Jane Eyre - Social and Historical Context!

This engaging and informative lesson enables students to gain a detailed insight into the social and historical context of Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre. In particular, students learn about Brontë’s life, class, religion, love and health in the Victorian era – key themes throughout the novel. They then make clear and sustained links between the features of context and the text.

The lesson follows a step-by-step learning journey, in which students learn through:

• Playing a fun and interactive quiz about the life of Charlotte Bronte;
• Completing carousel activities in groups to learn about the key features of religion, class, love, reputation, and health in the Victorian era;
• Linking their understanding of context to the key elements of the text;
• Peer assessing each other’s learning attempts.

Included is:

• Whole lesson PowerPoint - colourful and comprehensive;
• All resources for the carousel activities, including sheets needed for ‘Religion Researchers’, ‘Ways to Die in Victorian Society’, and ‘Class and Gender Venn Diagrams.’
• Linking the novel to social/historical context template;
• Comprehensive lesson plan.

There are also opportunities for group learning, peer assessment, and whole class discussion. These resources were originally taught to GCSE students, but with subtle adaptations they have also been used with both younger and older (up to A Level) students.

Please note that one of the carousel activities requires internet access.

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