Treasure Island Lesson Plan

Film Screening: Treasure Island (1950)

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

Students will compare and contrast different versions of the text across different media.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.7-8.1 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.7-8.2 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.7-8.6

Structure:

For this exercise, students should watch 40-50 minutes of the 1950 adaptation of Treasure Island (the teacher can pick and choose scenes as they like). As they watch the film, students should keep this fact and take notes. They will be asked the same questions during the following class discussion:

1. How are the principal characters of the story portrayed in this film? How do...