Wide Sargasso Sea
Wide Sargasso Sea, a prequel to Jane Eyre, is set in the Caribbean and, briefly, at Rochester’s Thornfield in the nineteenth century. Jean Rhys emphasizes multiple sides to a story and the destructive power of rejection in this story about Charlotte Brontë’s madwoman in the attic. The novel is filled with feminist and post-colonial themes. (Note: Reading Jane Eyre is recommended but not required.)
About the Series:
Novel/Drama curriculum units contain complete lesson plans with preliminary and follow-up work, teacher notes with plot summary, background, and rationale, ready-to-use worksheets, and suggested answers for student questions. These study guides encourage the development of thinking, reading, speaking, research, and writing skills as well as critical thinking skills such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.
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Literary Form
British Novel
Student Activities
Students participate in discussions of the characters, themes, and symbols. Students analyze the shifting point of view, use research skills, and exercise creative writing. They also present dramatizations of scenes from the novel and complete compare/contrast exercises.
Supplementary materials include multiple-choice quizzes with answer keys, writing topics, and creative culminating activities.
Ethical Values
- Compassion
- Equality
- Justice
- Responsibility
- Truth
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