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KS3 · Year 8 - Development · Term 3 - Gothic and the Uncanny · Week 3
Pages: Frankenstein Chapter 5 - creation scene
Victor brings the creature to life on "a dreary night of November". The moment realises his ambition and his ruin.
Lesson 1
What students do
Read Ch. 5 opening together.
Task
Annotate physical description of the creature.
Success criteria
Identifies 5 adjectives of horror or revulsion.
Lesson 2
What students do
Discuss: hubris - why is reaching too far Gothic?
Task
Pair-talk on Victor's ambition vs his reaction.
Success criteria
Notes the gap between dream and reality.
Lesson 3
What students do
Model paragraph: Shelley's use of contrast.
Task
Analyse "beautiful" features vs overall horror.
Success criteria
Contrast unpicked; effect on reader explained.
Lesson 4
What students do
Examine pathetic fallacy in opening line.
Task
Annotate the weather; link to mood.
Success criteria
Weather connected to Victor's emotional state.
Lesson 5
What students do
Plan paragraph as a class.
Task
How does Shelley present hubris?
Success criteria
Two techniques analysed; sentence stem used.
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