Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) - Ch. 1-2 - Mr and Mrs Bennet ACTIVITIES + ANSWERS

This teaching and exam practice unit focuses on the first chapters (Volume 1, Chapters 1-2) of the classive novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

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 bundle includes:

1. Comprehension: Quick Quiz: A fun quick, quiz activity 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. Close Reading: Find the Quote Quiz: This is another fun activity that facilitates an engaging close reading of the most pertinent quotes or statements from the chapters. The quotes have been carefully selected so that you can also use them to segway to the main digging deeper activity.

3. Digging Deeper: Dialogue, Narrative Voice and Characterisation: This is a structured, scaffolded and guided passage-based close reading and analysis activity with the following learning objectives:

• Students learn how Austen uses dialogue, narrative voice and in/direct characterisation to establish characters and relationships in the novel.
• Students learn how to approach a passage-based question in an analytical, methodical manner that also functions as exam practice.
• Students learn to appreciate Austen’s style and techniques and gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of these first chapters.

4. Exam Practice: Passage-Based Response: This activity enables exam practice for IGCSE & AS/A-Levels in a structured, scaffolded manner that focuses on the exam assessment criteria.

5. Teacher’s Guide & Model Answers for all activities. The teacher’s guide includes the learning objectives, detailed model answers as well as the links to the alternative Kahoot! activities.

***Happy teaching, studying, revising, and reading!

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