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    The document provides context about weddings in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and gives instructions and a rubric for writing a wedding toast from the perspective of a character in the novel to one of the Bennet sisters on her wedding day. It includes tips for writing an effective wedding toast, such as providing background on the speaker and bride/groom, sharing a meaningful anecdote, including comic relief, discussing a turning point in the couple's relationship, and concluding with well-wishes.

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    The document provides context about weddings in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and gives instructions and a rubric for writing a wedding toast from the perspective of a character in the novel to one of the Bennet sisters on her wedding day. It includes tips for writing an effective wedding toast, such as providing background on the speaker and bride/groom, sharing a meaningful anecdote, including comic relief, discussing a turning point in the couple's relationship, and concluding with well-wishes.

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    Pride & Prejudice

    “A Toast to the Bennet Girls”

    By the end of ​Pride & Prejudice​, several


    characters get married. At the start of the novel,
    readers learn that Ms. Bennett desperately
    wants her daughters married. ​ ​Historically, at
    weddings several people give toasts. ​A ​toast ​is
    a ritual in which a drink is taken as an
    expression of honor or goodwill. The term may
    be applied to the person or thing so honored,
    the drink taken, or the verbal expression
    accompanying the drink.

    Directions: ​Using your knowledge of ​Pride and Prejudice​ and the tips below, take on
    the persona of one character and give a toast to one of the Bennet girls on her wedding
    day. You may be Mr. Bennet congratulating Elizabeth or Elizabeth congratulating Jane.
    There are several different ways to do this assignment. Please see the rubric below
    and the tips on giving a great wedding toast.

    Rubric:
    ● Write at least two typed paragraphs.
    ● Use ​meaningful quotes​ from the book and use only good-hearted humor.
    ● Be sure to make it clear to the audience who is speaking and to whom the toast
    is addressed.
    ● Keep it positive. Share stories or memories of the couple together that are happy
    and positive.
    ● Be brief, but not too brief. Your speech should​ last less than 5 minutes​ and
    should be sure to hol​d the attention of the audience.
    ● Practice your speech. Spend time rehearsing,
    ● Be sure to smile. You're celebrating two people who obviously ​mean a great deal
    to you,​ so do your best to keep a pleasant look on your face the entire time.
    ● Show your knowledge of the characters and their situation in the book.
    How to Write a Great Wedding Toast
    There should be five key parts in any toast: background, an anecdote, comic relief, a
    turning point, and a conclusion.

    1. Background​. Give context by introducing yourself to the room, especially if you


    don't know the majority of the guests. Even if you do know most of the
    attendants, this is a good practice so everyone listening has a frame of
    reference.
    2. Meaningful anecdote​. Share some sweet history by explaining to the room how
    you know the bride and/or groom. Always include both the bride and groom in
    your speech, no matter whose side of the wedding party you are part of. Share a
    brief story of how you met and how you came to know the happy couple in their
    relationship.
    3. Comic relief.​ It is perfectly appropriate to be funny and include humor in your
    speech, but not at the expense of the bride or groom on their special day. Keep it
    light-hearted and universal when it comes to humor in your wedding toasts.
    4. Turning point.​ Share a moment when the couple knew they were meant to last
    forever, or a moment when you saw in your friend that he or she had found "the
    one."
    5. Conclusion​. Wrap it up nicely. Always end the speech with a kind wish or
    blessing for the couple, and raise a toast in their honor.

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