Pupil outcome: I can use semantic fields to create a restrictive atmosphere. Key learning points: - A semantic field is a set of words that are related in meaning. - Semantic fields can challenge us to use more ambitious vocabulary. -...

Pupil outcome: I can compare ‘The Raven’ and ‘The Haunted Palace and give a personal response. Key learning points: - 'The Raven' and 'The Haunted Palace' are both examples of the Gothic genre. - 'The Raven' and 'The Haunted Palace' both...

Pupil outcome: I can explain the meaning and context of the poem ‘The Raven’. Key learning points: - Edgar Allan Poe wrote brilliant ghost stories and detective fiction. - The Gothic genre is a form of literature that emerged in the...

Pupil outcome: I can explain the meaning of ‘The Haunted Palace’. Key learning points: - The poem is about a palace that was once beautiful and majestic but is now ruined and full of sorrow. - The poem is a metaphor for the physical...

Pupil outcome: I can write about the gothic in ‘Jekyll and Hyde’. Key learning points: - Jekyll is a typical gothic protagonist: egotistical and isolated. - The story dramatises Jekyll's inner struggle between good and evil and the same...

Pupil outcome: I can recognise Gothic conventions in 'A Christmas Carol' and explain how Dickens uses them. Key learning points: - Dickens uses Gothic conventions as a way to greater explore immoral behaviour in society. - Scrooge could...

Pupil outcome: I can write a multi-sensory and thrilling Gothic description. Key learning points: - In descriptions, you can focus on how the scene smells, feels, sounds and tastes, as well as just what it looks like. - Multi-sensory...

Pupil outcome: I can write brilliant topic sentences to convey my argument. Key learning points: - When planning an opinion article, the message needs to be consistent - your opinion is your message. - You should identify between 3 and 4...

Pupil outcome: I can confidently analyse an unseen extract from Charlotte Brontë's novel ‘Jane Eyre’. Key learning points: - When reading an unseen extract, use the information you are given to make predictions about the text. - When...

Pupil outcome: I can identify features of the Gothic genre in the plot of 'Frankenstein' in 'Frankenstein'. Key learning points: - Gothic literature is literature that evokes feelings of mystery, fear and terror. - The horrifying events...