MRS. CONTRERAS Language Arts 9 th Grade – Eng I IGCSE Honors Room C209

1. Welcome Braddock Bulldogs!!! MRS. CONTRERASLanguage Arts9th Grade – Eng I IGCSE Honors Room C209 2006-2007

2. Weekly Forecast2/26/07 – 3/2/07 • Monday – FCAT Reading. • Tuesday – FCAT Math. Work on home learning assignment. • Wednesday – "Pride & Prejudice" (1790s) Chpts 54-61. Extra credit showing of Jane Austen’s "Sense and Sensibility" after school (promptly at 2:45pm). • Thursday – Introduction to Mary Shelley & "Frankenstein" (1816) Chpts 1-3 & "Frankenstein" (1816) Chpts 4-7 • Friday – "Frankenstein" (1816) Ch 8-10

3. Home Learning By Monday, 3/5: • Read about Mary Shelley’s tragic life and gothic literature (packet) • Finish reading Frankenstein Chapters 11-24. Complete assigned questions. • Read about Realism pg 934 (literature text). • Read "The Death of Ivan Ilych" (in same packet as "The Belle Dame Sans Merci") Have a great week!

4. A Reminder… • Pride and Prejudice (Chpts 1-31) email to Sydney by 2/21sydneyysayss@aol.com • Pride and Prejudice (Chpts 32-53) email to Natalie B. by 2/27nat.borrego@yahoo.com • Pride and Prejudice (Chpts 54-61) email to Claudia by 3/2rclaudia28@yahoo.com • “The Crucible” (Acts I-IV) email to Denisse by 2/27dynamic_quatro@yahoo.com • Frankenstein (Chapters 1-10) email to Jessica by 3/5jessie_osnap@comcast.net • Frankenstein (Chapters 11-24) email to Natalie F. by 3/8natalie_ferrer_143@yahoo.com

5. Pride and Prejudice Chapters 57-61 Gonzalez, Sabrina Period: 6 March 1, 2007

6. Jane Austen • 1775- Jane Austen is born on December 16 in Steventon, Hampshire. Her parents were clergyman George Austen and Cassandra Leigh Austen. She goes to school with her sister Cassandra at Oxford and Southampton. They go to Abbey School for reading. Jane stops education at nine years old. • 1787-1793- Austen writes works to entertain her family with her work “Love and Friendship”. • 1793-1795- Austen finishes “First Impressions” later becoming “Pride and Prejudice”. She begins with the works “Sense and Sensibility” and “Northanger Abbey”. • 1798- “Northanger Abbey” is finished. • 1801-1802- Austen is sad from a love affair whom the man died. She was engaged for a year to Harris Bigg – Wither.

7. Jane Austen cont… • 1803-1805- Austen begins writing “The Watsons” which isn’t finished. • 1805- Austen’s father dies. • 1805-1806- Austen, her mother, and her sister live in Bath. • 1805-1809- The three move to Southampton. • 1809- The three permanently move to Chawton Cottage in Hampshire. • 1811- “Sense and Sensibility” is published. • 1811-1812- Austen checks “Pride and Prejudice” and begins “Mansfield Park”. • 1813- “Pride and Prejudice” is published in three volumes in January. Second edition is published in November. • 1814- “Mansfield Park” is published. Austen begins to write “Emma”.

8. Jane Austen cont… • 1815- Austen finishes “Emma” and it is published in December in three volumes. Austen begins “Persuasion”. • 1816- The second edition of “Mansfield Park” is published. • 1817- A third edition of “Pride and Prejudice” is published. She begins to write “Sanditon”, but dies in Winchester from Addamsons disease July 18. She is buried in Winchester Cathedral. • 1818- “Persuasion” and “Northanger Abbey” are published.

9. In Depth of Austen’s Work • Austen used many styles in her writing: treatment in gender, dialogue, characterization, and lifestyle. • Treatment of gender- Austen puts the woman above man, making her have more authority. Elizabeth is the heroine in “Pride an Prejudice”. She isn’t afraid to speak her mind out and she can manipulate or trick anyone with her prejudice like Mr. Darcy. Mr. Darcy is the hero, a rich man who is tortured by Elizabeth’s character. In this way man falls for woman and woman rules.

10. In Depth of Austen’s Work cont… • Dialogue- Jane Austen uses a dialogue to interest the reader. You can tell she’s not a serious author, for she tends to make people laugh in “Pride and Prejudice”. Her greatest part in the book is when Elizabeth apologizes from her judgment to Mr. Darcy. For once she has done an error in her judgment. • Characterization- Austen introduces a character with descriptions of the emotions felt by the character. For example, she depicts Mr. Darcy as a character who is selfish, arrogant, but has loyalty.

11. In Depth of Austen’s Work cont… • Lifestyle- In Austen’s novels you can see she is writing about the social values and lifestyle in her period (1800’s). She writes what she sees in the daily lives of people at that time. Austen understood the world she was living in where there existed marriages, social classes, aristocratic resurgence, and the sense of being settled.

12. Characters • Elizabeth Bennet – the heroine in the book who has a bit too much pride that causes trouble. She loves Mr. Darcy where she is guilty of her pride. • Mr. Darcy – the hero in the book who is selfish, arrogant, has a bad temper. He loves Elizabeth who changes his character. • Jane Bennet – the older sister of Elizabeth who is reserved and shy, who thinks good about everything. She marries Mr. Bingley. • Mr. Bingley - a handsome man who marries Jane but leaves her due to Darcy’s interference.

13. Characters cont… • Mr. Bennet – Elizabeth’s father who permits Elizabeth to marry Darcy. • Mrs. Bennet – Elizabeth’s annoying mother who just wants to get her daughters settled. • Lydia – a silly, foolish girl who flirts with guys making her end up with Mr. Wickham. • Kitty – a silly girl like Lydia. • Mary – a girl who has no taste. • Lady Catherine de Bourgh –Darcy’s aunt who doesn’t want Darcy to marry Elizabeth.

14. Characters cont… • Mr. Collins – husband of Charlotte who is a suck up to everyone. • Charlotte – married to Mr. Collins and a good friend of Elizabeth. • Georgiana – sister of Darcy who loves Elizabeth.

15. Plot sequenceChapter 57 (Surprising Encounter) • After Lady Catherine left, Elizabeth can’t believe that Lady Catherine came all the way from Rosings to her house to tell her she couldn’t marry her nephew. This is a shock because Mr. Darcy was planned to marry Catherine’s daughter. • Elizabeth cheers herself a bit, knowing her sister Jane and Mr. Bingley are going to get married. • Elizabeth remembers Lady Catherine’s facial expressions and fears the interference she’s caused. • Elizabeth notices Darcy has some evil feelings like Catherine. Darcy thinks highly of his aunt. Elizabeth believes Catherine will attack Darcy from liking and proposing to a lady so indifferent from him. • Elizabeth thinks Darcy will see her arguments against Catherine enjoyable. Elizabeth makes her final feeling towards Darcy; if Darcy

16. Plot SequenceChapter 57 cont… • comes with Bingley and is happy to forget Elizabeth, Elizabeth will forget him. • The Bennet family are honored that Catherine came to their quarters. The family has the same feelings to this, leaving Elizabeth alone from the teasing of her mother. • In the morning Mr. Bennet receives a letter from Mr. Collins and calls Elizabeth down. Mr. Bennet teases Elizabeth on who admires her. He then say’s it’s Mr. Darcy. Mr. Bennet is surprised that Darcy wants to marry Elizabeth since he’s wealthy and never looks at a woman. • Elizabeth acts as if she’s okay with this: Lady Catherine refusing Elizabeth and Darcy as an item. • Collins worries about the pair to get into marriage. He wishes the

17. Plot SequenceChapter 57 cont… • best for Lydia and Wickham. He tells Mr. Bennet to forgive Lydia’s actions (sucking up). • Who would have thought that an “indifferent man” like Darcy could like a woman who “dislikes” him (Elizabeth). Once Mr. Bennet mentioned the reactions felt by Catherine, Elizabeth was silent. Her feelings were hurt by her father when he said Darcy was “indifferent”.

18. Plot SequenceChapter 58 (Proposing and Confessing) • Surprised, Mr. Bingley brought Darcy to the Bennet quarters. Bingley wanted to walk with Jane. The others join except Mary. Soon Kitty, Elizabeth, and Darcy are left to entertain each other. Kitty doesn’t say a word. Elizabeth is forming a “peace” treaty with Darcy. • The three go to the Lucases while Darcy and Elizabeth are alone with each other. For the first time Elizabeth apologizes for her misjudgment. She thanks Mr. Darcy for his kindness and she’s grateful to him. Darcy says he’s sorry for the pressure left by her to express her feelings.

19. Plot SequenceChapter 58 cont… • Elizabeth says that his aunt wasn’t to blame. Lydia ran away because of her selfishness and lack of reason. She thanks Darcy again and again. • Darcy says that he’s done all of this for Elizabeth proving that he loves her. Then Darcy wants to know if now Elizabeth loves him. • Elizabeth feels awkward. She says that her feelings have changed and she loves him for his gratitude. On hearing this Darcy is happy and is wild like a man in love. Darcy says how much he loves Elizabeth.

20. Plot SequenceChapter 58 cont… • They walk not knowing where to go since they’re in love. Lady Catherine did visit Darcy on the matter and says how Elizabeth has treated her, making Darcy love Elizabeth more. Catherine refuses Darcy marrying Elizabeth. • Darcy says that this confrontation gave him hope and chance to see that maybe Elizabeth loves Darcy. He knows Elizabeth wouldn’t let Lady Catherine bring her down. • Elizabeth replies that he knows her character very well.

21. Plot SequenceChapter 58 cont… • Darcy wants to know how Elizabeth thought of him before. Elizabeth refuses, saying that she doesn’t want to fight today. She says that Darcy and herself have improved in civility. • Darcy regrets how he acted towards Elizabeth and how he has been tortured by Elizabeth, for she characterized Darcy’s character in her own words. He accepted this characterization. • Elizabeth says that she didn’t expect her beliefs to change Mr. Darcy.

22. Plot SequenceChapter 58 cont… • Darcy says he can believe it. Before Elizabeth thought Darcy had no feelings or emotions. Elizabeth accepted Mr. Darcy’s behavior. • Elizabeth says to forget the past for she’s ashamed of it. • Darcy brings up the letter to see if it changed how Elizabeth thought of him. Elizabeth says it did change her for it took out her pride to him. • Darcy apologizes for the first part of the letter which would make her hate Darcy. He wants her to burn the letter.

23. Plot SequenceChapter 58 cont… • Darcy says that when he first wrote the letter he was calm, now he felt dreadful without a soul. • Elizabeth says it began like that, but it ended in a kind manner. She says to forget about the letter and the past. Her philosophy is to think about the past if it brings you good memories. • Darcy confesses what a jerk he’s been. He was spoiled by his parents since he was little. He couldn’t control his temper. He thanks Elizabeth for changing him. She showed him how to please people. • Darcy thought Elizabeth knew he was coming.

24. Plot SequenceChapter 58 cont… • Elizabeth says she’s sorry about deceiving Mr. Darcy. • Elizabeth asks if Darcy was ashamed for her coming to Pemberley. He says no. • Elizabeth says she was surprised that she was noticed by Mr. Darcy. She says she didn’t deserve his goodness. • Darcy says that he wanted to show Elizabeth that he wasn’t that mean before and wants her forgiveness. He said Georgiana was happy to meet her and was disappointed she left. • As they’re walking they have to leave because it’s too late.

25. Plot SequenceChapter 58 cont… • Darcy is happy of Bingley’s and Jane’s marriage. • Before Darcy went to London he told Bingley of his interference in his affairs. He said he was sorry to say that Jane was indifferent to him. Bingley forgives Darcy. • Darcy and Elizabeth left.

26. Plot SequenceChapter 59 (Acceptance, Permission) • As Elizabeth enters, Jane asks where she’d been. Elizabeth says she was daydreaming. • In the evening Elizabeth and Darcy weren’t sure if anyone will approve the marriage. Elizabeth fears how her parents will act towards Darcy. Only Jane likes Darcy. • That night Elizabeth told Jane that she was engaged to Mr. Darcy. Jane thinks she’s joking. • Elizabeth says to Jane that she didn’t believe her either but she can only confide in Jane for she will believe her.

27. Plot SequenceChapter 59 cont… • Jane is worried about Elizabeth for she doesn’t know she’ll be happy living with Darcy. Elizabeth says she will be happy but wonders if Jane is pleased. Jane says she is. • Now the two girls gossip. Elizabeth talks of good things of Darcy. Jane congratulates her and wishes her the best. Jane gets hurt because Elizabeth hasn’t told her of the events in Pemberley and Lambton. Elizabeth told her it was a secret. • Bingley and Darcy arrive at the Bennet’s. Mrs. .Bennet mentions that Darcy should see the mountains to get rid of him. Elizabeth and Darcy see Oakham Mount.

28. Plot SequenceChapter 59 cont… • Elizabeth and Darcy will mention the news to the parents. Mr. Darcy follows Mr. Bennet to tell him about his intentions towards Elizabeth. Mr. Bennet is unhappy. Mr. Bennet asks for Elizabeth. • Elizabeth goes to her father. He says “Are you out of your senses, to be accepting this man?” (Austen 273). Elizabeth says she loves him for he has done many good deeds. • Mr. Bennet gave them the okay to be married. • Elizabeth tells her father of the favors he’s done such as, helping the marriage with Lydia. Mr. Bennet is happy and wants to pay Darcy back.

29. Plot SequenceChapter 59 cont… • Elizabeth is happy that everyone accepted the marriage. • Elizabeth told her mother. Mrs. Bennet couldn’t believe her. Mrs. Bennet is so happy that her daughter is settled and will have a good life. • Now Mrs. Bennet likes Mr. Darcy, for he proposed to Elizabeth. Mrs. Bennet says he’s a great man. Elizabeth knows her mother is pleased. • The next day Mr. Bennet gets to know Mr. Darcy. Now everyone approves of the marriage.

30. Plot SequenceChapter 60 (Wedding and Assurance) • Elizabeth wants to know how Darcy fell in love with her. Elizabeth talks about her faults to Darcy like her manners and behavior. • Darcy says he loves her for her difference in mind, knowledge, and character. Elizabeth says he liked her for her rudeness in expressing herself, for Darcy was tired of the same people. • Darcy teases on Elizabeth’s goodness. She says Darcy has changed her character and behavior. She then teases Darcy about his shyness towards her. Darcy says in reply that he had no encouragement. At this point they both argue. Darcy solves this, by telling Elizabeth how much he loves her.

31. Plot SequenceChapter 60 cont… • Elizabeth says that Darcy should tell about the marriage to Lady Catherine. Elizabeth writes a letter to her aunt (Mrs. Gardiner) to invite her to the wedding in Pemberley. • Mr. Bennet writes back to Mr. Collins to tell him about the upcoming wedding of Elizabeth and Darcy. He says to calm Catherine down. • Darcy’s sister heard of the wedding and was delighted. • Charlotte and Mr. Collins go to Pemberley to escape Catherine’s anger. Darcy became familiar to Collins incivility.

32. Plot SequenceChapter 60 cont… • Mrs. Philips was mean towards Darcy. Elizabeth avoids this and takes Darcy away. • Elizabeth was going to be happy in the future where her and Darcy would remove those social feelings against them.

33. Plot SequenceChapter 61 (Conclusion) • Throughout the sister’s marriages the characters of their relatives and others begin to change. • Mrs. Bennet is happy that her two daughters are settled. Now Mrs. Bennet is more loving and well informed. Mr. Bennet misses Elizabeth. • Jane and Bingley had a house in Derbyshire close to Pemberley, making Elizabeth and Jane happy. • Kitty spends more time with Elizabeth and Jane, making her character less giggly and selfish. She’s mature. • Mary stays with the Bennets, for her mother needs her. Mary is still the same.

34. Plot SequenceChapter 61 cont… • Lydia and Wickham don’t have a solid marriage. Lydia asks help from Elizabeth to pay for the bills and a job at court for Wickham. Lydia and Wickham don’t have a happy marriage. • Georgiana becomes great friends with Elizabeth. Georgiana learns a few things from Elizabeth like a woman having liberty with her husband. The two become sisters. • Lady Catherine accepts the marriage, for Darcy forgave him and settled the matter of her beliefs. She visits the couple. • Everyone lives happily ever after.

35. Vocabulary • Assiduously- careful and attentive, diligent • Impertinence- boldness and rudeness, insolence • Endeavour- to make an effort; try hard; attempt strongly • Infinite- without limits or bounds • Vulgar- lack of manners, taste • Vicinity- region near a place, neighborhood • Insipid- without any flavor, lacking interest or spirit • Indignant- angry at something unworthy, unjust, mean • Condescend- to grant a favor with a patronizing attitude • Discomposure- confusion, uneasiness

36. Vocabulary cont… • Incessantly- never stopping, continual • Enumerate- to name one by one • Personage- person who is important • Emphatically- said or done with force • Frankness- free in expressing thoughts or opinions • Diffidence- lack of self confidence, shyness • Abhorrence- feeling of hatred, horror

37. Themes • Aristocratic Resurgence- reaction of the high class to the threat of their social position. • Chance- Elizabeth has a chance to marry Darcy, when he still loves her. • Test of Character- Elizabeth’s character is tested throughout the novel to see if she judges perfectly. • Change of Character- Elizabeth changes her behavior with less pride. • Social Class/Hierarchy- Nobility is at the top, can only marry within class. • Choice- Darcy chooses to ask Elizabeth to be his wife.

38. Outline • 1. Thesis: Quotes from “Pride and Prejudice” written by Jane Austen, give the reader a sense of the pressure to the social classes during this time (18 century) in the text. 2. Work is seen on author’s sense of a world she understood. A. Aristocratic resurgence- the reaction of the high class to the threat of their social position. B. Social Position 1. Marrying someone who has the same class and privileges as you. 3. Social Class is reinforced through characters 1. Lady Catherine- wants to keep the social position for her nephew and daughter, not with a poor girl: Elizabeth. 2. Darcy- wants to marry Elizabeth for her intellect and views on life, not fearing embarrassment for his social and economic life. 3. Elizabeth- girl with confidence who’s caught with social pressure and love.

39. Outline cont… B. Social Views 1. Elizabeth doesn’t care about social views for she can insult anyone, regardless of social class. 2. Darcy can’t speak to anyone beyond his social class. 4. Acts are made to save social class A. Lady Catherine tells Elizabeth not to marry her son for she has no royal blood. 5. Tests of Character is made A. Elizabeth’s character is tested by the love of Mr. Darcy, pride is tested. B. Darcy’s character is being tested and is proved.

40. Outline cont… 6. Changes of Character are seen A. Elizabeth’s character goes from prejudiced to civil. B. Mrs., Bennet likes Mr. Darcy. 7. Treatment of Gender A. women are seen as more superior than men. B. Elizabeth is the heroine and isn’t afraid to speak her mind, Darcy is manipulated by her. 8. Conclusion: Although social views pollute Pemberley, Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth disregard this because they love each other.

41. Criticicisms • Harold Bloom, “Modern Critical Views Jane Austen”- He shows how chance and hierarchy are reflected in the story. He shows how knowledge and control, moral hierarchy. The mastery of self manipulation is shown between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. He describes the treatment of gender. • Harold Bloom, “Modern Critical Interpretations Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice”- He says how the test of character is overcome with Elizabeth’s misjudgment of Mr. Darcy. He shows the structure and social vision between the characters.

42. Criticisms cont… • Kenneth L. Moler, “Pride and Prejudice A student’s companion to the novel”- he mentions the moral blindness seen by Elizabeth who changes her character with self knowledge. • Elizabeth Jenkins, “World Literature Criticism 1500 to the Present Volume1”- She talks and analyzes the comments left by Jane Austen’s use of characterization, realism, stucture, and comic irony. • David Cecil, “World Literature Criticism 1500 to the Present Volume 1”- He talks about the style of Austen. He outlines her topics. • Percy Fitzgerald, “Great Writers of the English Language (Women Writers)”- He shows the plot in the story, the comic irony in dialogues, and the characterization of characters.

43. Questions • Knowledge: Describe how Elizabeth’s feelings have changed from prejudice to civility. • Comprehension- Who do you think worries about Elizabeth’s marriage the most: Jane or Mr. Bennet? • Application- What factors of matrimony would you change if you were the author?

44. Questions cont… • Analysis- What was the underlying theme of “Pride and Prejudice”? • Synthesis- What would happen if Elizabeth refused Darcy’s proposal? • Evaluation- Do you think the marriage of Elizabeth and Darcy is a good or bad thing? Defend your position.

45. Works cited • Fitzgerald, Percy., et al. “Great Writers of the English Language (Women Writers)”. New York: Marshall Cavendish Inc., 1987-1989. • Draper, James P., et al. “World Literature Criticism 1500 to the Present Volume 1 (Achebe-Cather). Detroit, Mi: Gale Research Inc., 1992. • Bloom, Harold., et al. “Modern Critical Views Jane Austen. New York: Chelsea House Publishers., 1986. • Bloom, Harold., et al. “Modern Critical Interpretations Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. New York: Chelsea House Publishers., 1987.

46. Works Cited cont… • Moler, Kenneth L., et al. “Pride and Prejudice A Student’s Companion to the Novel”. Boston: G.K. Hall and Co., 1989. • Peterson Eric., et al. “Cliffs Notes on Austen’s Pride and Prejudice”. Lincoln, Nebraska: Cliff Notes Inc., 1999.

47. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Sydney Asensio Period 6 February 28, 2007 Courtesy of Google Images

48. Chapter1 • Victor Frankenstein is narrating about his background, birth and early childhood. • He talks about his father Alphonse and his mother Caroline. Alphonse became Caroline's protector after her father dies of poverty. Two year after this, they get married and soon later, Victor is born. • Elizabeth is mentioned in this chapter which is his childhood friend and his cousin. She is adopted into the family after her mother dies. Sometime after the adoption her mother comes to a conclusion that Elizabeth and Victor should marry one day.

49. Chapter 1 Vocabulary • Syndics – One of Geneva’s four chief magistrates. • Secured – Guaranteed • Natural Philosophy – Today’s physical science • Genius – Attendant spirit or demon • Chimerical – Imaginary or Fanciful • Air-pump- A machine that creates a vacuum

50. Chapter 2 This chapter talks about his friendship with people as he gets older. Elizabeth and Victor become best friends and he also is best friends with a school mate Henry Clerval. He becomes fascinated by the natural wonders of science and the world. He studies the findings of Agrippa and Magnus which were famous philosophers in the 16th century. After the lightning hits and destroys a tree by his house, his family explains that it was cause by electricity. After this he makes himself believe that all the ideas he had read were worthless.