Jane Austen
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Biography and Background
Austen.com
Links to extensive e-texts, related Web sites, a bibliography of books, historical background, and other sites.
Jane Austen
Online literary criticism from the Internet Public Library.
Jane Austen Essay Contest
Rules for the contest sponsored by the Jane Austen Society of North America.
Jane Austen Information Page
Biography, links to e-texts, criticism, even some Jane Austen jokes. A terrific site!
Jane Austen Society of North America
An organization for professionals and dedicated amateurs.
Republic of Pemberley
An extensive site: discussion groups and lots of links.
Persuasion
Jane Austen Study Questions
Questions over the novel Persuasion.
Persuasion
Reading activities including a predicting activity using movie trailers, character analysis using journal entries, a game using quotations, and more.
Persuasion Teachers Guide from Penguin Classics
Overview, prereading questions, comprehension and reading activities, chapter summaries and response questions, follow-up activities, questions related to the 1995 movie version. An excellent teaching resource.
Pride and Prejudice
A Calendar for Pride and Prejudice
To add a sense of realism, a list of dates drawn from the references in the novel.
Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice: The Novel as Historical Source
Students learn what kinds of information can legitimately be gleaned from novels and how to evaluate and analyze that information. This lesson examines the themes of the status of women and the nature of class. It integrates issues raised by Mary Wollstonecraft in A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.
Pride and Prejudice
Several reading strategies to support the novel, including an anticipation guide, a directed reading-thinking activity, an unsent letter writing activity, and more. Adobe Reader required for access.
Pride and Prejudice
Vocabulary, focus questions, additional links, classroom activities. Video/DVD available.
Pride and Prejudice Reader's Guide from Penguin Classics
Background essays, discussion questions, Web sites.
Pride and Prejudice Reading Group Guide
Summary and 10 discussion questions.
Pride and Prejudice Teaching Guide
Summary, theme openers, crosscurricular activities, research assignments, and suggestions for related reading from McDougal-Littel.
Translating in Your Own Words: Pride and Prejudice
Students will work in groups to select a scene from the novel and paraphrase the scene in contemporary English.
Vocabulary from Pride and Prejudice
A list of 29 words drawn from the novel. Click on the word for a definition and synonyms.
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility
A variety of support materials, including a directed reading-thinking activity, a problematic situation for discussion, and vocabulary. Adobe Reader required for access.
Sense and Sensibility Reader's Guide from Penguin Classics
Background essays, discussion questions, Web sites.
