Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen

María López Pérez

Level: BachilleratoActivities: Pre-reading, reading of chapters and post-

reading activities.Timing: One session per week

Evaluation: Activities, projects and final test.Materials and resources: Books and internet ( webpages,

social networks, youtube, class blog)

Go to http://www.online-literature.com/austen/

and do the first quizz (Jane Austen 7 questions)

After reading Jane Austen’s biography you can post a comment on the forum.

Pre-reading activityWho was Jane

Austen?

Extra activity. Prepare a short power point presentation with important information about the author’s life.

Discuss the following questions in pairs, then

post your comments on the class blog:

Pre-reading activity:Themes in Pride and

Prejudice1. How was life in the 19th century different from life today?2. People often gossip. In which ways can gossip be harmful?3. How did young people meet in the 19th century? How do they meet today?4. What type of jobs were available to young women 200 years ago? How has the situation changed?

Visit thefollowing web:

https://www.college.columbia.edu/core/node/1765 and write a summary with your own words. Then, upload it onto the class blog or send to the teacher by email.

Pre-reading activity:Historical context

Read the first 4 chapters in class and focus on

important vocabulary: inherit, compliment, engaged, jealous… Use an online dictionary to guess the meanings (http://www.wordreference.com/es/)

Work on the comprehension activities in pairs.

Reading activities

Visit Pinterest and find the following picture.

You will learn about the most important characters in the story.

Main characters

Do you want to write like

Jane Austen? Here you will learn how to do it: http://www.writelikeausten.com/

Austen’s style

Read the following 4 chapters, and again

study the unknown words using dictionaries and do the comprehension activities in pairs.

Reading activities

Listen to the Pride and Prejudice playlist:http

://www.tweetspeakpoetry.com/2013/01/28/happy-birthday-mr-darcy-a-pride/ You will need Spotify to listen to the complete songs. Which one is your favourite? Tell the class on twitter.

Jane Austen’s music

Visit the following blog and find information

about the ‘Dear Jane project’:https://dearjaneproject.wordpress.com/blog/

Include a post adressed to ‘Jane’. The post will be assesed by the teacher for your final mark.

A Jane Austen’s blog

Read the last 4 chapters of the story and

study the important words. Then answer the comprehension questions in pairs.

Reading activities

Go to:

https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/3060926-pride-and-prejudice and read famous quotes in the story. Then write your opinion on twitter.

Pride and Prejudice quotes

Would you like to know a little bit more about

Jane Austen? Visit the Jane Austen centre: https://www.janeausten.co.uk/

Find the following information: Where is located? What is the timetable? What is the tea room? Describe the guides. What can you buy at the online shop? When is the Jane Austen festival?

After-reading activity

Take a look at this musical and share your

impressions on twitter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HzKiftPtp4

Pride and Prejudice, the musical

After reading the book we can all watch the

film and practice listening skills. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txnilNh2jko

Pride and Prejudice, the film

To listen to the chapters and do online

activities:http://www.burlingtonbooks.com/Spain/Page.aspx?PageID=1365&zoneIndex=3&subMenuIndex=5

Links to work on the story

Thank you!