Watch Frankenstein (1931)

Watch National Theatre version of Frankenstein

'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' - consider the fear surrounding the advancement of science.

Diverse reads:
'Black Flamingo' by Dean Atta

She, Myself and I by Emma Young

Links with other learning:
How to Thrive - Issues related to identity and equality.

Drama – The Accused – how to analyse a drama script and use it as a stimulus to manipulate and create characters. 

History – The Industrial Revolution and advancement of technology. Consider the benefits and drawbacks of technology. How did people view it at the time and then students can see how technology and the advancement of science was both dangerous and sometimes considered morally wrong. 

Ethics – Does Humanity Matter? Consider the way the monster's life would have been different if humanity had been kind?

•Newspapers

•Biographies

•Autobiographies

•Leaflets

Watch documentaries and the news.

With each of the above, consider how the presenter or writer tries to influence your ideas and reaction to the situation.

Read the 'Adapted for Young Adult' versions of:
-Just Mercy
-The Faraway Brothers

Links with other learning:
History – The use of propaganda and identifying bias within historical sources.

Performing Arts – Using stimuli as a basis for creativity. Students will experiment using bias in their own writing. 

·       An introduction to Philosophy
The strengths and weaknesses of the following arguments for the existence of God:

·       Biblical and modern miracles

·       The Design argument

·       The Problem of Evil

·       The Cosmological argument

·       Religious Experience.

Students will be able to understanding specialist vocabulary for this philosophy unit. They will be able to identify the key arguments for the existence of God and raise questions about them. They will consider criteria to measure them by and rank them accordingly.

Enrichment: