Jude the Obscure Lesson Plan

The Book Was Better

Kind of Activity:

Group Discussion

Objective:

Students will compare various adaptations of Jude the Obscure to Hardy's original text.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.7

Structure:

Jude the Obscure has received several adaptations since its publication, including a six-part miniseries in 1971, a feature film in 1996, a stage adaptation in 2012, and another stage adaptation in 2019 that changes the text dramatically.

For this activity, students will select an adaptation of Jude the Obscure, whether one of the four listed above or another one, and...