Mansfield Park Lesson Plan

If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:

1. 1

   Students will, through self-guided research and class discussion, learn about the Regency Era and its relevance to the plot and themes of Mansfield Park.

2. 2

   Through close reading, students will develop original, interpretive analyses of key passages of the novel.

3. 3

   Through individual writing and group work, students will become familiar with common practices of the Regency Era—like letter writing and silhouette crafting—which will broaden and deepen their understanding of the culture of the British aristocracy in the Regency Era.

4. 4

   Students will...