Student video responses to OCR Gothic comparison questions.

 Compare and contrast how Dracula and The Bloody Chamber present the theme of Transformation.( Luciano, Narghis, Amy and Mia)

Compare and contrast how Dracula and The Bloody Chamber present forbidden desires (Isabella, Jess and Eleanor)

Compare and contrast the ways in which Dracula and The Bloody Chamber present the theme of settings (Ella, Katy, Niamh)

Compare and contrast ways in which Dracula and The Bloody Chamber present the theme of Masculinity (Aurelia, Liv, Yusra, Yuki)

Compare and contrast the presentation of Transgression in both texts

How to answer the OCR A level Gothic comparison question. "In literature transformation is always presented as a positive thing"

This was a revision tutorial by Mr O'Shea going through how to structure an answer to The Bloody Chamber and Dracula comparison question

How to answer the Gothic Unseen question: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (2nd video)

Recent Gothic work by our A level literature students

Mr O'Shea looks at the contexts that influence the writing and reception of Dracula

OCR A level literature Gothic comparative question looking at Dracula and The Bloody Chamber collection.

AO3 contexts are worth 50%.
This lecture looks at the various contexts that impact the book and how to embed them concisely into your timed essay.

At each point I ask you to stop the presentation and work for ten minutes find specific illustrative examples in the text to explain the influence of the context.

Mrs Parks has created a very useful powerpoint video on a range of contexts in The Bloody Chamber

If you go through this you will have a sound knowledge of the range of contexts that influence the writing and reception of The Bloody Chamber collection. Mrs Parks also offers advice on how you can incorporate this effectively into your written responses.

Interesting Website on Dracula

This includes various critical essays and seeing the novel from differenhttps://castledracula.weebly.com/t critical perspectives

Dracula and The Bloody Chamber student made revision documentaries

Here are some short video documentaries covering revision topics for The Bloody Chamber and Dracula

1. Contexts in The Bloody Chamber

                                           2.Masculinity in The Bloody Chamber and Dracula

3. Religion in The Bloody Chamber and Dracula

4. How females are represented in The Bloody Chamber and Dracula

5. Sexuality in The Bloody Chamber and Dracula

6. Subversion of the gothic in The Bloody Chamber and Dracula

7. Female representation in Dracula and The Bloody Chamber

8. Contexts in Dracula

9. How sin is presented in Dracula and The Bloody Chamber

10. The presentation of Men in Dracula and The Bloody Chamber

11. Sexuality in Dracula and The Bloody Chamber

12. Contexts in Dracula

12a. Biographical context of Dracula

13. Science and Technology in Dracula

                                                    14. Vampire Fiction before and after Dracula. 

Lower 6th Gothic video documentaries

Students have made their own short documentaries on the nature of Gothic Literature. Take a look.

1. Gothic concepts and ideas.

2. Gothic villains in Literature

3. Presentation of females in Gothic literature.

4.What do we learn from the Gothic?

5. Nature, Setting and the Gothic