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Becoming Jane
Jane, a 20-year-old writer falls in love with Tom Lefroy who studies law. Jane's romance inspired her to write Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. Read the story of Jane Austen and how she became one of the greatest writers of English literature.
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January 13, 2014
@Time of reading
12/27 100 min
@7 word summary
poor woman marry rich man love problems
@Discussion question
Do you have a dream?
Yes - What is it?
No - what person do you want to be in the future?
@My answer
Yes, i do. i want to travel all over the world. especially, i would like to go South America because there are some of my friends. i like human, so i would like to meet a lot of people and learn a lot of knowledge and way of thinking about the world and people.
@What I think about the book.
i like this book because it was so romantic. i truly agreed with the main character's thinking that love is more important than love. i am poorer than other people, but i want to find a great man except of how much he earn. my mother's thinking is same as me, so she will be for to me, different from the mother in this book.
12/27 100 min
@7 word summary
poor woman marry rich man love problems
@Discussion question
Do you have a dream?
Yes - What is it?
No - what person do you want to be in the future?
@My answer
Yes, i do. i want to travel all over the world. especially, i would like to go South America because there are some of my friends. i like human, so i would like to meet a lot of people and learn a lot of knowledge and way of thinking about the world and people.
@What I think about the book.
i like this book because it was so romantic. i truly agreed with the main character's thinking that love is more important than love. i am poorer than other people, but i want to find a great man except of how much he earn. my mother's thinking is same as me, so she will be for to me, different from the mother in this book.
May 6, 2009
This book remind me of the story romeo and juliet cause it's similar, i liked because i think that this story is exceptional,I think that this book is a very interesting story because it has adventure, love, mysterious, and funny parts.
March 29, 2011
Very- very short, even to describe part of Austen's life....Nevertheless, it made good reading for one summer evening...
July 8, 2014
I loved it!
June 11, 2015
1.level3
2.June7 35min,June9 45min, June11 20min
3.Jane ,poor ,rich, love,family,sad,novel
4.a)Jane was born in poor family. Her dream was to be a novelist. Then she met a man who is a Mr.Wisley. He is a rich man and fall in love with her. So her mother wanted her to marry .But she refused because she didn't want to marry without love. She loved another men . But everyone opposed about the love. So she eloped with him...
b) I was sad . Because They couldn't marry . They loved each other. But It was difficult to continue to elop with him.However,I like the story which he named after Jane to his daughter. Jane was so glad.
5.This story was sad and painful. It's the kind of thing that used to happen in the old days. They can't marry with only love. It is so sad . But Jane suceeded as a novelist. So I couldn't find this is happy end or not.I thought I also want to watch a movie of this. Because I like Anne Hathaway. This movie must be good!!
2.June7 35min,June9 45min, June11 20min
3.Jane ,poor ,rich, love,family,sad,novel
4.a)Jane was born in poor family. Her dream was to be a novelist. Then she met a man who is a Mr.Wisley. He is a rich man and fall in love with her. So her mother wanted her to marry .But she refused because she didn't want to marry without love. She loved another men . But everyone opposed about the love. So she eloped with him...
b) I was sad . Because They couldn't marry . They loved each other. But It was difficult to continue to elop with him.However,I like the story which he named after Jane to his daughter. Jane was so glad.
5.This story was sad and painful. It's the kind of thing that used to happen in the old days. They can't marry with only love. It is so sad . But Jane suceeded as a novelist. So I couldn't find this is happy end or not.I thought I also want to watch a movie of this. Because I like Anne Hathaway. This movie must be good!!
December 12, 2012
Becoming Jane
by Kevin Hood
Published by Penguin Readers, Level 3
time-250min.
7words-
writer/pride/wrong/prejudice/problems/traditional/happy
Discussion Question
1Q:In this story, people couldn't be happy in a marriage. However, Japanese marriage must be always happy. Do you think marriage should be with happiness?
1A:Surely I answer yes. But one ethnic group in India has different wedding systems. They just get married, and live separately forever. But Japanese couples live together at least while they are in marriage, so I feel Japanese wedding always should be happy.
2Q:At dance party, Jane said terribly to Henry that he was strange. But Jane bowed her. She was embarrased. Do you think that his behave is right?
2A:I think it is like British. He is very polite. He keeped calm. I think he is a nice guy.
by Kevin Hood
Published by Penguin Readers, Level 3
time-250min.
7words-
writer/pride/wrong/prejudice/problems/traditional/happy
Discussion Question
1Q:In this story, people couldn't be happy in a marriage. However, Japanese marriage must be always happy. Do you think marriage should be with happiness?
1A:Surely I answer yes. But one ethnic group in India has different wedding systems. They just get married, and live separately forever. But Japanese couples live together at least while they are in marriage, so I feel Japanese wedding always should be happy.
2Q:At dance party, Jane said terribly to Henry that he was strange. But Jane bowed her. She was embarrased. Do you think that his behave is right?
2A:I think it is like British. He is very polite. He keeped calm. I think he is a nice guy.
April 22, 2013
1. Publisher; Andy Hopkins and Jocelyn Potter
Book Series; Penguin Readers
Level;3
2. Time 4/18 10 mins (until chapter 2)
4/22 56 mins 12 mins
Total 78 mins
3.dream, writer, book, love, dance, embarrassed, each other
4.When you were a child, what did you want to be??
→When I was a child, I wanted to be a artist.
because my grandfather is good at drawing, so I wanted to draw something well like him.
What kind of books do you like?
→I like fairy stores, because I can go to different world when I read it.
5. First, I felt that this book is difficult for me to understand because
there are 4 characters in this story. But the more I read, The more I understand this story. Finally is good. everyone becomes happy. but I noticed that there are many kind of happiness in the world.
October 1, 2009
i like this book because it was romantic but it wasn't like all book it was sad ending. what i didn't like about it there wasn't a lot of details in it and it was too short.this book was about a girl called jane and her sister.her sister was married but her sister wasn't married yet.her mom wants her to marry a rich man because they are poor people but jane doesn't want to get married without love. one day she meet her brothers friend his name is tom.she liked him and he liked her but they couldn't get married because of tom's uncle they get married to the people that they don't want.will this book tought me 2 lessons 1st lesson is if you want something you have to take risks and the 2nd lesson life is not a fairy tail.
October 24, 2013
1. Penguin readers level3
2. 20 min 10/13
80min 10/21
3. marry, love, money, story, Hampshire, lawyer, party
4. Which do you choose love or money?
--- I choose love, same as Jane. Money is of course important, but people cannot be happy without love. It is a kind of big choice actually.
5. I really like to read such a love story. I found Anne Hathaway on the cover of this book, she is one of the best actress for me so I chose this one to read. "Sometimes love is a shy flower. It takes time to grow." This is the most beautiful and impressive words for me. I want to watch a movie related to this book.
2. 20 min 10/13
80min 10/21
3. marry, love, money, story, Hampshire, lawyer, party
4. Which do you choose love or money?
--- I choose love, same as Jane. Money is of course important, but people cannot be happy without love. It is a kind of big choice actually.
5. I really like to read such a love story. I found Anne Hathaway on the cover of this book, she is one of the best actress for me so I chose this one to read. "Sometimes love is a shy flower. It takes time to grow." This is the most beautiful and impressive words for me. I want to watch a movie related to this book.
May 11, 2016
1. Penguin level3
2.80 minutes
3. love/marry/rich/poor/family/writer/layer
4a. I am nothing without my uncle's money, and he will never agree to our marriage. So I cannot offer you marriage, but you must know what I feel. I am yours. My heart is yours.
4b. I like this because it means love is more important than money for Jane and Tom. I think it is little romantic.
5. This story is little difficult for me because some complicated things happened. I was surprised that Jane and Tom didn't decide to marry. But Jane could become a writer, and Tom could become a layer. Finally, they both could be happy so it was good.
November 7, 2012
- Penguin Readers, level 3
- Time: 11/7 = 130 minutes
- 7-word summery: woman - poor - write - marry - rich - love - broke
- Discussion questions:
1. If your mother makes you to marry with a rich man you don't love, what will you do?
Of course I don't want to marry with him, but if my family is so poor, I may try to love him.
2. Will you marry with your lover even if your family are against about that?
I will! I want them to celebrate our marriage, so I'll try to persuade them. But if I cannot do that, I won't break up my lover.
October 9, 2015
1, PENGUINS Level3
2, 10/5 45 min 10/6 10 min10/7 45 min
3, poor family, marriage, without love, sad, elope, unmarked, famous
4a Jane always said I don't want to get marry without live.
b i can understand how she feels. because I think married life will be boring without love.
5 I enjoyed reading this book. especially I like that Jane decided not to marry because she did't want to Tom to be poor. I think it's hard decision to make. also there were some pictures in the book so it was easier for me to image the scene. I like to see this stories movie.
2, 10/5 45 min 10/6 10 min10/7 45 min
3, poor family, marriage, without love, sad, elope, unmarked, famous
4a Jane always said I don't want to get marry without live.
b i can understand how she feels. because I think married life will be boring without love.
5 I enjoyed reading this book. especially I like that Jane decided not to marry because she did't want to Tom to be poor. I think it's hard decision to make. also there were some pictures in the book so it was easier for me to image the scene. I like to see this stories movie.
May 25, 2016
1. PENGUIN READERS level3
2. 05/25=80min
3. poor, rich, family, love, marry, writer, problems
4a. 'May I introduce you to one of your admirers - my daughter, Miss Lefroy? Miss Jane Lefroy.'
4b. Jane and Tom didn't marry, but they forgot each other. So Tom named his daughter Jane. I thought it was little romantic.
5. At first, Jane refused a proposal of marriage. I think that it showed love is more important than money. And when I started reading, because this is love story, I guessed that Jane and Tom are going to marry. But they didn't marry. I was surprised.
July 7, 2016
1. Penguin&level3
2. 07/05=60minutes,07/06=20minutes,07/07=30minutes
3. dream, money, Tom, angry, change, working, break up
4. a. This book was written about a woman's youthful days through a love in 1976.
b.The scene that Jane and Tom met for the first time.
Tom has different emotion from other people, but she attracted him.
5. This story was on the basis of the movie. I've never watched it, so I wanted to do! It was a little hard for me to imagene each situations because the setting era was in 1796. Jane was same age as me so I could often understand her emotion.
2. 07/05=60minutes,07/06=20minutes,07/07=30minutes
3. dream, money, Tom, angry, change, working, break up
4. a. This book was written about a woman's youthful days through a love in 1976.
b.The scene that Jane and Tom met for the first time.
Tom has different emotion from other people, but she attracted him.
5. This story was on the basis of the movie. I've never watched it, so I wanted to do! It was a little hard for me to imagene each situations because the setting era was in 1796. Jane was same age as me so I could often understand her emotion.
November 5, 2014
1.penguin level3
2.11／3 50min 11／4 40min
3.rich marry offer worry answer daugher smile
4.a【Jane is one of the famous writers. Jane was born in a poor family, so her parents decided her partner. But she loved another guy.】
b【What will buy you？】
5.Jane couldn't love Tom freely. Tom named his daugher after Jane. I think it is not good for Jane and Tom, because they can't forget each other forever. Anyway, I want to see the movie of this story.
2.11／3 50min 11／4 40min
3.rich marry offer worry answer daugher smile
4.a【Jane is one of the famous writers. Jane was born in a poor family, so her parents decided her partner. But she loved another guy.】
b【What will buy you？】
5.Jane couldn't love Tom freely. Tom named his daugher after Jane. I think it is not good for Jane and Tom, because they can't forget each other forever. Anyway, I want to see the movie of this story.
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July 8, 2015
1,Penguin level3
2,7/5 60min 7/6 40min
3,rich,poor,love,parents,novel,jane,tom
4,This book is written about secret love of Jane Austen. Jane wants to be a writer, but her parents want her to be rich, so her parents let jane to get marry with rich person.But, Jane doesn't want to get marry with the person who doesn't love. So, she elope with her real pertoner.After all, they broke out for some reason.
5.I like this story. Because this book is so fun. The story develop so fast.
2,7/5 60min 7/6 40min
3,rich,poor,love,parents,novel,jane,tom
4,This book is written about secret love of Jane Austen. Jane wants to be a writer, but her parents want her to be rich, so her parents let jane to get marry with rich person.But, Jane doesn't want to get marry with the person who doesn't love. So, she elope with her real pertoner.After all, they broke out for some reason.
5.I like this story. Because this book is so fun. The story develop so fast.
July 4, 2016
PENGUIN READERS / level 3
June 25th = 80mins
poor / rich / family / love / marry / problems / future
'Are you Miss Jane Austen?'
I think when people miss someone, they love someone or need someone with them.
After I read this book, I considered what is true love. Nowadays, there are not as many as couples who can't get married because of family whether rich or poor. But I think its problem doesn't matter if they really love each other. I want to watch this movie.
June 25th = 80mins
poor / rich / family / love / marry / problems / future
'Are you Miss Jane Austen?'
I think when people miss someone, they love someone or need someone with them.
After I read this book, I considered what is true love. Nowadays, there are not as many as couples who can't get married because of family whether rich or poor. But I think its problem doesn't matter if they really love each other. I want to watch this movie.
November 13, 2014
1. penguin level 3
2. 11/10 50min 11/12 30min
3. rich, dream, love, dance, writer, marry, poor
4.a ” Are you Miss Jane Austen?”
b They meet again many years later. But Tom has wife and daughter.
5. I want to become the woman like Jane. Because she loved only Tom in her life. If I falled
in love someone, I would love someone deeply.
2. 11/10 50min 11/12 30min
3. rich, dream, love, dance, writer, marry, poor
4.a ” Are you Miss Jane Austen?”
b They meet again many years later. But Tom has wife and daughter.
5. I want to become the woman like Jane. Because she loved only Tom in her life. If I falled
in love someone, I would love someone deeply.
March 29, 2015
A biographical portrait of a pre-fame Jane Austen and her romance with a young Irishman.The year is 1795 and young Jane Austen is a feisty 20-year-old and emerging writer who already sees a world beyond class and commerce, beyond pride and prejudice, and dreams of doing what was then nearly unthinkable - marrying for love.
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January 15, 20151. 1/12= 45minutes
I haven't read all yet.
I haven't read all yet.
August 8, 2020
1.5
So here’s the thing... I loved this movie, and then found out there was a “book” for it too. I ordered it and was so excited to receive it... and then opened it up to find a 40 page kid chapter book. I was disappointed obviously, and shelved it for quite a while. (I’m 20 years old btw so I’m definitely NOT the target audience)Until today when I thought I’d just give it a shot. It was only a few pages after all. I wish I hadn’t.
BOY was it poorly written. I have never read anything that sucked the very essence of a story out until I picked this up. And don’t give me ‘oh it was just a kid’s learning story! it’s supposed to be like that’. No. I’ve read plenty kid stories that were VERY well done— with great imagery and description and a message. I got none of that from this book. If I hadn’t seen the movie first, I would have had no idea what the setting was like, what the characters were really like... anything. It was just all so stale and lifeless.
The only reason I rounded up to 2 stars was because I do understand that this story WAS meant mainly to teach words and simple sentence structures, but there are so many amazing children’s stories that will offer better growth in many areas. In my opinion, I wouldn’t give a kid any book that I wouldn’t read and enjoy myself (even if I had to answer their questions about a slightly more difficult book). This was one that I really did not enjoy.
So here’s the thing... I loved this movie, and then found out there was a “book” for it too. I ordered it and was so excited to receive it... and then opened it up to find a 40 page kid chapter book. I was disappointed obviously, and shelved it for quite a while. (I’m 20 years old btw so I’m definitely NOT the target audience)Until today when I thought I’d just give it a shot. It was only a few pages after all. I wish I hadn’t.
BOY was it poorly written. I have never read anything that sucked the very essence of a story out until I picked this up. And don’t give me ‘oh it was just a kid’s learning story! it’s supposed to be like that’. No. I’ve read plenty kid stories that were VERY well done— with great imagery and description and a message. I got none of that from this book. If I hadn’t seen the movie first, I would have had no idea what the setting was like, what the characters were really like... anything. It was just all so stale and lifeless.
The only reason I rounded up to 2 stars was because I do understand that this story WAS meant mainly to teach words and simple sentence structures, but there are so many amazing children’s stories that will offer better growth in many areas. In my opinion, I wouldn’t give a kid any book that I wouldn’t read and enjoy myself (even if I had to answer their questions about a slightly more difficult book). This was one that I really did not enjoy.
September 12, 2020
Reading this book will break the charms of the most famous book of Jane Austen and my favourite one " Pride & Prejudice". Because you will realise that the story was written just to give the characters a happy ending. Jane promessed her sister Cassandra to give a happy ending to the characters of her new book that they wished for.
I noticed that Mr.Wisely was Mr.Darcy and Cassandra was Jane Bennet and Jane was Elizabeth Bennet.
The bitter truth is that Mr.Darcy and Miss Elizabeth didn't have a happy ending as we are told in P&P.
"My characters will have --- after a little trouble --- all that they want, with a home, a family and great happiness"
Jane AISTEN
I noticed that Mr.Wisely was Mr.Darcy and Cassandra was Jane Bennet and Jane was Elizabeth Bennet.
The bitter truth is that Mr.Darcy and Miss Elizabeth didn't have a happy ending as we are told in P&P.
"My characters will have --- after a little trouble --- all that they want, with a home, a family and great happiness"
Jane AISTEN
January 27, 2019
this is yet another amazing tale of the remarkable romances between Tom Leroy and Jane Austen, I must say that in the movie Anne Hathaway portrayed the essence and sparks jane felt during love and yet again i must say that i am somewhat disappointed that they did not end up together, but a girl has to have some independence. So, i say thanks again for such a romantic tale, it really brought me into the world of Jane Austen once again.
June 25, 2019
I love Austen! She is one of my most favourite authors. Well, she is every one's favourite! Unless, you've never read any of her novels. Then again, you don't get to judge her. Anyway, "Becoming Jane" was a great book. Well, it's about Jane Austen, so I loved it.
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September 7, 2020I went to read that book but I can't why????
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January 8, 2015
1.penguin level3
2. 1/4=50minutes, 1/5=35minutes total=85minutes
3.rich-write-money-poor -a evening-love-future
4.a)Tom said, smiling back at her, "You think that you are better than other people.
b) I was surprised at Tom, because I thought Tom would say to Jane kind words .
5. I like the actress of this story, so I chose this book. When I was reading this story , I was excited. Some complicated things happen between Jane and Tom. It was very interesting for me.
2. 1/4=50minutes, 1/5=35minutes total=85minutes
3.rich-write-money-poor -a evening-love-future
4.a)Tom said, smiling back at her, "You think that you are better than other people.
b) I was surprised at Tom, because I thought Tom would say to Jane kind words .
5. I like the actress of this story, so I chose this book. When I was reading this story , I was excited. Some complicated things happen between Jane and Tom. It was very interesting for me.
August 12, 2016
penguin level 3
- It took 90 minutes
- writer, family, love, marriage, sister, brother, woman
Q and A
Do you know Jane Austin?
- Well, I just have heard of name.
- I knew about her. She had a nice sister. In those days, love marriage was little. Nevertheless that custom, she fell in love. This is nice love romance.
- It took 90 minutes
- writer, family, love, marriage, sister, brother, woman
Q and A
Do you know Jane Austin?
- Well, I just have heard of name.
- I knew about her. She had a nice sister. In those days, love marriage was little. Nevertheless that custom, she fell in love. This is nice love romance.
December 17, 2016
amazing
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