Bridget Jones's Diary Lesson Plan

Evaluating Comedy & Tension in "Bridget Jones's Diary"

Kind of Activity:

Group Discussion

Objective:

Students will closely examine a few selected scene segments from the first two-thirds of the novel, evaluate and discuss the scenes Fielding presents through various lenses.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.11-12.5

Structure:

In this activity, students look closely at Fielding's approach to creating comedic tension, examine how she reveals key information over the course of the first two-thirds of the novel, and discuss how she develops the...