The Mill on the Floss Lesson Plan

The Book Was Better

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Students will compare various adaptations of Mill on the Floss with Eliot's original novel.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.7

Structure:

The Mill on the Floss has been adapted several times since its publication, notably a five-part radio miniseries, and a BBC series from 1978.

For this activity, students will select an adaptation of The Mill on the Floss, whether one of those listed above or another one, and watch it in groups of three or four apiece. After they have had time to do so, groups will fill...