A Retrieved Reformation Lesson Plan

Short Film + Student Scene Adaptations

Kind of Activity:

Performance

Objective:

Students will analyze the differences between the 1985 short film and the original story before creating their own scene adaptations.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.7

Structure:

For this activity, students will watch the 1985 short film, "A Retrieved Reformation," before creating their own scene adaptations.

Film (35-40 minutes)

The video can be found on YouTube and is just under 30 minutes long: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJEnxMY3WDo&t=47s

Following the film, ask the class for some differences between the...