Oxford Persuasion Activities

Activities
Before Reading
1. What do you know about the people in the story?
1) Yes
2) No
3) Yes
4) Yes
5) No

2. Lady Russel persuaded Anne against marriage with Frederic Wentworth for 3reasons. What where they and was good or bad reasons.
1) No money
2) Low social rank
3) Not so good future
The reasons she gave was kind of bad reasons because they only look the material things.3) Imagine that you have to made a important decision in your life, somebody then tries to persuade you not to do it. Whose advice would you listen to.
a) My mother
b) My father
my parentsbecause they only want the best thing for me.

Activities
While Reading
Read Chapters 1 and 2, and then answer these questions.
1. Charles Musgrove
2. Mr William Elliot
3. Lady Russel
4. ElizabethElliot
5. Anne Elliot & Elizabeth
6. Mrs Clay
7. Frederick Wentworth
8. Mr & Mrs Musgrove
9. Mrs Croft

Before you read Chapter 3, can you guess how Anne and Captain Wentworth willbehave when they meet for the first time in 8 years? Choose what you think will probably happen.
1. They look
2. Anne remains calm
3. Wentworth is polite to Anne
4. Wentworth talks a lot
5. Theykeep their distance
6. They don’t speak to each other

Read chapter 3. Who said these words, and what do they tell us about that person?
1. Henrietta Musgrove – her interest in a good looking man.2. Mr Musgrove – showing affection and understanding
3. Charles Musgrove – showing selfishness
4. Mary Musgrove – show complete selfishness
5. Anne Elliot – showing generosity
6. CaptainWentworth
7. Louisa Musgrove – show that doesn’t understand anything

Read chapter 4. Choose the best question-word for these questions, and then answer them.
1. Why – think that Henrietta wasinterested in Captain Wentworth
2. Why – captain and Louisa were getting very well together
3. What – Firmness of character
4. What – Anne refuse Charles proposal of marriage
5. Why- Wentworth told her...