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Cheddar Cheese & Apple SaladA light English salad for those warm summer days Preparation time: 25 minutes Serves 4 INGREDIENTS ½ round lettuce 5 fl oz (150ml) fresh soured cream 3 tablespoons of fresh milk 1 teaspoon of lemon juice Salt and freshly ground pepper 2 medium sized English eating apples (cored & diced) 8oz (225g) English Cheddar Cheese (diced) 4 canned pears, drained and chopped Parsley to decorate COOKING INSTRUCTIONS Wash and dry lettuce, then tear into smallish pieces and use to cover the base of your serving dish. Combine the soured cream, milk. lemon juice and seasoning before adding the apples, cheese and pears and mixing together. Pile on the lettuce and garnish with parsley. Summer PuddingTraditional English Country FareThis sweet is a popular English farmhouse recipe, ideal for using up those delicious summer fruits. Preparation time: 25 minutes plus overnight chilling Cooking time: 10 minutes Serves 4-6 people INGREDIENTS 6 large slices of bread (crustless) 4oz (100g) sugar (or to taste) 5tbsp (75ml) water 1½lb (700g) soft summer fruits (raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, blackcurrants) 5floz (150ml) double cream (fresh) 1tbsp (15ml) milk (fresh) Sprig of mint to decorate COOKING INSTRUCTIONS Slice the bread into fingers, put the sugar and water into a saucepan and, stirring, heat until the sugar melts. Add the fruit and simmer gently for between 7-10 minutes (until almost soft) - keeping back a few spoonfuls of the juice. Line a 2 pint (1.1 litre) pudding basin or souff lé dish with the bread fingers. Add about half the hot fruit mixture and cover with more bread fingers. Cover the basin with a plate or saucer and weigh it down with something heavy. Leave it in the refrigerator overnight, then turn it out on to a plate just before serving. Cover any white patches with reserved juice and decorate with fruit and mint. Serve with cream, whipped with milk until lightly stiff. Jane Eyre – Setting the Mood! Here are some ideas to set the mood and get the conversation started to help you appreciate Eyre’s classic. Enjoy! Introductory Game Ideas:
Jane Eyre -- Literary TermsExposition – the introduction of the setting, characters, conflict(s) at the beginning of a novel. Our first impressions are so influential to our enjoyment and impressions of the novel, so after finishing a novel, skim the first chapter again to see how the author shaped and influenced your first impressions. Notice how Jane’s early “wickedness” develops and influences her journey. Focus question: 1 Diction – word choice. Notice Bronte’s word choice and how that influences your reading speed as well as enjoyment level. Notice how the diction matches the social class of the speaker and his/her level of education. Syntax – style of sentence structure. Notice how the author’s crafting of syntax affects your engagement as a reader. Complexity of syntax does not determine literary merit; the pairing of syntax to meaning does. Tone – author’s attitude toward subject. Think “tone of voice.” Tone is created through diction and can be very subtle, but is extremely important. If you misinterpret the tone, you most likely misinterpret the meaning or theme of the narrative. Jane’s matter-of-fact tone of voice influences our impressions of her and the other characters. Focus question: 1 Mood – emotional atmosphere of novel. Mood is considered an aspect of the setting (time, place, atmosphere). When we read a novel, we “read ourselves,” so think about what type of mood your favorite novels tend to have and how different moods may influence your enjoyment level. Notice how the weather and seasons mirror the events of the narrative: winter (Gateshead and Lowood), spring and summer (Thornfield), autumn and winter (Morton) and spring (Ferndean). Theme – main idea that runs throughout and unifies novel. Theme should be stated as a complete thought and not one word, which would instead be a topic of the novel: instead of “family” or “social class” consider what the author is saying about the nature or importance of family or notice what social class the good and bad people tend to have in the novel. In classics, themes are frequently not “morals” of the novel; they may or may not represent the ideal. Focus questions: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15 Irony – the opposite of what it expected. Dramatic irony is when the reader has more information than the character does, providing the reader with an all-knowing perspective. Situational irony is when a situation turns out differently than expected. Verbal irony is when the speaker means the opposite of what is said, so correctly interpreting tone becomes crucial to the reader’s understanding of the events and particularly of the themes. Imagery – the use of words that engage the senses. Notice Bronte’s use of imagery when describing the moors around Morton: “I touched the heath: it was dry, and yet warm with the heat of the summer day. I looked at the sky; it was pure: a kindly star twinkled just above the chasm ridge. The dew fell, but with propitious softness; no breeze whispered. Nature seemed to me benign and good.” Symbolism – when an element of the story (object, character, color, etc.) is both literally present in the novel and has significance or represents something beyond itself. Many scholars have contemplated the symbolic function of the character of Bertha. Focus question: 12 Foil – when two characters contrast each other. The characters do not need to be enemies – or even be aware of one another. Jane has a number of foils in the novel – most significantly, Helen Burns and Bertha. Focus question: 10, 12, 13 Foreshadowing – when the author provides hints to future events. The recurring laugh of “Grace Poole” foreshadows the presence of Bertha in the novel. |
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