Day 3

A&P and Other Stories Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    Ace on Film

    Kind of Activity:

    Mixed Media

    Objective:

    Students will watch an amateur short film adaptation of the story and discuss how the story is conveyed in two different forms.

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3

    Structure:

    Begin the activity by playing this 1979 Young Artists Films production of "Ace in the Hole" on a television or projector.

    When the short film is complete, divide students into four groups, assigning each group one of the questions below:

    1. How do the filmmakers incorporate Ace's basketball career into the film? How is this different from the short story? What effect does...

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