Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Lesson Plan

Adaptation

Kind of Activity:

Technology

Objective:

Students will use technology to compare an adaptation of the novel with the original text.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.9, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.5

Structure:

Divide the class into groups of about three-to-five students. Several adaptations of Connecticut Yankee have been made since the novel's publication, and the first portion of this assignment has each group picking one of those adaptations and watching it. It may be helpful to provide a list of adaptations for your students so that each project does not end up the same. Each group will watch their chosen version of the story and create a...