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Crash Course
Reader, it's Jane Eyre - Crash Course Literature 207
In which John Green teaches you about Charlotte Bronte's classic coming of age novel, Jane Eyre. Look, we don't like to make judgement values here, but Jane Eyre is awesome. By which we mean the book is great, and the character is...
Curated Video
Exploring unique narrative voices
Pupil outcome: I can identify unique narrative voices and use tone and register to write with a unique voice. Key learning points: - Register and tone are important parts of establishing voice in a narrative. - Register is the formality...
Curated Video
Planning an opinion article about Gothic literature
Pupil outcome: I can write brilliant topic sentences to convey my argument. Key learning points: - When planning an opinion article, the message needs to be consistent - your opinion is your message. - You should identify between 3 and 4...
Curated Video
An introduction to 'Jane Eyre': Analysing an unseen extract
Pupil outcome: I can confidently analyse an unseen extract from Charlotte Brontë's novel ‘Jane Eyre’. Key learning points: - When reading an unseen extract, use the information you are given to make predictions about the text. - When...
Curated Video
Analysing the atmosphere at Thornfield Hall in ‘Jane Eyre’
Pupil outcome: I can analyse Brontë’s creation of atmosphere in her description of Thornfield Hall in ‘Jane Eyre’. Key learning points: - Atmosphere is the mood or feeling of a piece of writing. - We would expect to find an ominous or...
Schooling Online
Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre - Chapters 6-10 Summary
So far, Jane has managed to stay out of trouble at Lowood School. She’s even made a new friend! But an ill-timed mistake causes Jane to be humiliated in front of the entire school. How will she ever recover? Devastation also lurks...
Schooling Online
Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre - Chapters 15-18 Summary
When Jane saves Mr Rochester from a terrible death, feelings seem to develop between them. But this is complicated by the arrival of Blanche Ingram - she’s beautiful, high-born, and hunting for a rich husband! Watching Blanche flirt...
Schooling Online
Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre - Chapters 11-14 Summary
Jane Eyre is now officially the governess of Thornfield Hall. She meets its inhabitants and begins to settle in. Jane receives a warm welcome from most, but Thornfield’s master, Mr Rochester, is a tricky one. Brooding and mysterious, Mr...
Schooling Online
Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre - Chapters 1-5 Summary
Welcome to the turbulent world of Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë’s timeless classic. Young Jane Eyre is an orphan who lives with her mean Aunt Reed and her three bratty children. Her cousin John Reed is the worst of all! After a series of...
National Theatre
Jane Eyre: The Importance of Movement in Storytelling
This video features a discussion of the use of movement and music in storytelling. They explain how movement can give space to a story and convey emotions and experiences, and shares examples from their work as a choreographer for a...
National Theatre
The Exciting Process of Devising Theatre: Behind the Scenes of Jane Eyre
This video features a teacher discussing the process of devising theater, where the actors collectively create a performance without a script. They explain the physical and verbal language used to bring characters to life and the...
National Theatre
The Art of Devising Theatre
The video features a discussion of the process of devising theater, where actors create a play collaboratively without a script. They explain how the process involves physical and verbal exploration, and how it can result in a unique and...
National Theatre
The Importance of Music in Theatre Productions
The video features a theater production where music is an important part of storytelling. The musicians are center stage and the majority of the music is original, with some wild card tracks. The production is described as cinematic and...
National Theatre
The Role of a Set Designer in a Theater Production
In this video, a set designer discusses their process for creating the set of a play adaptation of Jane Eyre. The set was designed to reflect the physical struggles and emotions of the characters, including the use of a handheld light to...
PBS
Jane Eyre 2: Meeting Mr. Rochester
Adapting a much-beloved novel for the screen can be a tricky business. Each media has its own possibilities and limitations. The second PBS Jane Eyre resource in the Masterpiece series asks readers to evaluate how the filmmakers have...
PBS
Jane Eyre and the Advent of First-Person Narratives
Charlotte Bronte is given credit for crafting what is considered the first of a long series of first-person narratives. Her Jane Eyre is not the usual beautiful, self-assured heroine, but rather has inspired the others, the misfits, the...
PBS
Jane Eyre and First-Person Narrative
An episode from the PBS Great American Read series focuses on Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre and how the first-person narrative impacted two very modern women.
PBS
Jane Eyre 3: The Governess
The third episode in the Masterpiece Jane Eyre series focuses on the episode in which Jane has been invited to bring Adele to meet Lady Ingram and her daughter Blanche. Viewers are asked to compare how the film and the novel convey...
PBS
Jane Eyre 1: First Impressions
As part of a study of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, class members compare the portion of Chapter IV, where Jane is criticized by Mrs. Reed and interrogated by Mr. Brocklehurst, with the film interpretation of the same scene.
Crash Course
Reader, it's Jane Eyre
Who is Currer Bell? The narrator his course on Jane Eyre with an overview of Charlotte Bronte’s life, her writings under the Currer Bell pseudonym, and a brief summary of the plot of the novel. He approaches the story as a mix of the...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Jane Eyre 3: The Governess
In this scene from the 2007 Masterpiece film of Jane Eyre, Jane has been invited to bring Adele to the ladies at a fancy dress party, including the imperious Lady Ingram and her beautiful daughter Blanche, whom everyone assumes will...
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Pbs Learning Media: Jane Eyre 2: Meeting Mr. Rochester
In this scene from the 2007 Masterpiece film of Jane Eyre, Jane is walking alone on the moors. The mood is tranquil, yet there is a hint of foreboding. Suddenly, Jane's quiet contemplation of nature is crosscut with the image and sound...
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Pbs Learning Media: Jane Eyre 1: First Impressions
In this video segment from the 2007 Masterpiece adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, we get a glimpse of Jane's remarkable ability to stand up for herself and against injustice. Her aunt, Mrs. Reed, summons Jane and tells her,...
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Pbs Learning Media: Jane Eyre Collection
This is a collection of three video clips from the 2007 MASTERPIECE adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre"