gothic writing for high school students.pptx

gothic writing story

1. Gothic Writing

2. What do you think of this picture? Horror? Or romantic?

3. What is gothic story? Fear, horror, death, and gloom Suspense Romance Example: The Addams Family Corpse Bride https:// www.imdb.com /title/tt0121164/?ref_= tt_mv_close https:// www.imdb.com /title/tt1620981/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_3

4. Request Completely expressing and organize your story as a whole. Accurately using vocabularies, grammars, and sentences.

5. Theme Horror Fear Suspense

6. Pick a story idea with writing potential

7. Develop your main characters Main character will be very rational, conservation and repressed, giving way to more fear and panic as the plot progresses. The main characters must have reason to be at your setting location. High Social Rank They are foreshadowed by doom from the beginning They are easily influenced by past events and let these event effect effect future decisions They have a strong physical presence to everyone around them A strong sexual element An easy association with the non-human Driven by passion

8. High Social Rank They are foreshadowed by doom from the beginning They are easily influenced by past events and let these event effect effect future decisions They have a strong physical presence to everyone around them A strong sexual element An easy association with the non-human Driven by passion

9. Other characters Characters may be immortal, tormented for eternity, or stuck outside the normal passage of time. Vampire A hero must be handsome and well spoken. A bad man will have a disfiguring element like a hunch or a scar. Dark hair and green hair are popular choices.

10. Establish a central conflict and stakes Two main forms: External conflict: Between the protagonist and antagonist. Example: Evil spirits, Internal conflict: Focus of the struggle is within that individual. Example: overcoming fear

11. Importance of conflict and stakes a character changes, when they are put in a position of making decisions with consequences. The consequences are important. Example: Struggle between good and evil

12. Write a logline or synopsis This exercise will force you to think about what your story is fundamentally about. What is the conflict at the core of the story? What are the challenges facing your main protagonist? What do they have at stake? My story is a [gothic] novel. It’s told from [perspective] and is set in [place and time period] . It follows [protagonist] , who wants [goal] because [motivation] . But [conflict] doesn’t make that easy, putting [stake] at risk.

13. Structure your plot

14. Pick a point of view

15. Choose a setting that benefits your story

16. Shut out your inner editor

17. Revise and rewrite your first draft

18. Edit your novel closely Show, don’t tell!

19. Three focus Setting Structure Outline first Technique

20. Focus – Setting Location Main characters Supernatural elements Atmosphere

21. Setting - Location Grandiose with history Medieval churches Cathedrals Castles Abandoned ruins Ghost ships Statuary The location must be a place with isolation and mystery. Natural scene Lakes Rivers Dark Forests Others Courtyards Ghost Ships Family Mansions, Old Churches Isolated Locations Isolated Islands Remote Villages

22. Setting – Main Characters

23. Location Focus on mysterious lakes, rivers, and dark forests, statuary, knights, men of religion, abandoned ruins, courtyards, tapestries, or even ghost ships. Family mansions, old churches, isolated locations like islands or remote villages. The location must be a place with mystery.

24. Structure

25. What does your essay need to contain? 5 parts of writing

26. Focus - Structure Exposition (start) : foreshadowing Rising movement : exploring unknown phenomenon Climax : most scary moment Falling action : investigating Denouement (end) : resolved or unresolved. https:// www.youtube.com / watch?v =KmJg8SQmVxA

27. Focus - Structure Introduction Paragraph

28. Focus - Technique Point of view First person, third person Simile As busy as a bee. Metaphor Time is a thief Hyperbole I’m so hungry I could eat a horse Long and short sentences The storm raged outside, wind howling through the cracks, rattling the windows, and shaking the old wooden beams of the house. Then, silence. Etc

29. Introduction Writing Start with an ominous setting. Introduce a mystery or unanswered question. Suggest the supernatural.

30. Don’t tell! Show! Bad example (tell) It was night and it was dark and we were scared. Good example (show) The sun had just set and shadows stretched along the streets. When it was hard to tell if we were still on the dirt path, I took out my phone and fumbled to turn on the flashlight. The tiny beam of light pierced through the dimness, but the darkness still gathered around us silently.

31. Analysis The sun had just set and shadows stretched along the streets. When it was hard to tell if we were still on the dirt path, I took out my phone and fumbled to turn on the flashlight. The tiny beam of light pierced through the dimness, but the darkness still gathered around us silently. Chronological listing Atmosphere Location Who is the character?

32. Background Setting Pipe-organs, ghost stories, family histories of suicide or insanity, long corridors filled with shadows, or a cursed piece of jewelry is a nice touch.

33. Protagonist vs Villain Protagonist Victim Good / flawed Eg. Hero Villain Predator Evil Eg. Monster, vampire

34. Main character Main characters might be hero, a Byronic hero i.e. a bad-tempered individualist, or a wicked sinful man. Heroes will have medieval senses of honor and chivalry. A sinful man will be given a lesson in morality by supernatural intervention.

35. Main character Main character will be very rational, conservation and repressed, giving way to more fear and panic as the plot progresses. A male protagonist might be an investigator, a historian or scientist.

36. Other characters Characters may be immortal, tormented for eternity, or stuck outside the normal passage of time. Vampire A hero must be handsome and well spoken. A bad man will have a disfiguring element like a hunch or a scar. Dark hair and green hair are popular choices.

37. Building Suspense The best Gothic suggests the supernatural rather than showing it, building tension. Example: footstep sound, rather than monster showing wholly.

38. Falling Consequences of Climax. Resolved or unresolved. Long-lasting impression. Example: unanswered questions.