Jane+Austen

toc =Biography=

Jane Austen was born to George and Cassandra Austen on 16th, December 1775. She was born in England and became a romantic writer. She became famous as she showed the world how women thought. She died on 18th July, 1817. She started writing because she had access to the largest library of her father which inspired her to write novels and excerpts. In addition she had the need to entertain herself and her family. Her first novel which was published, was "Sense and Sensibility" in the year 1811. The name of // her //novel was "Elinor and Marianne". The novel is about two sisters Elinor and Marianne who fall in love and are disappointed. Later, the name was changed to "Sense and Sensibility" because the end of the novel is about Sense opposite Sensibility of women. She wrote her most famous novel "Pride and Prejudice". The novel was written between 1796 -1797. The novel is about marriage in the 19th century. The main character is Miss Elizabeth Bennet who was 20 years old. She is a witty and opinionated smart girl. Elizabeth's mother wants her daughters to marry off all the nobles and the wealthy so they can live in dignity. However, Elizabeth's family is rude and vulgar. For this reason people do not want to be involved in a marriage relationship with the Bennett family. Gayne who is clever and her sister Elizabeth do not behave like any other family members who have no manners and finally manage to marry wealthy nobles. The books describe the interests and concerns the young Nobel women have towards their marriage. We learn that these women didn't work and therefore they had to marry rich. The position and status of the family was a factor to how rich and strong the family was. They had the ability to choose who their sons and daughters marry. During her life she never got recognition nor was she greatly appreciated. After her death the critics loved her books were generally encouraging and good. The critics liked her books. Jane Austen became a great writer in the eyes of many scholars. The message that she waned to show in her books is that women need to express themselves without family considerations which can come from financial or social influences. Women should not be afraid to express themselves truthfully. While she was alive, she had to mainly publish anonymously so that critics could be objective and if they had known that she was a woman, they would have taken her work less seriously. When they didn't know who she was they appreciated her work, and published it. She assumed that once she was gone, her books would be even more popular. She hoped that the message would carry on to woman all around the world. She hoped that woman in the future would express their opinions and feel free to speak their mind. She hoped women would create from their emotion and self thought, without taking into consideration any social influences. Jane Austen was a special author. She was a woman who dared to write when nobody else would have taken her seriously. She was creative, she was realistic. She presented the true issues that women had to deal with at her time. Her pen was very clear. Her voice was loud and clear. Her message carried across the distance of time. Even today, it empowers women to say what they feel, and to act independently. Women should no longer have to consider what their families, their society or their economy dictates to them what they must do. Jane Austen, an author, a woman and a brave voice for women should be remembered in the context of reading, understanding and learning.

=ID Card=

**Full Name:** Jane Austen.

** Parent's names: ** George and Cassandra Austen.

** Year of birth: ** 16 December 1775- 18 July 1817.

** Were she was born: ** In England.

** Profession: ** She was a Romantic writer.

=Interview= 1. ** What was the first novel to be published? **  The first novel which was published was "Sense and Sensibility" in year 1811. The name of novel was "Elinor and Marianne". The novel is about two sisters Elinor and Marianne who //fell// in love and is disappointed. Later, the name was changed to "Sense and Sensibility" because the end the novel is about Sense as opposed to Sensibility of women. 2. ** What caused you to start writing at all? **  I had access to the largest library of my father which inspired me to write novels and excerpts. 3. ** Who or what influenced your writing? **  What caused me to start writ//ing// was the need to entertain myself and my family. 4. ** What famous novels did you write? **  I wrote my most famous novel "Pride and Prejudice". The novel was written between 1796 -1797. The novel is about marriage in the 19th century. The main character is Miss Elizabeth Bennet who was 20 years old. She is a witty and opinionated smart girl. Elizabeth's mother wants her daughters to marry off all the nobles and the wealthy so they can live in dignity. Elizabeth's family is rude and vulgar. For this reason people do not want to be involved in a marriage relationship with the Bennett family. Gayne who is clever and her sister Elizabeth do not behave like any other family members who have no manners and finally manage to marry wealthy nobles. 5. ** What is the main subject you deal with in your books? **  The books describe the interests and concerns the young Nobel woman has towards their marriage. We learn that these women didn't work and therefore they had to marry rich. The position and status of the family was a factor to how rich and strong the family was. They had the ability to choose who their sons and daughters marry. 6. ** What criticism was voiced about your books? **  During my life I never got any recognition or was I greatly appreciated. After my death the criticism loved my books were generally encouraging and good. 7. ** What was the purpose of your books, did they have a message? **  The message that I want to show in my books is that women need to express themselves without family considerations which can come from financial or social influences. Women should not be afraid to express themselves truthfully. 8. **Was your work recognized during your life?**  While I was alive, I had to mainly publish anonymously so that critics could be objective and if they had known that I was a woman, they would not have taken my work so seriously. When they didn't know who I was they appreciated my work, and published it. I assume that once I'm gone, my books will be even more popular. I hope that the message will carry to woman all around the world. 9. ** Was the writing process easy or difficult for you? **  At first, I had a disorganized writing, later I got more experienced. My brother claimed that it all came out polished and clean, but new unpublished manuscripts show my changes, crossing out words. My favorite and most clear writing were dialogues which showed true life situations. 10. ** What would you advise woman to do today? **  I pray and hope that woman in the future should express their opinions and feel free to speak their mind. Women should create from their emotion and self thought, without taking into consideration any social influences.

=Speech=

Ladies and Gentlemen, Today, we open the new Jane Austen Wing of our community library. We are proud to have a new room, which will attract readers of all ages to read comfortably, and enjoy borrowing our new books. Jane Austen was a special author. She was a woman who dared to write when nobody else would have taken her seriously. She was creative, she was realistic. She presented the true issues that women had to deal with at her time. Her pen was very clear. Her voice was loud and clear. Her message carried across the distance of time. Even today, it empowers women to say what they feel, and to act independently. Women should no longer have to consider what their families, their society or their economy dictates to them what they must do. Jane Austen, an author, a woman and a brave voice for women should be remembered in the context of reading, understanding and learning. We hope and pray that this room becomes just that, a place of reading understanding and learning.

=rationale= All the classes were written about women of valor. We chose to write about Jane Austen because we thought that her perspective about life is true for her time and even for today. She was a powerful woman who brought something new to the world. She had an independent and brave attitude which is very refreshing, and her message carries on till today. It was fun, learning about a famous author, who lived a long time ago, and in a way, is still relevant today. We like her personality; she also was brave on her writing and didn't scare to voice her opinion against the popular thoughts.

=reflection=     Searching skills  Summarizing skills  Writing skills <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed;">** Vocabulary level ** <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed;"> English language skills <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: top;"> **4**. **a.** Yes, we had enough time to work and to all chapters separately. **b.** Our teacher Tamara Brock really helped us during work and always reinforced andsupported us. **c.** Instructions were a bit complicated to understand but the teacher helped us tounderstand. **d.** Yes. <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 27pt; tab-stops: right 81.0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed;">** 5. I enjoyed working on this project because ** - We got an <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; tab-stops: right 81.0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed;"> opportunity to learn about Jane Austen and improve our English <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; tab-stops: right 81.0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed;"> skills at the same time. <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed;">
 * 1) <span style="color: black; direction: ltr; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> During the project we learned about Jane Austen's life story and about the time period when she lived in.
 * 1) <span style="color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">it has improved our:
 * 1) <span style="color: black; direction: ltr; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> It was hard for us to write all the knowledge we knew in English because our Vocabulary is also difficult for us to read the articles on the character we did it - ** Jane Austen **.

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