Movie vs. Dramatic Adaptation Part 4 & Reviews

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Objective

SWBAT analyze how two authors write about the same topic.

Big Idea

The reviews are in..

Lesson Author

Kristal Doolin

Corbin, KY

Grade Level

Seventh grade

Subjects

English / Language Arts

Literature

Writing

drama interpretation

Standards

RL.7.4

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.

RI.7.9

Analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape their presentations of key information by emphasizing different evidence or advancing different interpretations of facts.

W.7.10

Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

Warm Up

25 minutes

Class begins today in a very different way. We are jumping right into the conclusion of the film. My students are VERY excited and begged to skip the formalities. I, of course, caved.

The understanding is that they come in and get prepared ASAP with comparison chart out and ready.

Lesson

25 minutes

What I will do next time...

For today's lesson students will need to access our class Edmodo page on their laptops. There they will find two reviews of the movie The Book Thief which they just finished and have their own opinions about. One is from the New York Times and the other is from The Book Thief Huffington Post.

We will read these together and discuss how the authors, while writing about the same topic, present their information differently.

The New York Times piece in particular is a great discussion piece. See my video for more information.