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- 9th - 12th
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Students write a detailed character analysis by adopting a character from the novel, Great Expectations, and become an authority on the character. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study Charles Dickens's Great Expectations to gain insight into a classical piece of fiction and to explain how writers respond to social conditions. They also consider how that response is important today. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students are assigned an unique theme, symbol, or character in Great Expectations. They becomes the class expert on that facet of the novel while learning the basic skills needed to write a research paper. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students compose set of class expectations with the teacher. They take list of expectations home and sign that they read them with their parents. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students read the novel "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens. In groups, they use the text to identify and describe family relationships in the book. Using this information, they compare and contrast how these relationships are related to the ones they see in everyday life. To end the lesson, they participate in a discussion on a topic given to them by their instructor. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 6th
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Students examine proper care of cattle, their breeding seasons, and benefits to raising cattle. After reading and interpreting a chart containing information on gestation periods, students answer questions on a worksheet. They research the gestation periods of various animals and complete a chick embryo project to observe the embryo development. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students read the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. They consult Media Center and online sources as they conduct research needed to write an essay that answers the question, "Is Great Expectations a classic, or just a novel?" Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the differences between totalitarianism and democracy while writing a short story in the same format Dickens used for his books. Working in pairs, they participate in a group write to create a short story that follows a theme from "Great Expectations". They follow guidelines for the writing process and discuss the pros and cons of group writing once project is complete. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students comprehend how Dicken's set piece on snobbery. They discuss how Lean uses costume, actors' non-verbal communcication and props to convey Victorian class customs, distinctions, and snobbery. Students are shown "The Jolly Bargee" from "Fanny" by Gaslight. They take notes about what class differences are illustrated in the scene. Full Review »
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- 10th - Higher Ed
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Students examine how Pip's inner thoughts are portrayed through the medium of film in "Great Expectations." After viewing the film, they answer discussion questions, and compare and contrast the differences between the portrayal of feelings in the book and movie. Full Review »

