The Picture of Dorian Gray Lesson Plan

The Book Was Better

Kind of Activity:

Group Discussion

Objective:

Students will compare various adaptations of "Dorian Gray" to Wilde's original work.

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:

Dorian Gray has received several adaptations since its original publication, including numerous film and television adaptations, several radio plays and theatrical productions, and literary adaptations that rethink the novel or present it, for instance, as a graphic novel.

For this activity, students will select an adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray and...