Students in AP English Literature had a Jane Austen Tea Party after reading Pride and Prejudice. Students chose names of characters out of a hat. They were invited to dress as a character and act like the character, and interact with other characters like their character would. They then did a “speed dating” event as their character, spending four minutes engaging with each character and moving around the room. There is food and drink, with students in other classes serving the food. The class, available to juniors and seniors, is taught by Ms. Alston and Mr. Hotchkiss, but the tea party was the brainchild of Ms. Seid, who retired this past year, but previously taught the course.
