Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) - Ch. 43-52 - Themes ACTIVITIES + ANSWERS

This teaching unit focuses on Volume 3, Chapters 1-10 (or Chapters 43-52) overall) of the classic novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen with a particular focus on Pemberley, Lydia and Wickham’s elopement, and the attendant analysis of themes throughout the novel so far.

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: Four 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. Digging Deeper: Analysing Themes in Pride and Prejudice: This activity goes into considerable depth, exploring the role of themes in Pride and Prejudice. In addition to a preliminary exploration of the most prevalent themes, a follow-up activity looks at Austen’s variations on the theme of pride throughout the novel.

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.