Jane Eyre as a Feminist Figure Lesson

A lesson exploring how Jane Eyre is a feminist figure within literature.

Involves a knowledge organiser recap starter and the handout is provided.

This lesson is focused on the rejection of St John’s proposal. There is a recap and a movie clip to situate students within the novel.

Tasks revolve around prompting students to make links between Jane’s rejection of the proposal with her values and ideas of breaking out of traditional stereotypes. This all encourages students to make contextual links with what life was like in Victorian times.

Tasks include formal writing, creating time lines of events and character profiles. There are opportunities for open discussion and the development of students own opinions.