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The Book Was Better
Kind of Activity:
Group Discussion
Objective:
Students will compare various adaptations of Sense & Sensibility with Austen's original novel.
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:
Sense & Sensibility has been adapted several times since its publication, notably a six-part miniseries and a feature-length film starring Emma Thompson.
For this activity, students will select an adaptation of Sense & Sensibility, whether one of those listed above or another one, and watch it in groups of three or four apiece. After they have had time to do...
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