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Northanger Abbey
Jane Austen
Northanger Abbey follows Catherine Morland and family friends Mr. and Mrs. Allen as they visit Bath, England. Seventeen year-old Catherine spends her time visiting newly made friends, like Isabella Thorpe, and going to balls. Catherine finds herself pursued by Isabella’s brother John Thorpe and by Henry Tilney. She also becomes friends with Eleanor Tilney, Henry’s younger sister. Mr. Henry Tilney captivates her with his view on novels and knowledge of history and the world. The Tilneys invite Catherine to visit their father’s estate, Northanger Abbey, which, because she has been reading Ann Radcliffe’s gothic novel The Mysteries of Udolpho, Catherine expects to be dark, ancient and full of fantastical mystery.
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Source: Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey (London: J. Murray, 1817) | ||||
Lexile Level: TBD | Origin: British | Genre: Fiction, Gothic Romance |
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| Reading Level: 9 | Language: English | File name: na | ||
Sunshine State Standards: LA.A.2.4: The student constructs meaning from a wide range of texts. LA.D.2.4: The student understands the power of language. LA.E.2.4: The student responds critically to fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama. | ||||
Theme: Parody, Necessity of Balance | ||||
Reading Strategy: Comprehension (Decode, make connections to prior knowledge, think about and control what is being read), KWL, Story Maps and Frames |
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