What would you do if your sister ran off with a man whom you didn't trust? Explore a scenario based on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Once kids work though the problem, they read the appropriate chapters from the book and write a paragraph about Elizabeth Bennett's decision.

Concepts

pride and prejudice, jane austen, role playing, Problem Solving, critical thinking

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Have kids write a narrative explaining what they would do in the situation
• Consider modernizing the problematic situation; instead of 18th century England, have kids work through the same problem (a missing sister) in modern times with similar constraints
• See if groups can come up with short skits that demonstrate what they would do

Classroom Considerations

• Instructions are worded strangely; rewrite the awkward sentences to make them easier to understand
• Steps in activity are very specific, and kids might enjoy coming up with their own ideas instead

Pros

• Creative way for kids to relate to the text

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.7.1 RL.8.1 RL.9-10.1