Year 10 English

Intertextuality and Gothic Elements: Coraline

Multimodal Presentation/ Response

Task: Students will watch and study the film ‘Coraline’ and analyse the use of
intertextuality. They will also analyse the use of film techniques and how these have
been used to strengthen the gothic themes and ideas presented to an audience.

Students will create a multimodal presentation explaining how intertextual

references in the film strengthen the gothic genre and themes.

Text Type: Multimodal response

Length: 500-800 words.

Steps to complete this task:

1) Watch the film Coraline.

2) Complete the activities to understand different intertextuality elements and gothic themes.

To succeed in this task, you will need to:

• Use correct spelling and grammar.

• Communicate correctly through a multimodal presentation.

• Include evidence from the text to support your arguments and analysis (e.g. characters, quotes,
visual elements).

Draft Due: Thursday Week 4, Term 3

Final Due: Thursday Week 5, Term 3

Year 10 English: Intertextuality Multimodal Presentation- ‘Coraline’
Achievement Standard
They explain how the choice of
language features, images and
vocabulary contributes to the
development of individual style.
They develop and justify their own
interpretations of texts.
A B
Student shows critical
analysis of style for multiple
authors and is able to
comprehensively explain
which features are
distinguishing.
Student forms sophisticated
interpretations of ideas and
information from other texts
and successfully defend their
own ideas and decisions.
C D E
Student shows sound analysis Student shows some Student shows limited Minimal
of style for some authors and knowledge of images, awareness of style and is able evidence of
is able to explain which vocabulary choices and to recognise basic language achievement
features are distinguishing. language features and can features. or work not
recognise the work of an submitted for
author. assessment.
Student makes sound choices Student can extrapolate Student shows basic Minimal
about information and ideas ideas and information in awareness of ideas or evidence of
from other texts and is able texts and can use them to information in texts and can achievement
to successfully incorporate form simple interpretations. restate them. or work not
them. submitted for
assessment.

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