The Trial Lesson Plan

The Trial in Translation

Kind of Activity:

Individual Writing

Objective:

Consider how translation of a text shapes its meaning.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.4

Structure:

The Trial was originally written in German, and as such, there are many different translations of it, including a number of different versions in English. How does translation shape and change the text and your experience of it as a reader?

Individually, students should select a passage from The Trial, and seek out one or more different translations of the text. Students should conduct close readings of each, comparing and contrasting the different versions...