Diary of a Wimpy Kid Lesson Plan

Analyzing Mediums (Part I)

Kind of Activity:

Mixed Media

Objective:

Students will critically analyze the difference between a work presented in two different formats.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.7

Structure:

This is part one of a two-part classroom exercise that will finish up on Day Five of the lesson plan.

Analyzing Mediums (Part I) is the start of a two-part activity that will have the students watch the 2010 film adaptation of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and write a paper comparing and contrasting the two different representations of Greg's story.

Be sure to have a large screen and a way to play the Diary of a Wimpy Kid film. The film runs for a total of 1...