Classic Regency Novels

Twelve character profiles, six setting descriptions, fifty-five chapter-summary blanks, and six thematic essay prompts guide a full close reading of Jane Austen's Emma.

An educational teaching resource from Learning with Alan entitled Novel Study Worksheets on "Emma" by Jane Austen downloadable at Teach Simple.

Grades: Grades 7–12
Pages: 5
File type: PDF
Preparation: Print ready

Updated Aug 31, 2024

Subject: Reading Comprehension, Reading, ELA
Topic: Novel Study, Literature
Resource types: Worksheets, Worksheets & Printables
Preparation: Print ready

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Novel Study Worksheets on "Emma" by Jane Austen

In this fantastic English language and Literature teaching resource it is offered a comprehensive novel study worksheet activity (5 printable PDF pages; Worksheets) focused on the Regency Era novel "Emma" by English author Jane Austen.

Perfect for post-reading exercises, this English Language and Literature teaching resource can be more than great to deepen and improve students' understanding of this classic Regency Era work.

The English Literature Novel Study activity (5 printable PDF pages; Worksheets) can be ideal for English class students in middle and high school (from 7th grade to 12th grade, teen students).

In this Novel Study on “Emma” (5 printable PDF pages; Worksheets), English Language and Literature teachers can find the following English Literature Novel Study activities:

1 section dedicated on general information (author's name, genre, and original language)
1 section dedicated on character descriptions (12 characters)
1 section dedicated on descriptions of key locations (6 places)
1 section decicated on chapter summaries (55 chapters)
1 section dedicated on a writing activity with 6 essay prompts (book review + 5 other novel related essay prompts; themes and characters)

This English Language and Literature Novel Study Activity on the "Emma" (Regency Era Novel) by English author Jane Austen (5 PDF Printable Slides; worksheets) can be great for learners from 7th grade to 12th grade to study this Regency Era Novel (mostly addressed to middle school and High School Students)

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In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Track and summarize the plot of Emma chapter by chapter across all 55 chapters
Describe twelve major characters and six key settings using evidence from the novel
Analyze how Austen uses marriage, social class, and gender roles to develop the novel's themes
Write an analytical essay tracing Emma Woodhouse's character development from self-assured matchmaker to self-aware individual

Teaching tips

Assign the chapter-summary grid as an ongoing reading log rather than a single sitting, since it covers all 55 chapters of the novel
Have students complete the character and setting profiles early in the unit as a reference sheet they can return to before writing the closing essays
Choose one or two of the six essay prompts per class rather than assigning all six, since each asks for a full analytical response (e.g. marriage and social class, or Emma's use of imagination)
Pair the setting-description blanks with a class map or timeline of Highbury to help students visualize the confined Regency-era world Austen describes

Skills covered

Chapter summarization — students record what happens across all 55 chapters of Emma in a running summary grid.
Character analysis — students profile twelve named characters, building toward the closing essay on Emma Woodhouse's development.
Thematic literary analysis — students analyze Austen's treatment of marriage, social class, and gender roles through targeted essay prompts.
Argumentative essay writing — students write a personal book review and defend an analytical claim about self-deception, decorum, or character growth.

Good to know

Questions teachers ask about this resource

How does the essay section build on the character and chapter work earlier in the guide?

The six essay prompts ask students to draw directly on the character profiles and chapter summaries completed earlier — for example, the prompt on Emma's imagination and self-deception references her relationships with Harriet Smith, Mr. Elton, and Frank Churchill, all of whom appear in the character-profile section.