Starter quiz
- The ______ is a genre that aims to unsettle its readers by making them feel fearful, appalled or mystified.
- 'Gothic' ✓
- Which of the following combinations of words would make the most Gothic description?
- regimented and organised
- silent and secretive ✓
- gloomy and sinister ✓
- light and open
- glittering and shimmering
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- What do we know about Gothic protagonists?
- they are relatable and/or entertaining
- they are quiet and/or shy
- they are egotistical and/or isolated ✓
- they are dislikeable and/or loathsome
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- When was the Gothic genre popularised?
- 17th century
- 18th century
- 19th century ✓
- 20th century
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- Why is red considered a Gothic colour?
- it has connotations of love
- it often symbolises danger ✓
- it has connotations of blood ✓
- it has connotations of anger and hatred
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- Which of the following is not a Gothic convention?
- high levels of emotion
- dark, remote settings
- battle between good and evil
- conflict between childhood and adulthood ✓
- violence or the threat of violence
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Exit quiz
- Which of the following is a synonym for 'grand'?
- minute
- modest
- impressive ✓
- magnificent ✓
- unruly
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- Which quotation portrayed the 'red-room' from 'Jane Eyre' as mysterious?
- "...I thought, like a pale throne"
- "...an ample cushioned easy-chair near the head of the bed"
- "the room was...solemn, because it was known to be so seldom entered" ✓
- "the chairs were of darkly polished old mahogany"
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- Which quotations portrayed the 'red-room' from 'Jane Eyre' as isolated?
- "This room was chill, because it seldom had a fire;"
- "The house-maid alone came here on Saturdays" ✓
- "The red-room was a square chamber"
- "it was one of the largest and stateliest chambers in the mansion"
- "it was silent, because remote from the nursery and kitchen" ✓
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- Which sentence uses the word 'eerie' correctly?
- She felt eerie most of the time.
- He was such an eerie man - she loved him.
- The room had an eerie atmosphere. ✓
- The eerie dog barked as I walked past it.
- The bedspread was eerie, as were the cushions.
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- Starting with the first, put the plot points from 'Jane Eyre' in chronological order.
- 1⇔As a child, Jane lives with her abusive Aunt Reed.
- 2⇔Jane is sent to boarding school.
- 3⇔Jane meets a friend, who dies of tuberculosis.
- 4⇔Jane gets a job at Thornfield, working for Mr Rochester.
- 5⇔Jane meets Mr Rochester. She slowly falls in love with him.
- 6⇔Bertha (Mr Rochester's wife) acts out violently towards Jane and Rochester.
- 7⇔Jane returns to Thornfield to discover that it has been set alight by Bertha.
- Match the Gothic convention up to where we see it in the plot of 'Jane Eyre'.
- supernatural occurences⇔Jane hears strange noises coming from Rochester's attic. ✓
- violence⇔Bertha tears up Jane's wedding veil and sets Thornfield on fire. ✓
- isolated protagonist⇔Jane always felt lonely and neglected as a child. ✓
- dark, remote settings⇔Jane works at Thornfield Hall and attended Lowood School. ✓
- battle between good and evil⇔Jane constantly fights against injustice throughout the novel. ✓
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Key learning points
- When reading an unseen extract, use the information you are given to make predictions about the text.
- When thinking about how something is presented, it can helpful to imagine yourself describing it to someone else.
- The red-room from ‘Jane Eyre’ is presented as a grand, mysterious and isolated room.
- ‘Jane Eyre’ is a novel about a young, isolated girl who grows up, facing challenges along the way.
- Jane meets a wealthy man (Mr. Rochester) and falls in love with him but mystery and darkness seem to follow the couple.
Common misconception
Students panic about unseen activities and think that there is a 'right' or 'wrong' answer.
The text is unseen - students are not supposed to be experts on it. They just need to read the text and give their opinions about it - any well-evidenced opinion is the 'right' answer.
Keywords
To analyse - to study the writer’s methods in detail, to learn more about the text
Grand - magnificent and impressive
To contrast - to position two opposite things close to one another to draw attention to their difference
Eerie - unsettling and ominous
Semantic field - a group of words that all share similar connotations
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