Great Expectations Group

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leighanastasia
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Middle School

What are the main events of Great Expectations?  What is the climax?  What is the falling action? 

I am looking to plot the main events of the novel on a plot graph with my students and don't want to leave anything  out.  I am looking for a bulleted list. 

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Posted by leighanastasia on Tuesday October 28, 2008 at 8:22 PM and tagged with great expectations, plot.

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  1. jennyrocks Teacher
    High School - 11th Grade

    eNotes Editor

    I teach the NexText version so I may be missing a BUNCH since it is a shortened, simplified account:

    • Pip meets convict
    • Pip goes to Satis - meets Estella, MH
    • Pip meets convict again at the bar
    • Convict gives him shilling wrapped in pound notes
    • Joe meets MH
    • Orlick is introduced
    • Mrs. Joe is attacked
    • Orlick's feelings for Biddy are known
    • Pip is contacted about his benefactor and rules are given
    • Pip goes to London
    • Pip re-meets Herbert Pocket
    • Joe embarasses Pip when he visits
    • Mrs. Joe dies
    • Pip has Wemmick give money to Herbert
    • Estella and MH argument
    • The convict (Magwitch) appears and reveals his background and that he is Pip's benefactor
    • Pip accuses MH of leading him on about Estella and the benefactorship. He asks her to give money to Herbert
    • Pip and Herbert plan to help Magwitch
    • Dinner at Jaggers's house - Estella's mom
    • Magwitch announced as Estella's dad
    • Pip lured to the marshes by Orlick so he can kill Pip
    • Magwitch is captured
    • Pip plans to ask Biddy to marry him
    • Pip and Estella meet up at the end and go seperate ways

    I hope that was helpful. I reiterate that I teach the shortened version of this novel so there may be some details that I dont remember from the actual novel.

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    Posted by jennyrocks on Sunday November 16, 2008 at 12:03 PM