The gothic essay Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

ALL summary notes used for A Level English Literature OCR gothic exam to achieve 99% overall (10 pages) Includes: - summaries of key gothic texts from 1764-1983 such as The Castle of Otranto, The Woman in White, The Woman in Black, Frankenstein, Carmilla, Vathek, The Monk and many more - example phrases and sentence starters to use in essays - table of common gothic tropes and the texts that use them to compare the unseen extract to in the exam - how to structure the essay - notes explaini...

An A* essay on the theme of shock comparing the gothic texts The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter and The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

This booklet provides a detailed and coherent cover of the gothic in recent and ancient history, as well as highlighting key themes and topics, available for discussion in the unseen extract essay which appears in the OCR English Literature examination.

This document contains 5 highly detailed essay plans for 'Frankenstein', used for CCEA AS-1 Study of Prose Pre-1900 (100% UMS marked achieved) This includes essay plans on the following: • 'Frankenstein is a Gothic novel' Do you agree? • The Creature is impossible to sympathise with' Do you agree? • 'The Creature is a representation of Shelley’s life' Do you agree? • 'The Creature is the true hero in the novel' Do you agree? • 'Frankenstein is primarily a horror s...

What is the relationship between the humanities and technology? a) Technology has led to an increase in globalization by making the world smaller and connecting people together through social networks via the internet. b) Technology has increased our ability to preserve, document and share works of art, literature, and music in a way that is unprecedented. What theme is found in multiple historical periods? Individualism How do we identify themes in a literary or artistic work? ...

WRITTEN BY AN A* STUDENT!! This is an A* essay marked by an ex-examiner. My gothic texts that I compare are Dracula and The Bloody Chamber.

Praxis II: English Language Arts: Content Knowledge (5038) Literary 100% Correct Fiction Literature in the form of prose, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people. Literary Nonfiction Creative nonfiction that uses literary styles and techniques to create factually accurate narratives Narrative Nonfiction Information based on fact that is presented in a format which tells a story Historical Fiction A literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setti...

28/30 (A grade) Unseen Gothic essay. Does not contain extract but can be used as a guide on how to structure your own essays. The only feedback I had from my teacher was to include a little more context from other Gothic literature.