Sense and Sensibility Lesson Plan

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...