Year 9
Creation of Frankenstein and applying 'The Uncanny'
Year 9
Creation of Frankenstein and applying 'The Uncanny'
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will build on and apply our knowledge of 'The Uncanny' from the previous lesson. Then, we will look at Mary Shelley and her inspiration for her famous novel 'Frankenstein' and read a section from the story to apply our knowledge of 'The Uncanny'. Then, we will end on a quiz exploring what you have learned.
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5 Questions
Q1.
Who was Sigmund Freud?
He studied how people dream.
He was a German theorist who studied how anatomy worked.
Q2.
What is psychoanalysis?
The belief that all people have repressed memories which they can only share through hypnosis.
The belief that all people share similar thought patterns and unconscious destires.
Q3.
What does Freud list that is associated with the Uncanny?
science, knowledge, reason and acquisition of new knowledge
violence, murder, blood and gore
Q4.
How can the Uncanny best be defined?
that which we cannot comprehend nor understand
things that make us terrified
Q5.
How does the Gothic genre link to the Uncanny?
Gothic novels often deal with ghosts and the supernatural
They often deal with horror.
5 Questions
Q1.
What does grotesque mean?
things that are beautiful yet ugly
things that are supernatural
Q2.
Who wrote Frankenstein?
Bram Stoker
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Q3.
What is Frankenstein the novel also known as?
The Monster
Q4.
Which of the following is a prominent idea in Frankenstein?
rehabilitation
resurgence
Q5.
Who is Frankenstein?
the author
the monster