The Guide Lesson Plan

Movie Dream Cast + Soundtrack

Kind of Activity:

Long-term Project

Objective:

Students will create a dream cast and soundtrack, combining words, images, and music into one project

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1.B

Structure:

The Guide is being adapted into a modern major motion picture! (In reality, the novel was made into a film, in both English and Hindu, but we will not be watching the film in class.)

This will be a multi-day partner project that is broken into two sections and worked on both in the classroom and at home.

Section One: Casting (15-20 minutes)

As a class, brainstorm all the characters that have been introduced thus far and create a...