Get to grips with this text and the bold challenges it made to societal constructs regarding topics such as gender, class and mental health; topics that still resonate with modern audiences. Develop the knowledge and skills to write effectively about this text.
Charlotte Bronte's 'Jane Eyre' is one of the most widely studied novels in English literature and with good reason. It is one of the few novels of the Victorian era written by a woman and the bold challenges it made to societal constructs regarding topics such as gender, class and mental health still resonate with modern audiences. Over fourteen lessons, this course will help students get to grips with the novel, through comprehensions and picking apart the language and equip students with the tools they need to write an effective and powerful essay on this text.
Course Content
14 LESSONS
14 HOURS Total Length
Lesson 1
Context, The Bronte Sisters and Victorian England
60 minutes
Lesson 2
Form, Structure and Language
60 minutes
Lesson 3
Chapters 1 - 4
60 minutes
Lesson 4
Chapters 5 - 10
60 minutes
Lesson 5
Chapters 11 - 16
60 minutes
Lesson 6
Chapters 22 - 25
60 minutes
Lesson 7
Chapter 26
60 minutes
Lesson 8
Chapters 27 - 28
60 minutes
Lesson 9
Chapters 29 - 32
60 minutes
Lesson 10
Chapters 33 - 35
60 minutes
Lesson 11
Chapters 36 - 38
60 minutes
Lesson 12
Themes and Characters
60 minutes
Lesson 13
Symbols and Motifs
60 minutes
Lesson 14
Writing your Essay
60 minutes
Key Skills
English
Analysis
Essay Writing
Comprehension
Educator
Phoebe G
Language Specialist
Phoebe uses students' unique learning styles to tailor her approach to make lessons as useful and personalised as possible to maximise motivation and progress.