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PRIDE AND PREJUDICE 12 th grade. TITLE: INTRO TO JANE AUSTEN 10/13/14PG#22  Aim: How can we begin to understand Jane Austen’s mindset and her time period?

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1 PRIDE AND PREJUDICE 12 th grade

2 TITLE: INTRO TO JANE AUSTEN 10/13/14PG#22  Aim: How can we begin to understand Jane Austen’s mindset and her time period?  Do Now: People are happiest when they marry within their own social class.  Agree or disagree and why?

3 PRIDE AND PREJUDICE BY JANE AUSTEN An Introduction to Austen, the novel, and the time period in which the novel takes place.

4 JANE AUSTEN  Jane Austen was born December 16th, 1775 at Steventon, Hampshire, England to Rev. George Austen, (the local rector, or Church of England clergyman), and his wife Cassandra

5 AUSTEN’S EDUCATION  1783: Jane and her older sister were taught by Mrs. Crawley, who was a sister of one of their uncles.  1785-1786: Jane and Cassandra attended Abbey Boarding School  Jane was almost too young to benefit from this.  Learned piano, how to draw, etc. from family  Read novels all the time  Her father had over 500 in 1801.

6 EARLY ADULTHOOD  Austen enjoyed attending social events (dances and parties) and visiting London, Bath, Southampton, etc. where she attended plays.  1801: family moves to Bath

7 AUSTEN’S LOVE LIFE  1795-1796: brief fling with Thomas Lefroy  He couldn’t afford to marry her.  Possible serious relationship with a nameless man in Devonshire. All we have are Cassandra’s accounts of their relationship.  This suitor died unexpectedly.  1802: Harris Bigg-Wither proposed  He was 6 years younger.  She said yes but then backed out the next day

8 AUSTEN’S ADULTHOOD  1805: her father died and income was reduced  Moved around to many cities including, Winchester, Southampton, etc. for a few years.  1810 (Hampshire)- began writing again  1816- became ill  July 18th 1817: death at age 41  Buried at Winchester Cathedral  Women not allowed to attend funerals at this time

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10 AUSTEN’S GRAVESTONE: WHAT’S MISSING?  In memory of JANE AUSTEN, youngest daughter of the late Revd. GEORGE AUSTEN, formerly Rector of Steventon in this County. She departed this Life on the 18th July 1817, aged 41, after a long illness supported with the patience and the hopes of a Christian. The benevolence of her heart, the sweetness of her temper, and the extraordinary endowments of her mind obtained the regard of all who knew her, and the warmest love of her intimate connections. Their grief is in proportion to their affection they know their loss to be irreparable, but in the deepest affliction they are consoled by a firm though humble hope that her charity, devotion, faith and purity have rendered her soul acceptable in the sight of her REDEEMER.

11 AUSTEN’S LITERARY WORKS  1787-1793: Juvenilla  1795-1799: began Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, and Northanger Abbey  Working titles: Elinor and Marianne, First Impressions, and Susan.  1803: began The Watsons (never finished)  1812: began Mansfield Park  1814 began Emma  1815- began Persuasion  1817- began Sanditon (never finished)

12 REPUTATION  Reputation is everything, especially to women.  Elizabeth walks to Bingley’s  Mrs. Bennett’s ridiculous behavior  Lydia’s relationship with Wickham  Darcy’s intervention

13 CLASS  Lower class?  Life for the middle and upper class was strictly regulated  Bennett’s associated with Bingley’s  Mr. Collins actions around Lady Catherine  Darcy and Elizabeth/ Jane and Bingley marriages  Can love and happiness overcome class?

14 EDUCATION  No organized education; local charity or church-run schools were popular.  “Genteel” social levels, like those in Pride and Prejudice, did not attend these schools.  They would be taught by parents, a tutor, or be sent away to live with a tutor when young.  Some grammar schools existed but were only for males.

15 EDUCATION CONT.  The prime symbol of academic knowledge, and masculine educational attainments, was the Classical languages Greek and Latin, to which a great deal of time was devoted in "genteel" boys' education, but which few women studied.

16 WOMEN’S EDUCATION  As for domestic training,a relatively large amount of girls' and women's time was spent on sewing or needlework  For women of the "genteel" classes the goal of non-domestic education was thus often the acquisition of "accomplishments", such as the ability to draw, sing, play music, or speak modern languages (generally French and Italian).  Generally just done to attract men.

17 GENDER DIFFERENCES  Men had greater power and contribution to society as a whole  Women were viewed more as reserved, gossipy, and highly held by reputation.  Women were expected appear and behave with a certain manner, and easily became a social outcast if any societal deviance was displayed

18 GENDER DIFFERENCES: MEN  man’s primary role is to be the provider:  work,  propose an engagement for a wife,  earn the family’s only income,  make final decisions,  physically and fiscally support and protect the family, and  provide a home, food, and clothing.

19 GENDER DIFFERENCES: WOMEN  During this time period, it was unacceptable for women, or a woman, to travel alone.  Women were to:  tend to the children,  cook the meals,  do the shopping and sewing, and  uphold the daily routines for the family, primarily tending to the husband’s needs.

20 ON PAGE 22  Why has language changed? Why do we no longer speak in Old English?

21 ACCOMPLISHED WOMEN  When you think of an “accomplished” woman, what/who do you think of? What makes a woman accomplished?

22 FILM QUESTIONS  1) What was it like to live in England during Jane Austen’s time?  2) What was Jane Austen’s life like? What are some possible things/events/subjects that may come up in her writing based on her experiences and time period?  3) What was Jane Austen’s significance in the Romanic time period?

23 PG#23 TITLE: COLLEGE ESSAY10-16-14  Aim: How can we move forward to a second draft of our college essay?  Do Now: What is something you need to work on for your college essay?

24 GROUP WORK  In groups of three: Read each other’s college essay Each student must answer the following on their peer’s work: What is something that you like from the college essay that stands out? What is something you would take out that you found to be unnecessary? What is something you think your peer could improve or expand on? Does your peer have an interesting and creative attention grabber, turning point, and glow? What makes it interesting/creative? What doesn’t make it interesting/creative? After you are finished, begin revising your essay. After you are done with revision do the following: Look for simple language and change it with more sophisticated diction. You may grab a dictionary from the back of the room. Add figurative language to emphasize on creativity.

25 PG#24 TITLE: GRAMMAR 10-17-14 Aim: What are coordinating and subjunctive conjunctions and how can we use them correctly in our writing? Do Now: Which of the following sentences are correct?  A) I went to the store and I saw Sarah there.  B) I went to the store, and I saw Sarah there.  C) I went to the store; and I saw Sarah there  D) I went to the store and, saw Sarah there Explain your answer

26 INDEPENDENT CLAUSE/SENTENCE  A sentence that can stand on its own. It has a subject and a predicate. (The predicate is the part of a sentence (or clause) which tells us what the subject does or is. To put it another way, the predicate is everything that is not the subject.)  Ex. Sally dances.  Ex 2: He stole my bike last week.

27 DEPENDENT CLAUSE  A sentence that is incomplete (fragment). This sentence depends on another part of the sentence in order to function. These clauses include a subject and a verb but also a subjunctive conjunction which makes it incomplete.  After I went to my mother’s house

28 WHAT IS A COMPOUND SENTENCE?

29 COMPOUND SENTENCE  A sentence that contains two independent clauses (complete thoughts/sentences).  I went to the store, and I saw Jimmy there. The following is NOT a compound sentence: I went to the store and saw Jimmy there.

30 COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS: FANBOYS  For  And  Nor  But  Or  Yet  So  COMMA BEFORE FANBOYS WHEN CONNECTING TWO INDEPENDENT CLAUSES!!!

31 EXAMPLE: FANBOYS  I went to the store, yet I did not buy anything.  I went to the store yet didn’t buy anything.  I wanted to go to the party, but my mom didn’t let me.  I wanted to go shopping, so I went shopping.  Do you want to go fishing, or do you want to go hiking?  Do you want to go fishing or hiking?  I hate Italian food, and my mother hates Greek food.  I hate Italian and Greek food.

32 RULE!  YOU CAN NOT START A SENTENCES WITH A COORDINATING CONJUNCTION!!!!!

33 IN YOUR NOTEBOOK, CONNECT THESE SENTENCES USING FANBOYS!  1. The dog loves to go for walks. The dog does not walk fast.  2. David is good at baseball. David does not like to play baseball.  3.Sam doesn’t like football. Sam doesn’t like tennis.  4. The team worked hard. The team won the game.

34 SUBJUNCTIVE CONJUNCTIONS  after  although  as  because  before  how  if  once  since  than  that  though  till  until  when  where  whether  while

35 SUBJUNCTIVE CONJUNCTION…  If you start a sentence with a SUBJUNCTIVE conjunction, you must put a comma between the dependent and independent clause.  Ex: After I went home, I decided I wanted to go to the homecoming dance.  If you put the SUBJUNCTIVE conjunction in the middle of the sentence, no comma is necessary.  Ex: I decided that I wanted to go to the homecoming dance after I went home.

36 QUICK CHECK  Write two sentences that start with subjunctive conjunctions.  Re-write these two sentences placing the subjunctiveconjunction in the middle of the sentence.

37 ACTIVITY  Correct your essays using what you learned today.

38 HW  HW: Work on college draft # 3 due Monday!


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