Trailer

Students read the description of Pemberley (Elizabeth's viewing of the interior) beginning at the paragraph 'They descended the hill, crossed the bridge…'. Students are asked to write in their books a list of things that the reader is supposed to understand after having read this chapter (e.g. that there are differing opinions both of Mr. Darcy and of Mr. Wickham than the reader was previously aware) and to give evidence of this from the text.. Students should aim to come up with at least three points. Extension: what priority would the students give to these points, and why?

Main Attraction

Students are asked to feedback from their starter, and a class list is compiled of the various key points this extract should bring to light. The students are then asked to consider the two film extracts, and the question 'How faithful are the two adaptations to the original text?'

Students are then asked to refer to the class list that they have made together and to record notes of evidence from the two versions that the director was trying to get across any of these key points. This could be done in groups, with one group looking for evidence of a particular thing, so that all the class will eventually have fed back a variety of information about the two extracts, and will have full annotations of the various key points. Students should feed back their findings after watching the two extracts, while the rest of the class take notes on this.

Extension: brighter students should consider how the key points identified in the starter are prioritised by the director, and look for evidence that the director wishes to convey one point more strongly than another.

End Credits

Students should revise comparative language and then write a short paragraph focussing on one key point (perhaps the students should write about their group's key area, as they will certainly have notes on this!).

The students should then compare Austen's text to the two adaptations, discussing which adaptation they felt was a more faithful presentation of Austen's text. Students should read out their paragraphs and provide constructive feedback on one another's paragraphs, if possible using a partial mark scheme provided by the teacher.