Blindness Lesson Plan

The Book Was Better

Kind of Activity:

Technology

Objective:

Students will watch and respond to a film adaptation of the novel.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.7

Structure:

In 2008, an English-language film adaptation of Blindness was produced.

For this activity, students will watch the adaptation in groups of three or four. After doing so, groups will fill out a worksheet (linked below) that compares the novel to the adaptation.

After this, students will prepare a presentation to show their findings, which they will deliver in front of the class. This should specific examples that demonstrate the differences between the two...