Arriving at Lowood School

Arriving at Lowood School

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn about Brontë's experience of school and also find out what happens to Jane when she arrives at Lowood. We will learn about discourse markers and consider how Brontë presents Lowood school as an unpleasant place.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Where is Jane being sent?
Correct answer: Boarding school
Her parents' house
The nunnery
Q2.
What is the name of the headmaster of this Lowood School?
Currer Bell
Correct answer: Mr Brocklehurst
Mr Reed
Q3.
What does Mrs Reed tell Mr Brocklehurst about Jane?
Jane is a pleasant child.
Correct answer: Jane is deceitful.
Jane needs lots of love and encouragement.
Q4.
What group of people tried to spread Christianity to the colonies of the British empire?
Correct answer: Missionaries
The army
Traders
Q5.
In what year was this book published?
1737
Correct answer: 1847
1887

5 Questions

Q1.
What disease did Charlotte's sisters, Elisabeth and Marie, die from?
Cancer
The plague
Correct answer: Tuberculosis
Q2.
What is the weather like when Jane arrives at Lowood School?
Correct answer: Rainy and windy
Snowy
Sunny
Q3.
What do the pupils eat for breakfast at Lowood school?
Correct answer: Burnt porridge
Burnt toast
Mouldy bread
Q4.
What was the name of Charlotte Brontë's school?
Lowood School
Correct answer: The Clergyman Daughter's School
The Priest's Daughter's School
Q5.
What did Jane compare John to?
Correct answer: A Roman emperor
A slave
An Egyptian pharaoh

Lesson appears in

UnitEnglish / Jane Eyre

English