Engelska 7 Ek19a Heroes and Villains v 7-12

What defines a hero and a villain? How can the villain reflect the fears of society? We learn about the concepts of heroes and villains in literature and read extracts from older literary works.

1.       Heroes (w 7)

a.       The Byronic Hero and the American Hero

b.       The heroic journey – monomyth

c.       Writing/listening: summary > the heroic journey/monomyth

 

2.       Fear and the Gothic (w 8)

a.       Reading: Why do people like…

b.       Reading: The Gothic

c.       Text questions + Listening comprehension

 

3.       Villains (w 8)

a.       Reflecting society

b.       Creative writing/analysis: future villain descriptions

 

4.       Villains in literature (w 10-11)

a.       Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde

b.       The Black Cat or/and The Tell-Tale Heart

c.       Dracula

d.       Reading: extracts + questions + analysis

 

EXAMINATION, week 12

Written test

-          facts: monomyth; heroes & villains; fears and the Gothic

-          text extracts: analysis (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde; The Black Cat/Tell-tale Heart; Dracula)

 

 PLAN

Week	Thursday	Friday	Examination and/or hand-ins	Material
7	INTRO literature Heroes and the heroic journey/monomyth	Pitch	Hand in monomyth summary	Teams
8	Things that go bump + Gothic… + text questions	Villains + villain description		Blueprint C
	Holidays	Holidays
10	Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde + text extracts exercises	Poe - Black Cat, Tell Tale Heart + exercises
11	Dracula	Repetition
12	Test: literature history