Unit 4

Lesson 1

• Read the riddle and write your answer in a piece of paper. When the teacher says so, raise your paper.

Now, try to define what is Gothic Literature. To help you, in your copybook, let's create a mind map with different categories.

• Try to fill in the blanks in the definition from the Oxford Dictionary

Watch the video. Take notes on the different things that you hear or see and which are linked with the Gothic genre. 

Lesson 2

Pick a word from your notes and write it on the board. It needs to be a characteristic of Gothic genre. 

• In groups of 3, write a paragraph about the video using EVERY word on the board and which explains how this document is representative of the Gothic genre. 

Then, read and do the worksheets on Gothic literature as well as the worksheets on adjectives and have a look at the two worksheets on vocabulary.

Lesson 3

• On your way to school, you meet a Gothic monster. In pairs, draw him as well as you can, write a short paragraph describing him and give him a backstory.

You have to follow the rules of the Gothic genre and use as many adjectives as you can to describe them.

• Once you have your monster, you will introduce him to the class: either both of you will have met the monster and describe them to the class.

Lesson 4

Read the extract from Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde below:

• What are the Gothic elements in that story? Highlight them.

Comment on the names.

-> What are their hidden meanings?

Now, have a look at the document below.

Try to apply this diagram to the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. 

• Now watch the video summarising the story of Frankenstein. 

Assignment: Fill in the empty one with the elements from Frankenstein. 

Lesson 5 - Final Task

in pairs, you will write the first two sentences of a Gothic short story, then, you will it to your neighbours which will complete it with the next two sentences hence and so forth until it comes back to the owner of the story who will finish the story.

It needs to respect:

• the tenses
• the atmosphere
• the right settings
• the characteristics of the Gothic genre

And finally, it needs to be written in proper English. No slang, no insults. 

Once it is done, you will have an hour to illustrate and train in order to read it out loud to the class.