Contemporary gothic with the Deathly Hallows

Purpose

Create a Victorian gothic mood while using contemporary language and technique.

Description

This short course uses extracts from the Godric's Hollow sequence of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows to show how to create a dark and uneasy mood through word choice, imagery and sequencing. Each lesson is standalone and can be done in any order. These lessons are suitable for Middle Years and up.

Tags

Gothic, Horror, Adventure, Victorian, Not sequential

Lessons in this pack

Lesson

Gothic in the Deathly Hallows: Guiding the reader's eye

Story - NarrativeMiddle years and up

Lesson

Gothic in the Deathly Hallows: Isolating the heroes

Story - NarrativeMiddle years and up

Lesson

Gothic in the Deathly Hallows: Creating a sense of decay

Story - NarrativeMiddle years and up