Jane Austen
Lesson plans and teaching resources

|Biography and Background| |Persuasion| |Pride and Prejudice| |Sense and Sensibility|

Biography and Background

Austen.com
Links to extensive e-texts, related Web sites, a bibliography of books, historical background, and other sites.

Becoming Jane
Eight activities with emphasis on literacy and character development. This 31-page guide requires Adobe Reader or compatible application for access. It supports the 2007 comedy starring Anne Hathaway.

Jane Austen
Online literary criticism from the Internet Public Library.

Jane Austen
Home pages, discussion groups, a chronology, e-texts, links to other sources, miscellany. This is a very extensive source of information about Austen.

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

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.

Curriculum Guide for Pride and Prejudice
Five lessons, complete with handouts. This 18-page document requires Adobe Reader or compatible application for access.

Pride and Prejudice
Ten questions for writing or discussion.

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.

Vocabulary from Pride and Prejudice
A list of 137 words, presented in the order they first appear in the novel.

Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility Reader's Guide from Penguin Classics
Background essays, discussion questions, Web sites.