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What is Gothic? Gothic Literature • Describe 5 things that you expect to find in scary stories.

Starter • Q. What is Gothic? • Discuss with the person beside you what you think Gothic is and make a note of it on your sheet. • In a bubble map write down the class answers

Friday, February 26, 2021 L. O: To be able to understand the features of Gothic Literature • All will be able to link images with the Gothic genre • Most will identify typical conventions of the genre • Some will be able to demonstrate understanding through discussion

Gothic fiction is…. . • a genre of literature that combines elements of both horror and romance. • + = • Horror + Romance = Gothic

Ingredients of Gothic fiction Beginning in late 18 th century, Gothic fiction was a branch of Romantic fiction that wanted to create strong emotions in the reader like fear and worry. Gothic fiction focuses on atmosphere, using setting and speech to build suspense and a sense of unease in the reader. Common subject matter includes the supernatural, family curses, mystery, and madness. Sometimes gothic fiction can combine the genres of both horror and romance.

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Fill out your sheets…. What typical weather did we see? What colours were there? What characters were there? Was everyone human? What was the stories about?

Plenary • What is Gothic? • Name some things we would see in a Gothic film or book. • How did you recognise the odd one out? • Homework: Research and write down definition of your new words

What is Gothic? Gothic Literature • Describe 5 things that you expect to find in scary stories.

• Learning Objective: To understand how emotions and atmosphere is created by language. • All will discuss mood and atmosphere in ghost stories. • Most will be able to identify conventions of Gothic genre in Frankenstein. • Some will understand Pathetic Fallacy.

Elements of Gothic stories (conventions): • • Exaggerated emotions Helpless female character Elements of the supernatural Curse/forbidden secret or truth • Sinister settings – castles, dungeons, secret passages, winding stairs, haunted buildings. • Extreme landscapes – rugged mountains, thick forests, generally bad weather. • In the following extracts, can you spot the characteristics of Gothic?

1. A sudden dark shadow swept across the bright moon, momentarily blocking out its light. Sarah stumbled against a gravestone that was leaning towards the path like a cracked and crooked tooth. An owl gave a ghostly hoot.

2. Holy Trinity finally rose into view behind a line of dense, gloomy fir trees. The closer we got, the more it looked like a brooding monster – battered and bruised, but still menacing. A fierce wind tugged on the surrounding trees.

Frankenstein • The author, Mary Shelley, was born in 1797 in London. • Her life was full of tragedy – several of her children died and her husband drowned. She was a widow by the age of 24 and ultimately died of brain cancer in 1851. • http: //www. biography. com/people/maryshelley-9481497

Frankenstein

FRANKENSTEIN v. Is a famous story about a monster that is created by a scientist called Victor. v. Make a list of gothic features using the extract

THE EXTRACT v. Now we will read the extract. v. Concentrate on what is happening and identifying the Gothic characteristics.

WHAT DO WE NOW KNOW? v. What is the extract about? What is happening? v. Who is in it? v. Where are they? How do we know? v. What elements of Gothic have we seen in it? ARE YOU UPDATING YOUR VOCABULARY BANK?

Starter: From what we know of the monster, what does he look like?

L. O: TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE AUTHOR’S CHOICE OF WORDS AND THEIR EFFECT ON THE READER v. All will be able write about the author and her personal life v. Most will be able to explain connotations in the text v. Some will be able to relate the connotations to the authors background.

MARY SHELLEY v. We will now listen to the following clips and write down information about Mary Shelley. Do you think any of her life is reflected in the book? Why? v http: //science. discovery. com/tv-shows/prophets-of-science -fiction/videos/mary-shelley. htm v http: //www. biography. com/people/mary-shelley-9481497

WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT HER? v She was born in London in 1797 v Her mother died soon after she was born v She spent a lot of time in the cemetery at her mothers grave v She had 2 babies but one died after 2 weeks v She had a dream of bringing her baby back to life by putting it beside the fire (‘Spark of life’) v Her husband drowned at sea when she was 24 v She died of brain cancer in London, in 1951

Elements of Gothic stories (conventions): • Exaggerated emotions • Elements of the supernatural • Sinister settings – castles, dungeons, secret passages, winding stairs, haunted buildings. • Extreme landscapes – rugged mountains, thick forests, generally bad weather.

v. We will now look at the text and start to examine the words Mary Shelly has used and the effect they have on the reader. v. Your team will need your association sheet!

WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED? IMPORTANT QUESTION: v. What impression of the monster do we get from the words in the extract?

Starter: Think of 3 words from the last extract that relate to the weather. Frankenstein

LEARNING OBJECTIVE v To be able to understand Pathetic Fallacy • All will be able to link images with feeling • Most will be able to link weather with mood in Frankenstein • Some will be able use pathetic fallacy to add atmosphere and meaning to writing

PATHETIC FALLACY v. This is when the weather or environment mirrors the mood. In text for example: ‘smiling skies’, ‘angry winds’ ARE YOU UPDATING YOUR VOCABULARY BANK?

Relaxed and calm He is calm and so is the environment – look at the water and skies!!

The man feels angry possibly crying, so the weather is pouring rain and thundery.

The children are playful/happy, the environment is relaxed and gentle

What are the emotions? What is the weather/environment?

Model • ‘Today I woke up bright and early with a smile from ear to ear. The sun was shining and the birds were whistling in the trees. It was a beautiful day’ • • How does the person feel? How do we know? Does the weather mirror the mood? What is this called?

Developing Pathetic Fallacy If you had to look back over today, what type of weather would your day be?

Morning, dismal and wet, at length dawned and discovered to my sleepless and aching eyes the church of Ingolstadt, its white steeple and clock, which indicated the sixth hour. The porter opened the gates of the court, which had that night been my asylum, and I issued into the streets, pacing them with quick steps, as if I sought to avoid the wretch whom I feared every turning of the street would present to my view. I did not dare return to . the apartment which I inhabited, but felt impelled to hurry on, although drenched by the rain which poured from the black and comfortless sky.

LO: TO UNDERSTAND PATHETIC FALLACY IN FRANKENSTEIN v All will be able to explain the emotion in the extract v Most will be able to link emotion and weather v Some will be able to grasp P. E. E v With your partner, underline all the references to v A) weather or v B) emotion. 5 mins! You have

WEATHER EMOTION

v From the extract we can see how weather MIRRORS Victor’s emotion. v When a writer does this, we know it is called Pathetic Fallacy v We will now look at how to structure our evidence into paragraphs!

POINT EVIDENCE EXPLAIN P. E. E.

POINT This is how we start our paragraphs! Your POINT is the topic you want to talk about. For example: In Twilight, Bella and Edward are madly in love.

EVIDENCE This is where we prove our point! Your evidence is a QUOTE from the extract that supports what you want to say. For example: We see that Bella and Edward are madly in love when Bella says ‘I dream about being with you forever’.

An Explanation is where we develop our point! This is where we give a detailed discussion about the quote we chose and how it backs up our point. For example: The fact that Bella wants to spend the rest of her life with Edward indicates to the reader that she is truly head over heels for him. Not only does she show love for him during the day, but she even ‘dreams’ about being with him forever therefore we can understand that they are madly in love. EXPLAIN

In Twilight, Bella and Edward are madly in love. We see that Bella and Edward are madly in love when Bella says ‘I dream about being with you forever’. The fact that Bella wants to spend the rest of her life with Edward indicates to the reader that she is truly head over heels for him. Not only does she show love for him during the day, but she even ‘dreams’ about being with him forever therefore we can understand that they are madly in love. Now it’s your go!

Plenary: Write down: 1 thing you learnt 1 thing you want to know Pathetic Fallacy