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Jane Eyre Student Journal Due Date Discussion Date

Introduction Pages 2–4

Chapters 1–4 Pages 5–6

Chapters 5–8 Pages 7–8

Chapters 9–12 Pages 9–10

Chapters 13–14 Pages 11–12

The Exchange

Assessment

Jane Eyreby Charlotte Brontë

Can you love

someone who

lies to you?

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Getting Started

What If?You really like a girl in your math class. You want to ask her to be your date at the school dance. You tell your best friend about the plan, but he doesn’t think you should ask her. You decide to ask her anyway. When you ask her, she says that she is going out of town that night.

On the night of the dance, your best friend calls to say he is sick and that you should both just skip the dance. You spent a lot of money on a new suit, so you want to go. At the dance, your best friend is there with the girl from your math class. He is not sick, and she is not out of town. She is his date.

Make notes about how this would affect you.

• How would you react?

• Would you still want to date the girl?

• Would you be able to forgive your best friend? Why or why not?

Connect to The Exchange Question Discuss how this situation could relate to The Exchange Question: Can you love someone who lies to you? Summarize your discussion.

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Introduction

Read the Introduction on pages 7–9 in Jane Eyre. The Introduction will help you understand key concepts in the book. Knowing them will help you discuss and write about the book.

The Introduction includes information about

• England in the mid-1800s—the setting of the story

• English society and the role of women during the Victorian Age

• how the author’s life experiences influenced the story

After you read the Introduction, answer these questions to check your understanding.

1. What was English society like during the Victorian Age?

2. What jobs were available to women during the Victorian Age? How did this affect the author?

3. How did the author’s life experiences influence the story?

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Personal Connection: ___________________________________________________

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Key Concepts

classdishonestyexcludeextended familyindependent

On a separate piece of paper, create a similar Personal Experience Chart for each of the Key Concept words.

Key Concept: _______________________________________________________

Define or rename: ______________________________________________________

Specific Examples

Activities: The football team doesn’t have any female players because they exclude girls from playing.

School:The school decided to exclude freshman from the dance this year.

Peers:The girls always exclude Stefanie from their plans on Friday nights.

Personal Experience Chart

exclude

keep out

Introduction: Key Concepts

Personal Experience Chart

Study the Personal Experience Chart for exclude. Write about a personal connection using the word exclude.

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Respond to Chapters 1–41. Personal Response Jane is happy at Thornfield. How does your

home make you happy?

2. Character Jane defends herself to her aunt, accepts her punishment from Mr. Brocklehurst, and starts a new life for herself. What does this tell you about her? Use the word independent in your response.

3. Foreshadowing Jane occasionally hears a strange and mysterious laugh coming from a room on the third floor. How does this laugh foreshadow what might happen next?

4. Generate Questions Write a question about this section for someone else reading this book. Exchange questions with them. Do you agree with their answer?

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Respond to Chapters 1–4, continued

5. Setting Jane lives in three different places. Describe Jane’s homes in the order she lives in them, who she lives with, and how she is treated in the Sequence Chart.

How do the first two places where Jane lives help prepare her for the future?

Sequence Chart

First:

Next:

Last:

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Respond to Chapters 5–81. Personal Response Jane forgives Aunt Reed even though Aunt Reed

hurt her in the past. Do you find it easy or hard to forgive people who are mean to you? Why or why not?

2. Character’s Point of View Jane falls in love with Mr. Rochester but does not feel they could ever marry because of their class differences. Why does she feel this way? Use the word class in your response.

3. Conclusions Why does Mr. Rochester treat Jane differently from the other staff members?

4. Generate Questions Write a question about this section for someone else reading this book. Exchange questions with them. Do you agree with their answer?

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Respond to Chapters 5– 8, continued

5. Making Decisions Mr. Rochester does several mysterious things. Write what he does and what his actions show about him in the Character Description Chart.

Character Description Chart

If you were Jane, would you continue a friendship with Mr. Rochester despite his secretive behavior? Why or why not?

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Character What the Character Does

What This Shows About the Character

Mr. Rochester

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Respond to Chapters 9–121. Personal Response Jane receives a large sum of money when her

uncle dies. When have you received an unexpected or special gift? What was the gift and why was it special to you?

2. Character How does Mr. Rochester exclude Jane from his real life? Does this make him a good person or a bad person? Use the word exclude in your answer.

3. Inference Jane tells St. John that her name is Jane Elliot. Why doesn’t she want anyone to know who she really is?

4. Generate Questions Write a question about this section for someone else reading this book. Exchange questions with them. Do you agree with their answer?

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Respond to Chapters 9–12, continued

5. Conclusions Mr. Rochester has been hiding a secret wife, Bertha. Write what you know about Bertha and her actions in the Idea Web.

If Bertha had not been discovered, how could she have affected Jane and Mr. Rochester’s marriage?

Idea Web

Bertha Rochester

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Respond to Chapters 13–141. Personal Response Jane returns to Thornfield Hall and sees that it

has completely changed. How has something in your life changed in the last few years? Is the change good or bad?

2. Argument Give one reason that Jane should marry Mr. Rochester despite his dishonesty. Use the word dishonesty in your response.

3. Cause and Effect Jane’s new life makes her happy. What causes her happiness?

What If?4. Connect Look at your notes on Student Journal, page 2. Think about what might

happen if you found out someone had lied to you about something important. Compare this to Jane Eyre. How do lies affect Jane’s life?

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Respond to Chapters 13–14, continued

5. Cause and Effect Jane and Mr. Rochester are reunited and married. Write how each character has changed since the first time they tried to marry.

Why is it good that Jane and Mr. Rochester married now instead of earlier in the story?

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