Welcome students! Introduce today’s focus: how first impressions shape our understanding of characters and society in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Explain agenda and connect to prior experiences judging someone at first sight.

Read the objectives aloud and ask students to paraphrase each. Emphasize evidence-based discussion.

Pose these essential questions and invite a few quick responses before moving on.

Give a brief mini‐lecture on Regency social hierarchy and expectations around marriage, class, and gender roles.

Display this excerpt. Instruct students to annotate individually: circle descriptive words, underline actions, jot quick impressions in margins.

Explain annotation symbols: star for strong impression, question mark for confusion, underline for evidence.

Circulate and prompt pairs to cite page/line numbers as they discuss.

Capture key points on the board. Highlight contrasting views.

Remind students to support their paragraph with a direct citation.

Collect exit tickets as students leave. Use responses to inform next lesson on character development.