Great Expectations Study Guide

Enjoy reading Dicken's classic work Great Expectations as you work through Progeny Press' Christian literature study guide.

Great Expectations follows Young Pip, his companionship with the traumatized Miss Havisham, and relationship with Estella, Miss Havisham's ward. In later life, Pip receives help from a mysterious benefactor, giving Pip "great expectations" of a new life.

This Progeny Press guide includes features about:

• The author
• Vocabulary, critical thinking, & analysis
• Literary Techniques: context skills, rhythm, pacing, mood, comic relief, irony, point of view, foreshadowing, foils, antonyms/synonyms, anthropomorphism, exposition, repetition, similes, metaphor, hyperbole, compare/contrast, anaphora, pathetic fallacy, epiphany, dramatic structure, coming-of-age, dynamic/static text, themes, and aesthetic distance.
• Character Values/Concepts: caring for widows/orphans, being responsible for our actions, self-image, social rank, wealth, encouragement, contentment, pride, empathy, money/debt, vanity, having our security in God, work, roles.
• Activities/Writing Assignments include art projects, writing/essay choices, drama exercises and more. Topics covered include the industrial revolution, penal colonies, blacksmithing, Newgate prison, caricatures, expectations, knighthood, ancestry, funerals, lotteries, financial planning, and depression.
• A living reading list of books by the same author and other books like Great Expectations

  PLEASE NOTE: the book "Great Expectations" is required and sold-separately.

  Setting: England 1800s

  The format is ideal for homeschoolers; the large 8.5x11 printed workbook format is convenient to read, easy on the eyes, and easy to transport from car to home. Plus, every question has plenty of whitespace for student's answers, which encourages neat and clean handwriting practice. A removable answer key is also included for the teacher.

  Grades: 9-12