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"Love Is ": Wuthering Heights

The document provides instructions for a pre-reading activity on the concept of love to introduce students to Wuthering Heights. It involves students 1) filling out a survey on their ideas of love, 2) discussing two poems depicting different types of love, 3) splitting into groups where each group analyzes a poem and creates a collage representing their interpretation, and 4) presenting their collages and getting feedback. The goal is to show students the complexities of how love is portrayed before they read Wuthering Heights, where Bronte also explores complicated notions of love.

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"Love Is ": Wuthering Heights

The document provides instructions for a pre-reading activity on the concept of love to introduce students to Wuthering Heights. It involves students 1) filling out a survey on their ideas of love, 2) discussing two poems depicting different types of love, 3) splitting into groups where each group analyzes a poem and creates a collage representing their interpretation, and 4) presenting their collages and getting feedback. The goal is to show students the complexities of how love is portrayed before they read Wuthering Heights, where Bronte also explores complicated notions of love.

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“Love is…”

Wuthering Heights: Pre-Reading Activity

Resources Needed:

 ½ sized poster boards

 Construction paper, glue, markers…various art supplies

 Assorted magazines

 Copies of poems depicting different forms of love

 Copies of pre-reading survey

Procedure:

Students should fill out the survey and discuss their different ideas. After discussion, as a class
read ee. cumming’s “i carry my heart with you (i carry you in my heart) and Margaret Atwood’s
“You fit into me.” Conduct a brief discussion over the two very different natures of love
presented in the poems. Next, split the class into several groups (about 3-4 each group). The
materials for this exercise should be laid out previously so students can easily gather materials; I
did this in stations, with each station having different materials for students to pick up.

1. Each group should pick ONE poem from the pile.

2. Each group should get one poster board and several magazines, art materials, whatever they
might need.

3. Instruct the group of their task: they should read the poem in their group and discuss what idea
about love the poem is expressing. Then they should create a collage that reflects that idea. The
collages should incorporate the text of the poem. Students should entitle their collages as “Love
is…” followed by what their main idea is.

4. After creating the collages, groups will read their poem to the class and discuss how they chose
the images they used to represent the poem.

5. At the conclusion to the exercise, provide a brief intro to Wuthering Heights, hinting that just as
we discussed in the activity, throughout the novel Bronte discusses the complications and
complexities of love.
Group Scoring Guide for “Love is…” Activity:
Students offer an insightful interpretation
of the poem through their main idea and presentation: /20

Images in the collage reflect overall idea:


/20

Groups show evidence of their discussion and knowledge of the poem: /20

Collage demonstrates effort and creativity: /15

Total: /75

Group Scoring Guide for “Love is…” Activity:


Students offer an insightful interpretation
of the poem through their main idea and presentation: /20

Images in the collage reflect overall idea: /20

Groups show evidence of their discussion and knowledge of the poem: /20

Collage demonstrates effort and creativity: /15

Total: /75
“Love is…”
Wuthering Heights: Pre-Reading Activity
Rate the following statements according to the following scale:

1 – Strongly Agree 2 – Agree 3 – Somewhat Agree 4 – Disagree 5 – Strongly Disagree

1. Love is painful. _________

2. Everyone has a soulmate. _________

3. Love is only an emotion. _________

4. Love is a decision. _________

5. All’s fair in love and war. _________

6. Jealousy can be an expression of love. _________

7. When you fall in love, it lasts forever. _________

8. There’s no such thing as a love that lasts forever. _________

9. To die for love is noble. _________

10. You should only marry your soulmate. _________

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