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The Book Was Better
Kind of Activity:
Group Work
Objective:
Students will compare a television miniseries adaptation of the novel with the original text.
Structure:
Although there are fairly few adaptations of Dead Souls out there, there is a five-part miniseries available, which originally aired in 1984. Luckily, the entire series is available on YouTube:
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=385ezj2KUc8
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0ZiEXe5IsE
Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KrJnSwI5hA
Part 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3tF9MHbuvA
Part 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_Knf3VF1M8(Please note that closed...
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