Giving a personal response: A Haunted House by Virginia Woolf

In this lesson, we will evaluate and explore 'The Haunted House' and our interpretations of it. Following on from our analysis of meaning, structure and form of 'A Haunted House', you have the opportunity to develop your own critical interpretation.

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

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Q1.Which word best describes the ghostly couple?

loving hilarious terrifying

1/5

Q2.Which of the statements below is true:

Virginia Woolf was a modernist writer who tried to experiment with and subvert literary forms and conventions. Virginia Woolf was a modernist writer who followed traditional literary forms and conventions.

2/5

Q3.What does the narrator hear the house whispering?

"help, help, help" "safe, safe, safe" "love, love, love"

3/5

Q4.Match the text with the analysis: The fragmented dialogue "kisses without number." "Waking in the morning"

The ghosts seem content and comfortable together. They are non-threatening: always mindful of the couple sleeping in the house. The ghosts’ words flow into one another suggesting their intimate connection as they remember their life together. There is a poetic rhythm to their speech.

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Q5.Which of these demonstrates the correct order of language analysis:

Understand the evidence, link it to your analysis and write your focus Understand the text and focus, select rich evidence, link it together and write an analysis

5/5

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.Which word best describes the ghostly couple?

loving hilarious terrifying

1/5

Q2.Which of the statements below is true:

2/5

Q3.What does the narrator hear the house whispering?

"help, help, help" "safe, safe, safe" "love, love, love"

3/5

Q4.Match the text with the analysis: The fragmented dialogue "kisses without number." "Waking in the morning"

4/5

Q5.Which of these demonstrates the correct order of language analysis:

Understand the evidence, link it to your analysis and write your focus Understand the text and focus, select rich evidence, link it together and write an analysis

5/5

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Complete the questions below to check your understanding.

Q1.True or false? A short story is a novel that is incomplete.

true false

1/8

Q2.True or false? Short stories are always simple.

true false

2/8

Q3.True or false? Short stories have a fully developed theme but are shorter and less elaborate than a novel.

true false

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Q4.What was the name of the literary movement which Virginia Woolf belonged to?

modernism structuralism romanticism post-modernism

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Q5.Which is the correct definition of the word "subvert"?

hide underneath something return to something undermine an established system

5/8

Q6.True or false? The uncanny is an uncomfortable psychological experience where a familiar thing is encountered in an unsettling or eerie context.

true false

6/8

Q7.True or false? Virginia Woolf wanted her short story to be a comedy.

true false

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Q8.How does Virginia Woolf subvert some of the expectations of a ghost story?

The ghosts do not seem threatening because they are focused on their love. The setting is eerie and mysterious. There are no ghosts in the story.

8/8

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Complete the questions below to check your understanding.

Q1.True or false? A short story is a novel that is incomplete.

true false

1/8

Q2.True or false? Short stories are always simple.

true false

2/8

Q3.True or false? Short stories have a fully developed theme but are shorter and less elaborate than a novel.

true false

3/8

Q4.What was the name of the literary movement which Virginia Woolf belonged to?

modernism structuralism romanticism post-modernism

4/8

Q5.Which is the correct definition of the word "subvert"?

hide underneath something return to something undermine an established system

5/8

Q6.True or false? The uncanny is an uncomfortable psychological experience where a familiar thing is encountered in an unsettling or eerie context.

true false

6/8

Q7.True or false? Virginia Woolf wanted her short story to be a comedy.

true false

7/8

Q8.How does Virginia Woolf subvert some of the expectations of a ghost story?

The ghosts do not seem threatening because they are focused on their love. The setting is eerie and mysterious. There are no ghosts in the story.

8/8

Lesson summary: Giving a personal response: A Haunted House by Virginia Woolf

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