A 30 page Gothic booklet, including the following:
A definition of Gothic and a list of notable works
An explanation of ‘10 essential’ Gothic elements
Historical context
Images and graphs to explain ‘how to tell if you’re reading a Gothic novel’
A Gothic vocabulary word bank
Extracts from: The Tell-Tale Heart, Frankenstein, The Raven, Jekyll and Hyde, Dracula, Rebecca, The Shining, Mexican Gothic and 3 graphic novels.
Articles and blog posts about recent Gothic fashion, Stranger Things as retro Gothic and how we’re living in Gothic times currently
A YA Gothic Fiction reading list, including a range of graphic novels.
The booklet is beautifully laid-out and includes images on every page.
Lessons on 13 poems from Skirrid Hill by Owen Sheers. Includes multiple essay questions, a critical theory worksheets, homework tasks, and a guide to which poems fall under which theme in the collection. Suitable for Y12 and 13.
16+ lessons on Skellig by David Almond, covering the whole novel. Includes worksheets, homework tasks, a practice assessment, an assessment and analytical paragraph writing guides/ sentence starters. Suitable for Year 6, 7 or 8.
18 lessons designed for Year 7, with the goal of improving literacy skills - reading, writing, speaking and listening - with a focus on non-fiction.
The lessons follow the Year 7 journey: new beginnings, friendship, hobbies, diversity and education. They could be used as a half term scheme of work or as a fortnightly skills recap across the year. The final project is to create a Year 7 survival guide.
The lessons are beautifully laid out, relevant, fun and include an array of skill stops.