Mansfield Park Lesson Plan

The Role of Faith and the Church

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

Students will analyze the discussions of faith, the church, and the role of clergyman in the novel and compare them to Austen's own views on the subject.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.1; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.2; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.3; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.7; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.7

Structure:

Using a SmartBoard or individual electronic devices, follow this link to the All Things Georgian blog post, "The Faith of Georgian England." Scroll down to the section entitled "The Regency" and ask students to read aloud, finishing after the section entitled...