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Critical Reviews
Kind of Activity:
Mixed Media
Objective:
Students will compare a film and television adaptation of the novel, and will write a critical review that examines the adaptations' artistic choices.
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.6
Structure:
Have students watch clips from two different adaptations of the novel: the 1992 film directed by James Ivory, and the 2017 television adaptation from Starz/BBC. As they watch students should jot down notes on the ways the adaptations differ from the novel and from each other.
After watching, the students should...
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