English 10 · Week 31 · Memoir, Dystopia, and Leadership
Film as Literature
Comparing a novel and film adaptation.
- Students will
- Students analyze how a film adaptation interprets a novel.
- SEL skill
- Respect a different interpretation of the same text
- What it looks like
- Students respect different interpretations of shared experiences.
- Content focus
- Novel and film adaptation
- Format
- Structured discussion
Social awareness
Social awareness means understanding other people's perspectives and feeling with them, including people from different backgrounds. More social awareness activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- RL.9-10.7: Reading: Literature, Grades 9 to 10, Standard 7
- CA ELD standards: ELD.PI.9-10.6 Reading and viewing closely
- CA ELA/ELD Framework theme: Meaning Making
- Works with: Any fiction
- Popular books named: Of Mice and Men, Fahrenheit 451, The Hunger Games
Fits these textbook chapters
- StudySync Grade 10, Unit 4: The Human Connection
- myPerspectives English Language Arts Grade 10, Unit 1: Inside the Nightmare
- myPerspectives English Language Arts Grade 10, Unit 4: All That Glitters
- HMH Collections Grade 10, Collection 4: How We See Things
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More social awareness activities for English 10
- Voices from Around the World Social awarenessAnalyzing cultural experience in world literature and practicing curiosity over judgment.
- Reading Between Cultures Social awarenessInferring unstated cultural norms with evidence.
- Power and Who Holds It Social awarenessAnalyzing power dynamics between characters and fairness in groups.
- Narrative Point of View Shifts Social awarenessRetelling a scene from a minor character's point of view.
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