Great Expectations Lesson Plan

Film Soundtrack

Kind of Activity:

Mixed Media

Objective:

Students will explore the relationship between music, film, and text.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.7 ; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.4

Structure:

In this activity, students will consider what music could go with a scene from Volume I of Great Expectations.

1. As a class, students should make a list of memborable scenes from Volume I of Great Expectations.

2. In pairs or groups, students should choose a scene from Volume I and figure out a piece of music that could function as a soundtrack for that scene. The piece of music can be from any musical genre, and can be written by the students or can be an...