Great Expectations #5: Study Guides for Great Expectations

Rumor has it Charles Dickens was paid by the word.  While not technically correct, he was paid by the 'installment'.  Dickens wrote his novels to appear as a series of installments or episodes.  This created a rather dramatic way of making sure readers kept reading.  He'd end an episode with a cliff-hanger type ending, leaving his readers wanting to know more about what happened next to their beloved characters.  When all the episode are put in to one novel, however, it can feel as if he were paid by the word!

There are two resources to help you with your reading of Great Expectations.

1. Spark Notes for Great Expectations -  This is NOT meant to replace the text but to enhance your understanding of the language and storyline.  May I suggest reading the Spark Notes first and then going back to the text.   
2. Study Guide for Great Expectations - This study guide is to be printed and used in our analysis of Great Expectations.  Don't lose it; it is to be turned in at the end of this unit and is worth one test grade!  As you complete each section, make sure to discuss it with.

 Here is how you should be grouping your reading assignments for Great Expectations

1. Chapters 1-10
2. Chapters 11-19
3. Chapters 20-31
4. Chapters 32-45
5. Chapters 46-59

As always, if you have any questions, please come see me!