Pygmalion, My Fair Lady, Pride and Prejudice

Grade Level:

12

Subject:

English IV CP/H

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Students will read Pygmalion and watch My Fair Lady and Pride and Prejudice to grasp the relationship between social classes, women's rights, and the attitudes of society during the Victorian Era. They will make connections among the three mediums to elaborate on mutual central themes.

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1. Pride, Prejudice, & First Impressions
● Do we misperceive/misjudge people--regardless of their status--and is that prejudice?
● How do we work to overcome our pride and our prejudices? Is it necessary to discard our pride and prejudices in order to strive for equality?
● How can we influence others to change their prejudices?

2. Courtship, Marriage & Relationships
● How do the expectations of our gender influence our interactions with others?
● What does it mean to be independent--as a woman/man? What does it mean to be successful as a woman/man? How has the definition of success changed over time?
● Why is it important to have various types of relationships in our lives? How do our relationships with others affect our worth?

3. Civility, Manners, & Social Class
● How do social class and financial expectations affect our judgments?
● Have we been taught to classify people in society? In what ways? Why were we taught this? Is it productive to classify people in this way?
● Why is it important to recognize the need for manners and civility in our interactions with others?

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