This lesson introduces some background knowledge on ideas about marriage in Victorian times, looking at a poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson and some ideas about marriage from Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen). Activities include discussion, summarising, scanning, Kahoot to check learning, match-up task and watching a short clip from Pride and Prejudice. Plenary at end asks students to summarise what the benefits of marriage were at this time for men and women.
Resources are available for easy printing at the end of the power point.