Co-op 8 R Literature (POC Mrs. Pepper)
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2025 6:20 pm
Below is the assignment for Great Expectations. Mrs. Pepper may tweak this, but please reference the below for now:
Rhetoric Literature Year 3
Co-op #8
Charles Dickens: Great Expectations
1. Read Poetics:
A. A Brief History of the Era of Realism (246)
B. The Social Novel in the Era of Realism (246)
C. English Literature in the Victorian Era (246-249)
2. Dickens biography
-Read Poetics: Appendix B Author Biography – Charles Dickens
-Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9dB9BZWDBU (10 minute version)
-Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEYdX5_U0Yg (pt. 1) this will lead you to part 2 & 3 if you want the longer version
3. Vocabulary
*Comic relief
*Escapist fiction
*1st Person point of view
*Habitual character trait
*Melodrama
*Sentimentalism
*Serialization
*Realism
4. Read introduction to Rhetoric Literature for all weeks pertaining to Great Expectations. In my version, it is Weeks 20, 21, 22, 23. There should be in SAP area for literature in each of these weeks (these are not long). If your version does not line up and you can't find the corresponding weeks, reach out to Mrs. Pepper or Mrs. Ingalls.`
5. Read Great Expectations (first half required for next co-op, but feel free to read ahead--and plan to listen to or read the rest of the story after co-op if you don't read it all in time).
6. Dickens is most known for his ability to create amazing characters. Be prepared to discuss the main characters of this novel in terms of their
*appearance & personality
*actions
*words/dialogue
*thoughts/emotions
*interactions with others
7. Dickens has many plots going at the same time. Be prepared to discuss the various plot lines: Pip and Magwitch, Pip and Miss Havisham, Pip and Joe, Pip and Estella
8. Follow the symbolism through the novel:
light and darkness candlelight mist
sunlight forge fire wedding feast at Miss H’s
Rhetoric Literature Year 3
Co-op #8
Charles Dickens: Great Expectations
1. Read Poetics:
A. A Brief History of the Era of Realism (246)
B. The Social Novel in the Era of Realism (246)
C. English Literature in the Victorian Era (246-249)
2. Dickens biography
-Read Poetics: Appendix B Author Biography – Charles Dickens
-Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9dB9BZWDBU (10 minute version)
-Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEYdX5_U0Yg (pt. 1) this will lead you to part 2 & 3 if you want the longer version
3. Vocabulary
*Comic relief
*Escapist fiction
*1st Person point of view
*Habitual character trait
*Melodrama
*Sentimentalism
*Serialization
*Realism
4. Read introduction to Rhetoric Literature for all weeks pertaining to Great Expectations. In my version, it is Weeks 20, 21, 22, 23. There should be in SAP area for literature in each of these weeks (these are not long). If your version does not line up and you can't find the corresponding weeks, reach out to Mrs. Pepper or Mrs. Ingalls.`
5. Read Great Expectations (first half required for next co-op, but feel free to read ahead--and plan to listen to or read the rest of the story after co-op if you don't read it all in time).
6. Dickens is most known for his ability to create amazing characters. Be prepared to discuss the main characters of this novel in terms of their
*appearance & personality
*actions
*words/dialogue
*thoughts/emotions
*interactions with others
7. Dickens has many plots going at the same time. Be prepared to discuss the various plot lines: Pip and Magwitch, Pip and Miss Havisham, Pip and Joe, Pip and Estella
8. Follow the symbolism through the novel:
light and darkness candlelight mist
sunlight forge fire wedding feast at Miss H’s