This teaching unit focuses on Volume 2, Chapters 1-5 (or Chapters 24-28 overall) of the classic novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen with a particular focus on Austen’s revolutionary use of free indirect speech (also known as free indirect discourse).
The novel is also on the IGCSE English Literature syllabus for exams 2026 and 2027 as well as the A/AS-Level English Literature syllabus for exams 2024-2026.
The unit includes:
1. Comprehension: Quick Quiz Activities: Two fun, quick quiz activities to test your students’ reading, and to enable an engaging introduction to the main topics and learning objectives of the unit. I’ve also included a link for an interactive Kahoot!-version of this quick quiz that you can alternatively do with your students!
2. Video Essay Activity: How Austen Changed Fiction Forever: Free Indirect Speech: This activity uses the video essay “How Jane Austen Changed Fiction Forever” as an engaging and informative way to introduce students to and enable a critical analysis of Jane Austen’s revolutionary use of free indirect speech in her novels. The activity provides a structured, scaffolded introduction that is engaging and that allows students to apply new concepts and ideas to Pride and Prejudice.
3. Teacher’s Guide & Model Answers for all activities. The teacher’s guide includes detailed model answers for all activities as well as the link to the alternative digital Kahoot! activities.
***Happy teaching, studying, revising, and reading!
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