Using ‘Jane Eyre’ to inspire our use of gothic vocabulary
I can use new vocabulary accurately and creatively in gothic writing to create a desired effect.
Using ‘Jane Eyre’ to inspire our use of gothic vocabulary
I can use new vocabulary accurately and creatively in gothic writing to create a desired effect.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- It can be useful to take vocabulary from texts you have read to use in your own work.
- Selecting the right vocabulary when trying to create atmosphere is really important - every word counts.
- Use new vocabulary because it is the most specific word and not just because you think it sounds fancy.
- All of the words in a description must ‘fit’ with the atmosphere or impression you are trying to create.
Keywords
Antiquity - relating to the past/ age
Insalubrious - run-down
Dank - unpleasantly-damp and cold
Desolate - isolated/remote
Enclosed - surrounded on all sides
Common misconception
Students often make the mistake of using a new word they have just learned inaccurately, in an attempt to show off their knowledge.
The point of learning new vocabulary is to give students options and choices so that they can select the most specific and useful word in their writing. Sometimes, the most specific word choice isn't the new vocabulary.
To help you plan your year 8 english lesson on: Using ‘Jane Eyre’ to inspire our use of gothic vocabulary, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 8 english lesson on: Using ‘Jane Eyre’ to inspire our use of gothic vocabulary, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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Equipment
You will need access to a copy of the extract taken from Chapter 37 of ‘Jane Eyre’. It's available in the additional materials.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Exit quiz
6 Questions
tangled
damp and cold
surrounded on all sides
thick and heavy
relating to the past/ age