Comparing ideas and advice on love in different centuries
I can compare Jane Austen and John Steinbeck's advice about young love through their letters.
Comparing ideas and advice on love in different centuries
I can compare Jane Austen and John Steinbeck's advice about young love through their letters.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- When comparing, look for similarities and differences.
- Look for subtle differences, where there is a clear similarity, but subtle variations.
- To express differences, use a correlative and comparative conjunctions.
- Recapping the context of a text can help you to understand why the advice or attitude of each writer is different.
- Circumstances may be similar, but being a man or a woman or living in different centuries will make a difference.
Keywords
Patronised - the experience of being treated as if you are insignificant is being patronised
Caution - advice or warning
Indifferent - not being interested in or not caring about something or someone
Pragmatic - solving things in a sensible, practical way rather than obeying theories or ideas
Common misconception
Students often think that differences need to be large when comparing texts.
Encourage them to look for subtle differences.
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Equipment
You will need a copy of John Steinbeck's 1958 letter to his son Thom. A copy of Austen's letter to her niece is available in the additional materials.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
the who, what, where and when of the text
why the text was written
the person or group being addressed by the text
the name given to the text
the type of text for example, letter or speech
Exit quiz
6 Questions
being treated as if you are insignificant
a warning or a reminder to be careful
when you aren't interested in something
a state of not knowing something or being unsure