Tag Archives: Jane Austen

Austen vs. Common Core State Standards

By Robin Bates | Published: December 13, 2012

To excite students, teach good writing–not writing that torments.

By Robin Bates | Published: December 7, 2012

Find out what Jane Austen character you are with my class’s Jane Austen Personality Profile test.

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By Robin Bates | Published: November 29, 2012

College students continue to find Jane Austen’s “Persuasion” compelling.

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By Robin Bates | Published: November 9, 2012

It proved easy to apply the election to Toni Morrison and Jane Austen in my classes.

By Robin Bates | Published: October 23, 2012

Serving my students a Jane Austen high tea made the novels come alive.

By Robin Bates | Published: October 11, 2012

Like Henry Crawford in “Mansfield Park,” Mitt Romney is inconstant and will say anything.

By Robin Bates | Published: October 2, 2012

Playing the card game in “Mansfield Park” gives students insight into the meaning of games.

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By Robin Bates | Published: June 22, 2012

The 2007 Masterpiece Theater version of “Northanger Abbey” plugs into themes uncovered by 20th century feminists.

By Robin Bates | Published: May 31, 2012

Depending on your point of view, literature reduced to tweets is either comic or horrifying.