A comprehensive and engaging teaching unit for Persuasion, designed for senior English classrooms. This resource supports students in analysing a classic novel of manners, exploring themes of love, regret, social class, and personal growth within a rich historical context.

Through structured lessons and guided activities, students examine how Austen’s use of narrative voice, irony, and free indirect discourse shapes meaning. The unit places a strong emphasis on context, including Regency society, gender expectations, and social mobility, enabling students to develop a deeper understanding of the text.

This is a rigorous, classroom-ready unit that builds advanced analytical skills and prepares students for senior assessment.

What’s included:
Structured lesson sequence 10 weeks
Contextual study (Regency England, class, gender roles, social expectations)
Language features and stylistic analysis activities
Narrative voice and free indirect discourse exploration
Character analysis (Anne Elliot, Captain Wentworth, Lady Russell, Sir Walter)
Theme analysis (love, persuasion, regret, social class, personal growth)
Close reading and quote analysis tasks
Exemplar analytical responses

How to Use
Convert to PowerPoint: Upload the PDF to PowerPoint (File → Open) to automatically convert into editable slides
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