English 4: A Literature and Film Study of Jane Austen
Students will read three of Jane Austen's novels/books (Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and Emma), watch the film adaptations, and analyze why her stories continue to enchant readers and are made into movies in this ELA class.
Angelia Derrick (she/her)
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What's included
28 pre-recorded lessons
16 weeks
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to the contentHomework
2-4 hours per week. Students will weekly reading assignments, answer reading questions, a homework assignment connected to the lesson, watch and analyze two movie adaptions per book, take a multiple-choice test per novel, and watch and analyze one mini-series.Projects
Students will have a final project at the end of each unit: a five paragraph essay, an oral slideshow presentation, and writing a short story or short film script.Letter Grade
Your Final Grade will be determined from your homework grades, essay grades, project grades, and test grades. Projects and essays grading rubrics will be provided with the assignment.Grading
Students can "opt out" of receiving a grade for the class and don't have to turn in any of the homework. It is recommended they do the "in class" activities and do the reading and movie watching to get the most out of the class.Class Experience
US Grade 11 - 12
In this self-paced class, we will read and examine three of Jane Austen's most popular novels: Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and Emma. Students will read, analyze, and answer reading questions for each novel; compare and contrast the novels to their film adaptations; compare and contrast the novel or film adaption to a modern film adaptation; watch videos from Jane Austen experts explaining various elements about the novels or Jane Austen's writing; complete tests on each novel; and complete a final project per novel: an essay, an oral slideshow presentation, and a short story/short script. Throughout the class we will ask ourselves the question: Why does Jane Austen and her stories continue to resonate with new readers and movie watchers 200 years after they were written? This class has been designed and can be used as a high school/secondary school English/ELA/Language Arts/Literature core or elective course for upper classmen. There are NO live meetings for this course. Multiple posts will be made to the classroom each week: video lessons on the text and literature and film concepts, reading questions on the novels, homework post with each lesson related to the topic, and final projects and tests at the end of each unit.
Learning Goals
Students will learn how to reflect on what they have read and answer questions.Students will learn about MLA format in essays and how to create a Works Cited page.
Syllabus
Curriculum
Follows Teacher-Created CurriculumStandards
Aligned with Common Core State Standards (CCSS)3 Units
28 Lessons
over 16 WeeksUnit 1: Pride and Prejudice
Lesson 1:
Pride and Prejudice Lesson 1
Learn about who Jane Austen was, introduce Pride and Prejudice, and read and answer reading questions for Pride and Prejudice. Video Lessons: 28 min 2 assignments
Lesson 2:
Pride and Prejudice Lesson 2
Learn about the basics of analyzing quotes, the importance of context, and read and answer reading questions for Pride and Prejudice. Video Lessons: 16 min 2 assignments
Lesson 3:
Pride and Prejudice Lesson 3
Learn about irony and juxtaposition, analyze quotes, and read and answer reading questions for Pride and Prejudice. Video Lesson: 16 min 2 assignments
Lesson 4:
Pride and Prejudice Lesson 4
Learn about foils in literature, deep dive into Elizabeth and Charlotte as foils, satiric characters, analyze quotes, and read and answer reading questions for Pride and Prejudice. Video Lesson: 23 min 2 assignments
Other Details
Parental Guidance
The modern adaptation movies that the learners will watch as homework have a PG-13 rating.
Pre-Requisites
Students need to have previous experience writing essays.
Supply List
Students will need to have a copy of the following novels: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen Emma by Jane Austen Students will need to rent/stream the following mini-series and movies: Pride and Prejudice BBC (1995) or Sense and Sensibility BBC (2008) or Emma BBC (2009) Pride and Prejudice (2005) Bride and Prejudice (2004) Sense and Sensibility (1995) From Prada to Nada (2011) Emma (2020) Clueless (1995)
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Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Degrees
Master's Degree in Film/Cinema/Video Studies from California State University, Fullerton
Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences from Charter Oak State College
Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting
Bachelor of Arts in Applied Arts: Creative Writing
Certificates from Institute of Children's Literature
Certificates from Institute for Writers
Writing young adult fantasy and space opera under the pen name Angelia Almos. Reviews
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