Today was our first class discussion of the novel. We had to do a family tree of the Bennet family to clarify who was who, and that led to a discussion about the key figures in the family. We looked at Chapter I and took note of the marriage between Mr. and Mrs. Bennet. We then focused on Jane and Elizabeth and their suitors. We noted Bingley's immediate fondness for Jane and Darcy's rudeness at the Meryton. We also noted Darcy's shift in attitude toward Elizabeth and how they go through the first two steps to intimacy.
We then, of course, spent time dissecting the first line of the text and how our five lenses relate to the Austen's opening social commentary.
The students will start posting their observations tonight!
Phil
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