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  1. Gothic Story Openings and Gothic Writing Techniques (4 lessons, ready

    This resource takes students through some of the techniques used in Gothic writing (e.g. pathetic fallacy, descriptions of monsters) and uses notable Gothic texts to model. It also demonstrates how to hook a reader by inviting students to analyse a series of Gothic openings, and to write their own. Creative Commons "Attribution".

  2. Gothic Creative Writing KS3 Resource Pack

    Gothic Creative Writing KS3 Resource Pack. MASSIVE success with this scheme. Trouble is, what I can't get on here is the music files I downloaded and threaded into the lessons. If you want to do this, use a site like keepvid.com to download some sinister music - I used the little girls song from 'The Ring' and a series of songs from the ...

  3. PDF Creative Writing Gothic and Horror Introduction to Gothic and Horror Genres

    Task 1: Find the Gothic Features • Read the extracts below and highlight/underline anything in them that seems related to the gothic or horror genres in your opinion based on what we know about the genre. • Think of the writer's use of description, word choices, the setting, atmosphere, etc. • Find at least 3 features in each extract.

  4. KS3 Introduction to Gothic Creative Writing

    KS3 Introduction to Gothic Creative Writing #96676. Download Like(10) Report an issue. ... An introduction to gothic fiction going over the conventions A timeline of gothic fiction Introduction to the describing gothic characters through analysis of Dracula and Frankenstein's monster This short scheme of learning could span 6 lessons.

  5. Gothic literature resources

    Gothic literature is not only fun to teach but more often than not most students love delving into the supernatural and eerie themes that gothic literature provides. Whether you're introducing it through Poe or Shelley, or you're looking for stand alone creative writing lessons, we have drawn together a selection of resources you can use to ...

  6. The gothic

    The gothic. Writing for purpose and audience: Writing narrative texts. A varied scheme which uses pre and post 1900 prose and poetry texts to explore conventions of the genre. Scope for a range of creative outcomes from monster creation to writing a vampire's handbook.

  7. Gothic Literature & Creative Writing PowerPoint by Meegan Chappell

    This PowerPoint supports the Gothic Literature & Creative Writing Lesson Plan.This PowerPoint presentation includes reading comprehension activities and creative writing activities using Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven and Jane Harper's prologues of The Lost Man and The Dry. ...

  8. PPTX PowerPoint Presentation

    Gothic Horror Creative Writing Mini Assessment. TASK: Using this image as a stimulus, create the opening of a Gothic Horror setting. You Must: First paragraph - Open by describing the weather/sky. Think about the adjectives and similes you have been revising this week. Second paragraph - introduce your character. Describes his feelings ...

  9. PDF Year 7 English Spooky Stories! Creative Writing

    Spooky Stories! Creative Writing Work pack learning objectives: To be able to write an imaginative Gothic story which impacts your reader. To organise the ideas and events in your story so that it builds tension, makes sense and keeps the reader interested. To focus on using correct sentence structure, paragraphs, grammar and spelling.

  10. Gothic Literature Free Powerpoint Template & Google Slide themes

    Free Google Slides theme and PowerPoint template. Here's an outline for a PowerPoint presentation on Gothic Literature with a focus on creative writing: Powerpoint Google Slide. Business, Computer, Creative, Education, Formal, Marketing, Medical.

  11. Gothic Writing Prompts Teaching Resources

    PDF. A fun English game designed for my KS3 class to help them with their creative writing.The board contains a series of 5 prompts which will allow the learner to build their short gothic story: setting, main character, spooky object, main theme and conflict.Give the student a dice piece. They will roll the dice piece 5 times moving from left ...

  12. Gothic vocabulary bank

    Extend the vocabulary of your English students with this list of Gothic words. It's ideal as a creative writing prompt to help students when writing atmospheric gothic stories, and can also support with choosing more engaging synonyms for creative writing tasks. The vocabulary list is sorted into eight handy categories, for example, 'words to ...

  13. Writing and Understanding Gothic Literature [With Examples]

    Keep the scenes believable, keep your character's motives believable and clear, and temper your more over-the-top plot elements with a healthy amount of skepticism. 2. Keep Emotions High for Writing Gothic Literature. That being said-emotion is at the core of gothic literature, so you don't want to lose it altogether!

  14. Gothic literature

    Various gothic literature PowerPoints for creative writing. Skip to main content Search. Browse + Teacher Appreciation Sweepstakes. AI and Education. JOIN: AFT Book Club. Log In ... The_Gothic_Introduction.ppt Activity . February 10, 2020 . 3.12 MB . Log in to Download Log in to Download vampire_images.doc Activity . February 10, 2020 . 290 KB .

  15. Gothic Powerpoint Templates and Google Slides Themes

    For a Gothic-themed slideshow presentation, you can insert elements like dark and mysterious background images, gothic fonts, images of Gothic architecture, eerie music, and quotes from famous Gothic literature. Additionally, you can include images of Gothic fashion, symbols like bats or ravens, and artwork inspired by Gothic aesthetics.

  16. 3,517 Top "Gothic Creative Writing" Teaching Resources curated ...

    Senses Word Mat 12 reviews. Writing Stimulus Pictures 3 reviews. Explore more than 3,517 "Gothic Creative Writing" resources for teachers, parents and pupils as well as related resources on "Gothic Writing". Instant access to inspirational lesson plans, schemes of work, assessment, interactive activities, resource packs, PowerPoints, teaching ...

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    Gothic Literature Lesson 1. Introduce your KS3 English students to the chilling conventions of Gothic literature with the first lesson in our Gothic series. Using this lesson, students will: Develop an understanding of what is meant by the term 'gothic'. Respond intuitively to gothic images and ideas. Analyse the conventions of Gothic ...

  18. PDF Gothic Literature Knowledge Organiser Year 8 Autumn Term

    Origins of Gothic Literature The Goths were a Germanic tribe renowned for being uncivilised and going against the accepted rules of society. The term 'Gothic' was first coined in 1764 by English author Horace Walpole in his novel, 'The Castle of Otranto', subtitled 'A Gothic Story'. The novel was set in a haunted castle where the

  19. 100 gothic fiction writing prompts

    100 gothic fiction writing prompts. An old mansion hides disturbing secrets and supernatural forces in the attic that slowly take control of a new homeowner. A family curse causes a daughter to transform into a ghostly spirit every night, haunting the ancestral castle. Gargoyles and stone figures seem to move when no one is watching in an ...

  20. KS3 The Gothic Practising Writing

    Aimed at a high-ability Year 7 group, the PowerPoint could be easily adapted for other levels. ... KS3 The Gothic Creative Writing (4 lessons) Four full KS3 lessons designed to support students in practising creative writing skills. The lessons include guidance on how to write both descriptively and narratively and focus on a range of skills ...

  21. Gothic Literature PowerPoint

    Gothic Literature PowerPoint. Subject: English. Age range: 11-14. Resource type: Other. File previews. ppt, 266 KB. A short introduction to Gothic literature including some of the conventions associated with the genre. It gives a short list of novels considered to be of the Gothic Genre.