Jane Eyre Study Guide: Teachers' Resource
Making the Classics Accessible for Teachers and Students
Published in December 2008
Book
Spiral bound
94 pages
978-1-906332-12-9 (ISBN)
Description
To accompany the "Jane Eyre" graphic novels from Classical Comics and to help with their application in the classroom, this book is spiral-bound, making the pages easy to photocopy. Written by a teacher, for teachers, helping to engage and involve students in the novel. Suitable for teaching ages 10-17, this book provides exercises that cover structure, understanding and character as well as key words, themes and literary techniques. Tasks focus on the use of language and comprehension, there are also many cross-curriculum topics, covering areas within history, ICT, drama, reading, speaking, writing and art. An extensive Educational Links section provides further study opportunities. Devised to encompass a broad range of skill levels, this book provides many opportunities for differentiated teaching and the tailoring of lessons to meet individual needs. This resource can be used alongside the Classical Comics adaptation of Jane Eyre as well as any traditional text. In fact, many of the activities can stand on their own as introductions to the works of Charlotte Bronte.
More details
Series
Edition
British English ed
Language
English
Place of publication
LUDLOW
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Illustrations
79
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-906332-12-9 (9781906332129)
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Persons
Gareth Calway taught in secondary schools for 27 years, leading departments for twelve of them. He is now a NATE (the National Association for the Teaching of English) consultant who regularly runs workshops and seminars at NATE conferences, as well as touring workshops to schools at all stages. He has written and published resources for English (and media) since Creative Language in the late 80s, often specializing in poetry and the Victorian novel. He is a regular resource writer for Oxford University Press's Rollercoaster Series, producing detailed schemes of work for popular novels. He is a series writer and editor for Harper Collins resources and contributed to Hodder's Living Literature and Language series. He is an examiner for exam boards in England and Wales. Apart from English, he has led drama and expressive arts departments, founded and led a media studies department and taught lots of history. Since retiringA" he has published a comic novel about schooldays called River Deep Mountain High. His one-man show Tales Out Of School played at the 2007 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and he continues to tour shows as well as offer workshops to schools.
Content
Introduction BACKGROUND Charlotte BrontA" Chronology Overview of the Period You Couldn't Make It Up! Emancipation and Discontent Timeline Test Yourself UNDERSTANDING THE NOVEL Synopsis Test Yourself Jane Eyre Quiz What Happens Next? CHARACTER Jane Eyre Worksheets The Reeds Brocklehurst and St. John Rivers Helen Burns and Miss Temple Rochester Bertha and Blanche Mrs. Fairfax, Grace Poole, Adele and Sophie STRUCTURE AND PLOT NARRATIVE LANGUAGE Word Patterns Advanced Structural Patterns Imagery Wordsearches Book Report and Book Review IDEAS, THEMES AND ISSUES Character and Motivation, Mind Mapping COMPREHENSION Mad Wife in the Attic Court Case Do I Get a Witness? Bluebeard's Wives The Bertha Mason case MUSIC AND PERFORMANCE ART Teachers' notes, answers and expansions Educational Website Links