Three Sisters Lesson Plan

"The Book Was Better"

Kind of Activity:

Group Discussion

Objective:

Students will watch and respond to a film adaptation of the play.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.9

Structure:

As a seminal work of Russian theatre, Three Sisters has been adapted countless times. A quick perusal of the Wikipedia article lists numerous "notable productions":

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Sisters_(play)#Notable_productions

Many of these productions are available for viewing. For this activity, students will split into groups. Each group will pick a different adaptation of Three Sisters to watch. As they do so, groups will take notes on the following...