When does Estella's contempt stop belonging to Estella and start belonging to Pip?
Great Expectations
30 minutes total
ByCharles Dickens
Grade9-10
Time30 minutes
Essential question
When does Estella's contempt stop belonging to Estella and start belonging to Pip?
Marked passage
Passage location
Chapter VIII
Start anchor
He calls the knaves Jacks, this boy! And what coarse hands he has! And what thick boots!
End anchor
I was in a low-lived bad way.
Passage focus
Estella teaches Pip to see himself differently
Ways to teach it
Listening
Listen to the exact passage; visual following is optional. Same question and evidence demand.
Solo
Read the exact passage independently.
Supported
Use narration and sentence highlighting while reading the same passage.
Teacher guide
Close
Name the single detail that most changed or sharpened your interpretation, and explain why.
Evidence
Use Estella's direct insults and then Pip's later self-judgments using the same or closely related language.
Mark
Underline Estella’s direct judgments about Pip. Then circle the later words Pip uses when judging himself. Connect matching words or ideas to show which parts of Estella’s voice he has absorbed.
Instructional move
Track how an external judgment becomes an internal voice
Notice
• Which judgment belongs clearly to Estella at first? • Where does Pip begin supplying the criticism himself? • What changes once Estella no longer needs to be present for her contempt to affect him?
Strong answer
Estella's contempt becomes Pip's when he begins repeating her judgments about his hands, boots, manners, or class to himself even when she is no longer speaking. The external voice has become a standard he uses for self-evaluation.
Think
Answer provisionally: When does Estella's contempt stop belonging to Estella and start belonging to Pip? Choose the strongest interpretation you can defend from this passage alone.
Watch for
Do not say the shift happens simply because Pip feels embarrassed. Show the linguistic transfer from her words to his inner voice.
Why this passage
Estella insults Pip, but the lasting damage occurs when Pip begins repeating her judgments to himself after she is no longer speaking. The passage captures the exact transfer from another person’s contempt to an internal voice.
Write
Write a short evidence-based response to: When does Estella's contempt stop belonging to Estella and start belonging to Pip? Use at least two details from the assigned passage and explain how they support your interpretation.
Student tasks
Mark
Underline Estella’s direct judgments about Pip. Then circle the later words Pip uses when judging himself. Connect matching words or ideas to show which parts of Estella’s voice he has absorbed.
Notice
Which judgment belongs clearly to Estella at first? Where does Pip begin supplying the criticism himself? What changes once Estella no longer needs to be present for her contempt to affect him?
Think
Answer provisionally: When does Estella's contempt stop belonging to Estella and start belonging to Pip?
Write
Write a short response using at least two pieces of evidence from this passage. Use evidence from the assigned passage. Show what you noticed and how the text supports your interpretation.
Ready-to-teach lesson
TumbleTA 6-12 · TEXT-BASED LESSON
BATCH 01 · 9-10 · LESSON 24
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
When does Estella's contempt stop belonging to Estella and start
belonging to Pip?
TOTAL TIME
PASSAGE
30 minutes
Estella teaches Pip to see himself differently
FIND THE ANCHOR TEXT
Use the Anchor Text Table of Contents in the Enhanced Reader to open the START anchor. Then use the dropdown to select the END anchor.
SECTION / LOCATION
Chapter VIII
START
He calls the knaves Jacks, this boy! And what coarse hands he has! And what thick boots!
END
I was in a low-lived bad way.
PASSAGE ID
sec-ge-02
THE MOVE
Track how an external judgment becomes an internal voice
WHY THIS PASSAGE
Estella insults Pip, but the lasting damage occurs when Pip begins repeating her judgments to himself after she is no longer speaking. The passage captures the exact transfer from another person’s contempt to an internal voice.
MARK
Underline Estella’s direct judgments about Pip. Then circle the later words Pip uses when judging himself. Connect matching words or ideas to show which parts of Estella’s voice he has absorbed.
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NOTICE
Which judgment belongs clearly to Estella at first?
Where does Pip begin supplying the criticism himself?
What changes once Estella no longer needs to be present for her contempt to affect him?
THINK
Answer provisionally: When does Estella's contempt stop belonging to Estella and start belonging to Pip? Choose the strongest interpretation you can defend from this passage alone.
WRITE
Write a short evidence-based response to: When does Estella's contempt stop belonging to Estella and start belonging to Pip? Use at least two details from the assigned passage and explain how they support your interpretation.
CLOSE
Name the single detail that most changed or sharpened your interpretation, and explain why.
STRONG ANSWER
Estella's contempt becomes Pip's when he begins repeating her judgments about his hands, boots, manners, or class to himself even when she is no longer speaking. The external voice has become a standard he uses for self-evaluation.
EVIDENCE
Use Estella's direct insults and then Pip's later self-judgments using the same or closely related language.
WATCH FOR
Do not say the shift happens simply because Pip feels embarrassed. Show the linguistic transfer from her words to his inner voice.
SOLO
Read the exact passage independently.
SUPPORTED
Use narration and sentence highlighting while reading the same passage.
LISTENING
Listen to the exact passage; visual following is optional. Same question and evidence demand.
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STUDENT PAGE · SAME PASSAGE, SAME THINKING
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
When does Estella's contempt stop belonging to Estella and start
belonging to Pip?
START ANCHOR
He calls the knaves Jacks, this boy! And what coarse hands he has! And what thick boots!
END ANCHOR
I was in a low-lived bad way.
Use the Anchor Text Table of Contents in the Enhanced Reader to open the START anchor. Then use the dropdown to select the END anchor.
OPEN THE MARKED PASSAGE IN TUMBLELIT
SOLO: read independently. SUPPORTED: use narration + highlighting. LISTENING: listen to the exact passage. The question and evidence task stay the same.
1.MARK - Underline Estella’s direct judgments about Pip. Then circle the later words Pip uses
when judging himself. Connect matching words or ideas to show which parts of Estella’s voice he has absorbed.
2.NOTICE - Which judgment belongs clearly to Estella at first? Where does Pip begin supplying
the criticism himself? What changes once Estella no longer needs to be present for her contempt to affect him?
3.THINK - Answer provisionally: When does Estella's contempt stop belonging to Estella and start
belonging to Pip?
4.WRITE - Write a short response using at least two pieces of evidence from this passage.
Use evidence from the assigned passage. Show what you noticed and how the text supports your interpretation.
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