- the political climate in 1979
Lesson 2- Carter’s Life and Work
Lesson 3- introduction to The Bloody Chamber
EXploring the Sublime in Dracula, Key ideas in Castle of Otranto and the concept of Terror and Horror in The Monk and The Italian,
Handouts, lessons, extra reading resources.
A PPT with key quotes from each of the 15 poems in the Anthology
A revision resource which enables students to record and organise their ideas by AO and by poem.
Suitable for online learning.
Mini unit- encouraging students to identify different types of news reporting, analyse how different stories are reported by the press and practice writing their own newspaper reports.
Could easily be adapted into a work book.
Lessons (to follow Sublime and Early Gothic Fiction) enabling students to understand key features and identify contextual factors that impact Victorian Gothic.
Range of extracts and activities. To support OCR Literature A Level study.
Geared towards the AQA Unseen Poetry GCSE for English Literature, but would work for AO1 and AO2 skill development with a focus on comparison as the scheme develops.
Recently used for online learning and the resources lent themselves to this with minimal editing.
Example responses
Poetry Anthology
Mark Schemes
Detailed lessons looking at the key themes and issues in The Bloody Chamber. Looking at Bluebeard and how Carter has subverted the original text. Looking at the Sadeian Woman and how it can illuminate understanding of the core text. Some attention to the lewd and provocative content in the story. (use of the C-word)
And use of EMC article tying the text to Dracula as a way back to the Gothic.