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Short Film + Student Scene Adaptations
Kind of Activity:
Performance
Objective:
Students will analyze the differences between the 1985 short film and the original story before creating their own scene adaptations.
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.7
Structure:
For this activity, students will watch the 1985 short film, "A Retrieved Reformation," before creating their own scene adaptations.
Film (35-40 minutes)
The video can be found on YouTube and is just under 30 minutes long: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJEnxMY3WDo&t=47s
Following the film, ask the class for some differences between the...
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