Middlemarch Lesson Plan

Middlemarch Miniseries

Kind of Activity:

Mixed Media

Objective:

Students will analyze the differences of stories told through different forms of media.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.4

Structure:

Following up on this Day 2 assignment, watch the sixth part of the 1994 miniseries Middlemarch. Students should take notes as they watch, paying special attention to differences between the miniseries and the book.

As a close out assignment, have students compare the miniseries as a whole to the book, now that they have finished both. They should write a few paragraphs explaining the most significant differences they see...