Jane Eyre & Bean Trees: Socio-Historical Essay

Jane Eyre & Bean Trees Socio-Historical Essay
     --Essay Rubric
     --Essay timetable:
          -Wednesday, Jan. 2:  draft of 4 body paragraphs
          -Friday, Jan. 4:  draft 6 - 8 body paragraphs
          -Tuesday, Jan. 8:  completed draft including introduction and closing
          -Monday, Jan. 14: revised draft
          -Wednesday, Jan. 16: final draft
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Reminder:  body paragraphs should be developed as follows:
1. topic sentence  
2. lead-in to textual evidence 1 
3. textual evidence 1 
4. commentary 
5. transition and lead-in to textual evidence 2 
6. textual evidence 2 
7. commentary 
8. concluding or clincher sentence 

In order to provide convincing evidence of a theme, multiple examples must be provided!
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Resources:
--The Importance of Historical Context (skip down to section, "Historical Context in Literature"
The role and status of women:
--"Jane Eyre and 19th Century Women" (text & video)
--"The Bean Trees:  Feminism and Solidarity Among Women" 
Poverty, mobility, & Social class:
--"Class Attitudes in The Westminster Review and Jane Eyre"
--The Bean Trees Quotes
--New York Times Book Review:  The Bean Trees

A more complete list of readings is here.