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KS3 · Year 8 - Development · Term 3 - Gothic and the Uncanny · Week 5
Pages: Stoker, Dracula - Harker's journey to the castle
Bram Stoker, 1897. Jonathan Harker travels through Transylvania to Dracula's castle. Builds atmosphere through landscape, locals' warnings and omens.
Lesson 1
What students do
Read journey extract; map Harker's route.
Task
List warnings, weather changes, animal omens.
Success criteria
5+ atmospheric details identified.
Lesson 2
What students do
Discuss: why so many warnings before arrival?
Task
Pair-talk on dramatic delay/withholding.
Success criteria
Links delay to building dread.
Lesson 3
What students do
Model paragraph: Stoker's use of atmosphere.
Task
Analyse one moment using "This suggests… because…".
Success criteria
Embedded quotation; mood named clearly.
Lesson 4
What students do
Compare Stoker's and Shelley's landscapes.
Task
Bullet 2 similarities and one difference.
Success criteria
"Both writers…" used at least once.
Lesson 5
What students do
Plan paragraph collaboratively.
Task
How does Stoker build dread?
Success criteria
Two atmospheric devices analysed.
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