Teaching Jane Austen

 The Complete Guide to Teaching Jane Austen is a colorful, informative and well organized treasure trove of suggestions for studying Jane Austen using both books and movies. While it was originally written in conjunction with the 2008 BBC Masterpiece series, it can be used with other Austen adaptations as well.

Here are the Table of Contents:
About This Guide
Why Jane? Why Now?
Austen in the Classroom
Jane Austen’s Life
Miss Austen Regrets
Novel to Film
The Art of Adaptation
Self-Discovery
Persuasion
Sense and Sensibility
Society and the Self
Emma
Pride and Prejudice
Satire and Irony
Northanger Abbey
Mansfield Park
Selected Resources

There is enough here to provide a springboard for a semester of study at least. And what a fun time that would be!! Here is a little reminder from the Guide as to why study Jane:

Jane Austen first made her way onto standard U.S. high school and college reading lists because she is a great novelist. She remains there because she has proven herself to be a timeless one. Each generation, including the one that you are now teaching, “rediscovers” Austen.