The Road Lesson Plan

Film Adaptation

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

Watch the 2009 film adaptation of I[The Road] and compare it to the text.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.7

Structure:

As a class, watch the 2009 film adaptation of The Road. When you have finished, students discuss the following questions:

- Did seeing the characters portrayed make them easier to relate to? Why or why not?

- Were the scenes of destruction as you imagined them?

- Did you find the character interactions more sentimental in the book or the film? Why?

- Compare the ending of the film to the ending of the book. Did you find one more effective or...