Year 8 - English
Planning a written analysis of 'Frankenstein'
A monster within: reading and writing Gothic fiction
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils explore the Gothic. They start by learning what the Gothic is, before reading extracts from 'Frankenstein' and 'Jane Eyre', practising descriptive writing and reading 'The Tell-Tale Heart'. They finally learn how to write opinion articles and then write their own.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use single paragraph outlines to plan an excellent response analysing Dr. Frankenstein.
Key Notes
- Victor is presented as a highly irresponsible character, whose negligence has disastrous consequences.
- If given an extract, annotate it with ideas in response to the question.
- Single paragraph outlines are useful for organising your ideas into a coherent structure.
- Single paragraph outlines contain a topic sentence, supporting detail and a concluding sentence.
- A single paragraph outline should be planned for each section of your response.
Vocabulary To Learn
- irresponsible: not behaving in a sensible or responsible manner
- negligent: failing to take proper care of something you have responsibility for or being careless in your approach to something
- to transgress: to violate a rule, law or boundary
- to shun: to reject or refuse to accept someone
- grave: If consequences are grave, they are extremely serious and concerning.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Students might think that they only need to plan one single paragraph outline.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Victor is presented as a highly irresponsible character, whose negligence has disastrous consequences. If given an extract, annotate it with ideas in response to the question.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'irresponsible'
not behaving in a sensible or responsible manner.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Students might think that they only need to plan one single paragraph outline. Correction: Students will need to plan one paragraph outline per section of their response.
More Lessons In This Unit
- 'Frankenstein' and the Gothic context Study Guide
- A written analysis of 'Frankenstein' Study Guide
- A written analysis of 'The Tell-Tale Heart' Study Guide
- An introduction to 'Jane Eyre': Analysing an unseen extract Study Guide
- Analysing effective opinion articles Study Guide
- Analysing the atmosphere at Thornfield Hall in 'Jane Eyre' Study Guide
- Context for Gothic literature: science and religion in the 19th century Study Guide
- Editing descriptive writing based on 'A monster within' Study Guide
- Exploring the character of Victor Frankenstein in Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' Study Guide
- Frankenstein's reaction to his creation Study Guide
- Frankenstein's regret and the scientific revolution Study Guide
- Identifying features of the Gothic genre in the plot of 'Frankenstein' Study Guide
- Improving your opinion article on Gothic literature Study Guide
- Lowood Institution: Gothic settings in 'Jane Eyre' Study Guide
- Organising our gothic writing to build tension Study Guide
- Planning a cohesive argument about 'The Tell-Tale Heart' Study Guide
- Planning a Gothic description inspired by 'A monster within' Study Guide
- Planning an opinion article about Gothic literature Study Guide
- Reading 'The Tell-Tale Heart' Study Guide
- Reading an extract from 'Frankenstein': A fateful night Study Guide
- Reading an extract from Charlotte Brontë's 'Jane Eyre' Study Guide
- Regret in Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' Study Guide
- Symbolism in 'The Tell-Tale Heart' Study Guide
- The creation of suspense in 'The Tell-Tale Heart' Study Guide
- The structure of an opinion article Study Guide
- Using 'Jane Eyre' to inspire our use of gothic vocabulary Study Guide
- Using description in functional writing Study Guide
- Using figurative language to create a gothic atmosphere Study Guide
- Using semantic fields to create a gothic atmosphere Study Guide
- Writing a gothic description Study Guide
- Writing an opinion article on Gothic literature Study Guide
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