A Christmas Carol2 h 30 min of study
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde2 h 30 min of study
Great Expectations2 h of study
Jane Eyre2 h of study
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Pride and Prejudice2 h of study
Other 19th-century novels: The Sign of Four, Silas Marner, The War of the Worlds2 h of study

This unit is ≈18% of the GCSE English Lit, across 7 lessons. Full syllabus

Lesson 5 of 7 · The 19th-century novel

Frankenstein

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Analyse the themes of dangerous knowledge and ambition, creation and responsibility, isolation, revenge, and nature versus nurture
Compare Victor Frankenstein and the creature, and explore the roles of Walton, Elizabeth and the De Laceys
Explore Shelley’s methods: the frame narrative (Walton’s letters, Victor’s account, the creature’s story), Gothic settings, sublime landscapes and the Prometheus myth

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Adaptive questions on Frankenstein.

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Link the novel to Romanticism, galvanism and early science, and Enlightenment ideas

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