Inherit the Wind Lesson Plan

Film Day 1

Kind of Activity:

Mixed Media

Objective:

Students will watch the 1960 film version of Inherit the Wind and take notes on the director's interpretation.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.7

Structure:

There have been several different film versions of Inherit the Wind over the years, but the best-known is the 1960 version, directed by Stanley Kramer.

Tell students they will be writing a review of the film and that they should take notes on the director's interpretation as they watch. They should note places where Kramer adds or subtracts to the text, or interprets things differently than the stage directions seem to imply. How is the setting...