Wednesday (Teacher Pack)

• How can modern text creators employ gothic text traditions?
• What is the effect of intertextuality on viewers?
• What makes a powerful narrative?

This comprehensive teaching unit supports the use of the gothic series, Wednesday (Tim Burton, 2022), the story of Wednesday Addams, the daughter from the 1960s television classic, The Addams Family.

The Teacher Pack equips educators of secondary students (Years 9–12) with all that's needed to deliver high-quality learning experiences, focusing on the gothic genre and intertextuality, with a close-up on the influence of the work of Edgar Allan Poe. Student learning outcomes can be assessed through included analytical and narrative options, along with formative tasks.

Contents (digital/editable/printable files ready for immediate download and use):

1. Teacher Guide(67-page PDF)
• Unit overview
• Inquiry Questions
• Suggested Lesson Outline
• Teacher Answer Guide to Student Booklet – including completed viewing tables for all eight episodes of the Wednesday series
• Assessment information
2. Student Booklet(48-page PDF and DOCX)
• Pre-viewing, Viewing, and Post-viewing activities – including a focus on the gothic genre and the works of Edgar Allan Poe; resources on intertextuality, narrative film viewing and the work of Tim Burton; viewing questions/tables for all eight episodes of Wednesday
• Assessment options – Analytical and Narrative response tasks – supported by generic structure and features guides, scaffolds for planning and drafting, devices guides, checklists
3. Teaching Presentation (37-slide PPTX and KEY [for macOS users])
• Discussion starters
• Gothic elements
• A close-up on Edgar Allan Poe – The Tell-Tale Heart and The Raven
• Pre-viewing, Viewing and Post-viewing resources for Wednesday
• Assessment options – Analytical and Narrative response tasks
4. Bonus Files (2× DOCX)
• Student version – Gothic Texts Quiz
• Teacher answers – Gothic Texts Quiz

Unit Duration: 20+ lessons (including assessment)

Curriculum Links:

The Teacher Pack can be linked to the following areas within the Australian Curriculum:

• English
• Media Studies

In addition, the pack relates directly to the following General Capabilities within the Australian Curriculum:

• Critical and Creative Thinking
• Literacy

Features:

• Digital/editable/printable files delivered in a single ZIP file (2× PDF, 3× DOCX, 1× PPTX, 1× KEY)
• Professionally designed by an experienced educator
• Highly visual and engaging
• Suited to all learners
• Crisp, clean layouts
• A range of whole class, group work and individual learning resources

Please note: Episodes vary in length from 45-57 minutes and all have an official rating as M. Please check your country's classification for this film prior to use with students. Access to view the television series is not included in the resource pack.