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jane austen's emma: friend or foe?

what makes a good friend?

“Indeed, I am very sorry to be right in this instance. I would much rather have been merry than wise.”
      - Emma Woodhouse

In this module, we'll explore characterization through the famous Miss Emma Woodhouse, heroine of Jane Austen's novel, Emma. Emma is a complex character, lending well to a character study. Do her strengths of character outweigh her vices? Or do her shortcomings cloud over her charms?

Module summary:
  • read the beginning of Jane Austen's Emma
  • watch a movie adaptation of ​Emma and take note of Emma's virtues and vices
  • write an essay: is Emma ultimately a friend or a foe?
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essential questions

  • ​How do authors develop characters with depth?
  • How do we effectively draw concrete examples from a source to support an argument?​

goals

  • Students will understand that one way to develop a character is by combining positive and negative qualities for a more realistic persona.​
  • Students will understand that effective note-taking during an activity makes it easier to include concrete examples that support an argument.

daily activities

MONDAY
  • Tell tale cards: what makes a good friend?
  • Review syllabus and expectations
  • Read and annotate passage from the beginning of Emma
    • What do you learn about Emma's character?
    • What questions do you have from the text?
  • Watch Emma
    • Take notes: evidence of Emma the friend (virtues) and Emma the foe (vices)

TUESDAY
  • Finish watching movie and taking notes
  • Discuss: what are your impressions of Emma?
  • Plan 5 paragraph essay answering the question, "is Emma ultimately a good or a bad character?"

WEDNESDAY
  • Draft essay
    • intro: hook, context (movie summary), thesis
    • support paragraphs: topic sentence, concrete example from story, explanation in defense of thesis
    • find a quote (search online) to include in a support paragraph
    • conclusion: wrap it all up, come back to concept of friendship and universal values

THURSDAY
  • Finish drafting, conference with Christine
  • Revise as needed

FRIDAY
  • Wrap up essay, get syllabus signed off

c-tachs

Writing:
  • Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
  • Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.

Helpful docs

Emma Syllabus
File Size: 46 kb
File Type: pdf
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Emma Passage
File Size: 42 kb
File Type: pdf
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  • About
  • Research
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  • Recent Modules
    • Connect >
      • Board Game Reviews (mini)
      • CCHS Powtoon
      • Coco!
      • Creative Writing Seminar >
        • Calvin and Hobbes
        • Pieces of art
        • Tell Tale Cards
      • Dragon Post
      • Editorializing
      • E-mail Etiquette (Dead Poet's Society)
      • E-mail Etiquette (Star Wars)
      • English Skills
      • Go Write Outside
      • Nature Poetry
      • Passion Project
      • Persons, Places, Things
      • Photo Essays
      • Rebel Girls >
        • Jane Goodall
      • Stereotypes
      • Teach Me Something
      • Virtual Reality-ing
      • What Music Means
    • Construct >
      • 2018 in Review
      • Book Censorship
      • Live Anywhere
      • Picture Book Inquiry
      • Propaganda Bombs
      • PSA Powtoon
      • Self-Improvement
      • State of the Union
      • Rant to Reason
      • TED Topics
      • Who Cares?
    • Be Curious >
      • Art Time is Fun Time!
      • Caper with the Classics
      • CCHS Librarians
      • Emma: Friend or Foe?
      • Fahrenheit 451
      • Found Poetry
      • Google Expeditions
      • Hero's Journey
      • Irreverence
      • Macbeth
      • Poetry
      • The Lottery
      • "Worthy" Art