A&P and Other Stories Lesson Plan

Ace on Film

Kind of Activity:

Mixed Media

Objective:

Students will watch an amateur short film adaptation of the story and discuss how the story is conveyed in two different forms.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3

Structure:

Begin the activity by playing this 1979 Young Artists Films production of "Ace in the Hole" on a television or projector.

When the short film is complete, divide students into four groups, assigning each group one of the questions below:

1. How do the filmmakers incorporate Ace's basketball career into the film? How is this different from the short story? What effect does...