2. Level: Bachillerato
Activities: 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)
3.
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 activity
Who was Jane Austen?
Extra activity. Prepare a short power
point presentation with important
information about the author’s life.
4.
Discuss the following questions in pairs, then post
your comments on the class blog:
Pre-reading activity:
Themes in Pride and
Prejudice
1. 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?
5.
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
6.
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
7.
Visit Pinterest and find the following picture. You
will learn about the most important characters in the
story.
Main characters
8.
Do you want to write like
Jane Austen? Here you will
learn how to do it:
http://www.writelikeausten.
com/
Austen’s style
9.
Read the following 4 chapters, and again study the
unknown words using dictionaries and do the
comprehension activities in pairs.
Reading activities
10.
Listen to the Pride and Prejudice
playlist:http://www.tweetspeakpoetry.com/2013/0
1/28/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
11.
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
12.
Read the last 4 chapters of the story and study the
important words. Then answer the comprehension
questions in pairs.
Reading activities
14.
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
15.
Take a look at this musical and share your
impressions on twitter:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HzKiftPtp4
Pride and Prejudice, the
musical
16.
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
17.
To listen to the chapters and do online activities:
http://www.burlingtonbooks.com/Spain/Page.aspx?P
ageID=1365&zoneIndex=3&subMenuIndex=5
Links to work on the
story
