Genially_copy - BramStoker

Bram Stoker's

The iron maiden

MARIAN CASAS - 1 Bachillerato - IES Merindades de Castilla - 2025

Written project

Make sure you do all the five exercises. You must use a computer to do your project (please, pay attention to format). You will have to upload it on Teams.

Author Name

Deadline: November 30

01

Browse the web.

• Where and when was Bram Stoker born?
• What’s his most famous novel? What is it about?
• What kind of stories did he write?

02

Briefly explain what Gothic literature is

EXERCISE 2

03

Find the following words in a monolingual dictionary:moatwallsteepbottomchasebend downpuzzle (verb)bend overlickfur

gatepathdustbloodstainedaxespikesteelpulleyropetear (verb)

04

1. The storyteller and his wife met an American. Where were they visiting in Germany? Where is this city situated on the map?
2. The oldest building in that city is the castle. What was there at the foot of the castle walls?
3. The three friends walked up towards the castle. What did the mother cat do?
4. What happened when someone was put inside the Iron Maiden? What does “Iron Maiden” mean? Describe an Iron Maiden.
5. ‘I want to get inside that’, Elias said. Why did he want to get into the Iron Maiden? What did he ask the guide to do to his hands and feet?
6. ‘I was right to kill the cat’. What did the storyteller do to the cat? Do you think he was right?

oral presentation

05

What's your favourite horror story?Choose one and make a video about it!Add a new chapter to your chosen novel using Gothic Novel literary resources and features.

oral presentation

Some ideas...

How did you get to know the story?

What do you like about it?

Is it based on real events?

Origin of the story or Tell us the story

Answers to your questions will be provided in class. Get to work!