Introduction
Thématique : LELE - L'écrivain dans son siècle ( cycle terminal L)
Niveau visé B2
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Anne , Emily and Charlotte painted by Branwell Brontë ( c 1834)
Task
First answer the questions about the Brontë family
Then match the book with the right author.
Find out eventually how the Brontë's sisters inspired other artists .
Process
I ) Brontë sisters life
1) Time and places
When did the Brontë sisters live ( century )?
When were they born ?
Charlotte :
Emily :
Anne :
When did they die ?
Charlotte :
Emily:
Anne :
Where were they born ? Where did they live ?
Links that might help you :
- https://www.biography.com/people/emily-bronte-9227381
- https://www.biography.com/people/charlotte-bront-11919959
- https://www.biography.com/people/anne-brontë-11919986
- http://haworth-village.org.uk/brontes/bronte_story/bronte_story.asp
2) Their family :
Father's name :
Occupation :
Mother's name :
Name of her essay :
Cause of death :
Their two other sister's name :
Cause of death :
Which character would have Maria Brontë inspired ?
Name of the school attended by Maria , Elizabeth Charlotte Brontë and Emily Brontë?
Name of the school in Jane Eyre :
Name of their brother ?
What arts did Branwell Brontë practised ?
Links that might help you :
- http://www.victorian-era.org/maria-branwell.html
- http://www.haworth-village.org.uk/brontes/branwell/branwell.asp
- http://www.haworth-village.org.uk/brontes/patrick/patrick.asp
- http://kleurrijkbrontesisters.blogspot.com/2011/06/maria-bronte.html
3) Jobs and works
Brontë sister jobs :
Pen name :
Charlotte Brontë :
Emily Brontë :
Anne Brontë :
Why did they have a pen name ?
Links that might help you : http://www.annebronte.org/2017/03/26/who-were-the-real-currer-ellis-and-acton-bell/:
II ) Match the author with the book
| Works | Charlotte | Emily | Anne | Branwell |
| Juvenilia ( 1829-1835) | ||||
| Agnes grey ( 1847) | ||||
| Wuthering Heights ( 1847) | ||||
| Jane Eyre ( 1847) | ||||
| The tenant of the Wildfell Hall (1848 ) | ||||
| Shirley ( 1849) | ||||
| Vilette ( 1853) | ||||
| The Professor ( 1857) | ||||
| Emma ( unfinished ) |
Link that might help you : https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/bronte-sisters
III ) Artists inspired by the Brontë sister
Give the name of a prequel inspired by Jane Eyre , written in 1966 , set in The Carribean :
Find the English Victorian female novelist author of a biography about Charlotte Brontë :
Find a famous song sung by Kate Bush inspired by one's of Emily's novel :
Links that might help you :
- https://www.shmoop.com/wide-sargasso-sea/
- http://www.online-literature.com/elizabeth_gaskell/charlotte_bronte/
- https://www.lacoccinelle.net/248671.html
- https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=wuthering+heights&view=detail&mid=EF395EC81318956A4BDCEF395EC81318956A4BDC&FORM=VIRE
Evaluation
Conclusion
Congrats you finished !