THE NECKLACE
PRE 1914 SHORT STORY.
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WHAT TYPE OF PEOPLE WEAR THESE NECKLACES?
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LO: ALL WILL KNOW ABOUT BELLE ÉPOQUE PARIS.
MOST: WILL BE ABLE TO LINK SOCIAL CONTEXT WITH CHARACTERS.
SOME: WILL ABLE TO DEBATE IF MATHILDE IS JUSTIFIED IN HER DISSATISFACTION.
What words describe these scenes? What sort
of life would people living during Belle Epoque
live?
Belle Époque Paris.
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BELLE ÉPOQUE PARIS.
• Belle Epoque literally means "Beautiful Age". Name given in France to the period roughly
1871 to 1914
• During this time standards of living and security for the upper and middle classes
increased which is why they called it a Golden Age.
• The quality of food increased, and people were able to buy more food because of new
machines on farms.
• More and more people had access to running water, gas and electricity. Basic Sanitation
was improved, and children started to live for longer.
• People were able to travel further away for holidays, and entertainment became more
exciting.
LO: ALL will know
about Belle Époque
Paris.
GREEN: I CAN TELL YOU AT LEAST THREE THINGS ABOUT BELLE EPOQUE
PARIS.
AMBER: I CAN TELL YOU ONE THING.
RED: I KNOW NOTHING.
SHOW ME YOUR TRAFFIC LIGHTS.
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WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS WOMAN
WOULD WANT FROM LIFE?
This text is set in the late 19th Century
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LABEL YOUR PICTURE WITH WORDS
FROM THE TEXT THAT YOU THINK
DESCRIBE MATHILDE.
MOST: WILL BE ABLE TO LINK SOCIAL
CONTEXT WITH CHARACTERS
Green:I can explain how the time the story was written affects what the
character wants from life.
Amber: I understand that because the time the story was written is not
modern, the characters think differently to us
Red: I know that the story was written in a different time period.
SHOW ME YOUR TRAFFIC LIGHTS
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DO YOU FEEL MATHILDE IS RIGHT TO BE
DISSATISFIED WITH HER LIFE?
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SOME: WILL ABLE TO DEBATE IF MATHILDE
IS JUSTIFIED IN HER DISSATISFACTION
Green: I can tell you my opinion, and am confident that I can give you good
reasons why I feel that way, referring to the text.
Amber: I can tell you my opinion, and I can tell you why I feel that way, but I
wouldn’t be able to refer to the text.
Red: I know how I feel, but I can’t explain why/ I don’t have an opinon.
SHOW ME YOUR TRAFFIC LIGHTS