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Grade Level: English I Pre AP Thematic Title: Jane Eyre (or similar appropriate text)Genre: Novel Time Frame: 5 weeks

Enduring Understanding: Our choices reveal who we are.Essential Questions: 1. How does one deal with injustice—accept in silence or fight back?2. What effect does rejection and abuse have on a developing child?3. Can an immoral action be justified by a moral objective?4. How does one reconcile duty with desire, passion with reason?5. Is all adversity, pain, and suffering bad?6. How do one’s values influence the decisions an individual makes?7. How do people react when they are in a situation they cannot change?8. Can our laws, moral, political or religious, guide us into making better decisions in times of strife?

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Extension Activities ResourcesStandard E1-1 The student reads and comprehends print and non-print literary text from a variety of cultures and eras.

Standard E1-2 The student reads and comprehends print and non-print informational text.

E.1-1.1/E2-1.1 Compare/contrast ideas within and across literary texts to make inferences.

Inferences

Gothic elements

United Streaming quiz on video

Completion of study guide

Make connections between historical information of Enlightenment period with information on Bronte sisters

Study guide

Discussion and recognition of gothic element

United Streaming video “The Bronte Sisters”

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Center for Learning Curriculum Unit: Jane Eyre

E1-1.2/E2-1.2 Analyze the impact of point of view on literary texts.

“Breaking the 4th wall”1st person narratoromniscient narrator3rd person narratorunreliable/reliable narrator

Sample paragraphs with different narrative techniques. Have students identify the type of narrator

“Images of Self” Handout 17

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purposevoicedraw conclusions

Standard E1-1 The student reads and comprehends print and non-print literary text from a variety of cultures and eras.

Standard E1-2 The student reads and comprehends print and non-print informational text.

E1.-1.3 Interpret devices of figurative language (including extended metaphor, oxymoron, pun, and paradox).

E2-1.3 Analyze devices of figurative language (including extended metaphor, oxymoron, pun, and paradox).

E1.1.4/E2-1.4 Analyze the relationship among character, plot, conflict, and theme in a given literary text.

Character Protagonist Antagonist Static/dynamic

characters Flat/round characters

PlotConflict

Internal/externalTheme

Completion and discussion of Handouts 15, 16, 18, 19

Study guide: identification of characters, places“Minor Characters and their Major Effects” Handout 15

“Conflicts—Without and Within” Handout 16

“Your Words Reveal You” Handout 18 ~ Jane’s changing character

“Timeline (Point of View) Handout 19

“Themes According to Jane” handout 24

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Center for Learning Curriculum Unit: Jane Eyre

E1-1.5/E2-1.5 Analyze the effect of the author’s craft (including tone and the use of imagery, flashback,

ToneForeshadowingIrony (verbal, situational

Students will identify examples of each in teacher-made test format.

Find examples of foreshadowing and symbolism in Jane Eyre

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Extension Activities Resourcesforeshadowing, symbolism, irony, and allusion) on the meaning of literary texts.

dramatic)AllusionSymbolismAllegory

Completion and discussion (Socratic Seminars) of Handouts 13, 14, 21, 22,

“Images that Meet the Eye” Handout 21Allusion worksheet Handout 22

“Places of the Heart” Handout 13 and “Structure (Picturing the Plot)” handout 14

Curriculum Unit: Jane Eyre

Standard E1-1 The student reads and comprehends print and non-print literary text from a variety of cultures and eras.

Standard E1-2 The student reads and comprehends print and non-print informational text.

E1-1.6/E2-1.6 Create responses to literary texts through a variety of methods (for example, written works, oral and auditory presentations, discussions, media productions, and the visual and performing arts).

E1-1.7/E2-1.7 Compare/contrast literary texts from various genres (for example, poetry, drama, novels, and short stories).

Genres Drama Graphic novels

Written worksOral and auditory presentationsDiscussionsMedia productionsVisual and performing arts

Movies:

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E1-2.1/E2-2.1 Compare/contrast theses within and across informational texts.

E1-2.2/E2-2.2 Compare/contrast information within and across texts to draw conclusions and make inferences.

E1-2.3/E2-2.3 Analyze informational texts for author bias (including word choice, the exclusion and inclusion of particular information, and unsupported opinions).

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Standard E1-2 The student reads and comprehends print and non-print informational text.

E1-2.4/E2-2.4 Create responses to informational texts through a variety of methods (for example, drawings, written works, oral and auditory presentations, discussions, and media productions).

E1-2.5/E2-2.5 Analyze the impact that text elements have on the meaning of a given informational text.

E1-2.6/E2-2.6 Analyze information from graphic features (for example, charts and graphs) in informational texts.

chiaroscuro Your Turn: Analyze symbolic meaning and irony in a painting

Choose paintings from the enlightenment period. Have students analyze them for evidence of Enlightenment period or gothic elements.

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E1-2.7/E2-2.7 Analyze propaganda techniques in informational texts.

Standard E1-3 The student uses word analysis and vocabulary strategies to read fluently.

E1-3.1/E2-3.1 Use context clues to determine the meaning of technical terms and other unfamiliar words.

quiz Handout 3 Vocabulary list: Use context clues to determine word meanings; make an educated guess, then look up word for actual definition

Center for Learning Curriculum Unit: Jane Eyre

E1-3.2/E2-3.2 Analyze the meaning of words by using Greek and Latin roots and affixes. (See Instructional Appendix: Greek and Latin Roots and Affixes.)

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Extension Activities ResourcesStandard E1-3 The student uses word analysis and vocabulary strategies to read fluently.

E1-3.3/E2-3.3 Interpret euphemisms and the connotations of words to understand the meaning of a given text.

EuphemismsConnotations

Students will locate and list examples of euphemistic and connotative language in the text.

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E1-3.4/E2-3.4 Spell new words using Greek and Latin roots and affixes (See Instructional Appendix: Greek and Latin Roots and Affixes.)

Standard E1-4 The student creates writing which includes a clear focus,coherent organization, sufficient elaboration, effective voice,and appropriate use of conventions.

E1-4.1/E2-4.1 Organize written works using prewriting techniques, discussions, graphic organizers, models, and outlines.

Outline of essays Discussion of 5-paragraph essayBackwards outlining

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E1-4.2/E2-4.2 Use complete sentences in a variety of types (including simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex).

Sentence Structure Handout 20 Jane Eyre

Center for Learning Curriculum Unit: Jane Eyre

E1-4.3/E2-4.3 Create multiple-paragraph compositions that have an introduction and a conclusion, include a coherent thesis, and use support (for example, definitions and descriptions).

In class essays—possible revisions later

Chapters 1-10:Write an essay using this thesis statement: In Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte depicts Jane as an outsider through her initial struggle to find herself, her physical struggles in the Reed home, and her initial social struggles at Lowood School.

Chapters 11-19:Multiple examples of Gothic imagery/allusions/elements are used

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Extension Activities Resourcesthroughout this novel. Develop a paper which illustrates why Jane Eyre is a considered a Gothic novel.

Chapter 20-27: In following with the Gothic theme in Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte includes “presentiments” and signs.” Discuss the dreams and signs in the text that suggest future events.

Final unit essays:1980: A recurring theme in literature is the classic war between passion and responsibility. For instance, a personal cause, a love, a desire for revenge, a determination to redress a wrong, or some other emotion or drive may conflict with moral duty. In Jane Eyre, choose a character who confronts the demands of a private passion that conflicts with his or her responsibilities. In a well-written essay show clearly the nature of the conflict, its effect upon the character, and its significance to the work.2002: Morally ambiguous characters – characters whose behavior discourages readers from identifying them as purely

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Extension Activities Resourcesevil or purely good – are at the heart of many works of literature. In Jane Eyre identify a morally ambiguous character who plays a pivotal role. Then write an essay in which you explain how the character can be viewed as morally ambiguous and why his or her moral ambiguity is significant to the work as a whole. Avoid mere plot summary. 2010: Palestinian American literary theorist and cultural critic Edward Said has written that “Exile is strangely compelling to think about but terrible to experience. It is the unhealable rift forced between a human being and a native place, between the self and its true home: its essential sadness can never be surmounted.” Yet Said has also stated that exile can become “a potent, even enriching” experience.”

Choose a character in Jane Eyre who experiences such a “rift” and becomes cut off from “home,” whether that home is the character’s birthplace, family, homeland, or other special place. Then write an essay in which you analyze how the character’s

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Extension Activities Resourcesexperience with exile is both alienating and enriching, and how this experience illuminates the meaning of the work as a whole. Do not merely summarize the plot.

Standard E1-4 The student creates writing which includes a clear focus,coherent organization, sufficient elaboration, effective voice,and appropriate use of conventions.

E1-4.4/E2-4.4 Use grammatical conventions of written Standard American English, including

subject-verb agreement, pronoun-antecedent

agreement, agreement of nouns and their

modifiers, verb formation, pronoun case, formation of comparative and

superlative adjectives and adverbs, and

idiomatic usage. (See Instructional Appendix: Composite

Writing Matrix.)

Essay In-text documentation required in all essays

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E1-4.5/E2-4.5 Revise writing to improve clarity, tone, voice, content, and the development of ideas. (See Instructional Appendix: Composite Writing Matrix.)

Essay Opportunity at end of unit to revise all essays

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E1-4.6/E2-4.6 Edit written pieces for the correct use of Standard American English, including the reinforcement of conventions previously taught. (See

Essay Opportunity at end of unit to revise all essays

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Extension Activities ResourcesInstructional Appendix: Composite Writing Matrix.)

Standard E1-5 The student writes for a variety of purposes and audiences.

E1-5.1 Create informational pieces (for example, memos, letters of request, inquiry, or complaint) that use language appropriate for the specific audience.

E2-5.1 Create informational pieces (for example, resumes, memos, letters of request, inquiry, or complaint) that use language appropriate for the specific audience.

ResumeMemoLetter of requestLetter of inquiryLetter of complaintAudience awareness

Writing Write Jane’s job request notice for the paper when she is ready to leave Lowood

Write a resume for Jane when she leaves Thornfield

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E1-5.2/E2-5.2 Create narrative pieces (for example, personal essays, memoirs, or narrative poems) that use figurative language and word choice to create tone and mood.

HaikiParts of speech poems

Writing Write a journal or poem from Jane’s point of view as she is falling in love with Rochester and / or watching him flirt with Blanche

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E1-5.3/E2-5.3 Create descriptive pieces (for example, personal essays, travel writing, or restaurant reviews) that use sensory images and vivid word choice.

E1-5.4/E2-5.4 Create persuasive pieces (for example, editorials, essays, speeches, or reports) that develop a clearly stated thesis and use support (for example, facts, statistics, and first-hand accounts).

Lead (newspaper) Writing Write the news story of the botched marriage and revelation of Rochester’s wife as a tabloid news article

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Standard E1-5 The student writes for a variety of purposes and audiences.

E1-5.5/E2-5.5 Create technical pieces (for example, proposals, instructions, and process documentation) that use clear and precise language suitable for the purpose and audience.

Standard E1-6

The student accesses and uses information for a variety of purposes.

E1-6.1/E2-6.1 Clarify and refine a research topic.

E1-6.2E2-6.2 Use direct quotations, paraphrasing, or summaries to incorporate into written, oral, auditory, or visual works the information gathered from a variety of research sources.

E1-6.3/E2-6.3 Use a standardized system of documentation (including a list of sources with full publication information and the use of in-text citations) to properly credit the work of others.

Create an annotated bibliography using MLA style on the resources available in the media center

Research the Enlightenment period, women’s position in society and the caste system

Media Center, Internet, computers

E1-6.4/E2-6.4 Use vocabulary (including Standard American English) that is appropriate for the particular audience or purpose.

Colloquial language essays Jane Eyre

Standard E1-6 E1-6.5/E2-6.5 Create written works, oral and

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The student accesses and uses information for a variety of purposes.

auditory presentations, and visual presentations that are designed for a specific audience and purpose.

E1-6.6/E2-6.6 Select appropriate graphics, in print or electronic form, to support written works, oral presentations, and visual presentations.

E1-6.7/E2-6.7 Use a variety of print and electronic reference materials.

E1-6.8/E2-6.8 Design and carry out research projects by selecting a topic, constructing inquiry questions, accessing resources, evaluating credibility, and organizing information.

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