Tess of the D'Urbervilles Lesson Plan

Modern Tess

Kind of Activity:

Creative Writing

Objective:

Students will be able to cultivate a deeper understanding of the novel by adapting it to a modern setting and create an original written piece.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.2

Structure:

Distribute and passage from Emma, by Jane Austen, and read it aloud. Next, show students a corresponding clip from the movie Clueless, directed by Amy Heckerling, a modern adaption of Emma.

(Chapter XV of Emma, when Mr. Elton professes his love for Emma in the carriage after the party, and the scene...