MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER
PRESENTS
By Jane Austen | Adapted by Mark Healy
December 11- January 13
Quadracci Powerhouse
TEACHER’S
GUIDE
CLASSROOM
ACTIVITIES
This Teacher’s Guide is designed to be used in the classroom along with The Rep’s Study Guide
for Sense & Sensibility. These are some suggested activities for your classroom.
The Study Guide is available online at http://www.milwaukeerep.com/season/sense-guide.html
FAMILY TREE
Norland Park, Elinor and Marianne's childhood
home, goes to their brother John Dashwood after
their father's death because of inheritance laws.
Use the character descriptions below to MAP out
the Dashwood family tree. Then, CREATE your own
family tree, and share it with your classmates.
Henry Dashwood: Father of John, Elinor, and Marianne
Mrs. Dashwood: Mother of Elinor and Marianne
John Dashwood: Son of Henry Dashwood
Elinor: Daughter of Henry and Mrs. Dashwood
Marianne: Youngest daughter of Henry and
Mrs. Dashwood
Fanny: Wife of John Dashwood
Sir John Middleton: Distant cousin of Mrs. Dashwood
Lady Middleton: Wife of Sir John Middleton
Mrs. Jennings: Mother of Lady Middleton
An example family tree.
ETIQUETTE BOOK
Etiquette played a big role in the culture of
Regency England. Men and women adhered
to strict societal rules. RESEARCH courtship,
marriage, and gender roles during the
Regency Era, and
CREATE an etiquette
book. Include all the
do’s and do not’s for
men and women in
England during the
Regency Era. (The
Rep’s Sense &
Sensibility Study
Guide, online, would
be a good place to
An Etiquette Book
start your research.)
Victoria Mack and Kate Hurster. Photo by Michael Brosilow.
SENSE VS. SENSIBILITY
Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s costume renderings for
Marianne and Elinor by Costume Designer Angela Balogh Calin.
Jane Austen used the characters Elinor and
Marianne to represent “sense” and
“sensibility.” Elinor is rational, logical, and
responsible. Her sister Marianne is
emotional, passionate, and artistic. After
watching Sense & Sensibility at The Rep,
DISCUSS some of the examples when Elinor
shows her “sense” and where Marianne
shows her “sensibility.” Do other characters
lean towards sense? Sensibility? What
characteristic do you lean towards? WRITE a
letter to either Marianne or Elinor persuading
them to use more sense/sensibility. Use the
examples you discussed in your groups as
evidence to convince the character.
COMMON CORE AND WISCONSIN MODEL EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS
Core Reading Standards for Literature
RL.9-10.2: Determine a theme or central idea of text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide and objective summary of the text.
RL.9-10.3: Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a
text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.
Wisconsin Social Studies Standards
History
B.12.3: Recall, select, and analyze significant historical periods and the relationships among them.
Behavioral Science
E.12.2: Explain how such factors as physical endowment and capabilities, family, gender, ethnicity, religion, socioeconomic
status, attitudes, beliefs, work, and motivation contribute to individual identity and development.
Wisconsin Theater Standards
A.12.1: Attend a live theatrical performance and be able to explain the personal meaning derived from the experience, and
also be able to analyze, evaluate, and create meaning in a broader social and cultural context in either written or oral form.
-Articulate with increased understanding what they liked and didn’t like and why.
-Explain what happened in the play and why they think the playwright made particular choices.
-Explain what happened in the play and why they think the director and actors made particular choices.
-Explain how the technical aspects of the play supported the choices of the playwright, director and actors.
-Describe how the audience appeared to respond to the play.
-Explain the message of the play and its meaning to individuals and to society.
C.12.3: Explain in writing the potential impact of a play on society and culture.
MILWAUKEE REP EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
The Education Department offers backstage tours, pre- and post-show
workshops and classroom residencies.
Contact Us:
For questions or to schedule a workshop,
please
contact:
Milwaukee Repertory Theater
Education Director
Jenny
Kostreva,
Education Department
414-290-5370 • jkostreva@milwaukeerep.com
108 E. Wells Street
Leda Hoffmann, Education Coordinator
Milwaukee, WI 53202
414-290-5393 • lhoffmann@milwaukeerep.com
www.MilwaukeeRep.com
Neal Easterling, Education Assistant
414-224-9490
414-290-5398 • neasterling@milwaukeerep.com
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PROGRAMS IN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT RECEIVE GENEROUS FUNDING FROM:
Dorothy Inbusch Foundation
The Einhorn Family Foundation
Frieda & William Hunt Memorial Trust
Greater MIlwaukee Foundation
The Harley-Davidson Foundation
Johnson Controls Foundation
Milwaukee Arts Board
MPS Partnership for the Arts & Humanities
Northwestern Mutual Foundation
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Target Corporation
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