Vanity Fair Lesson Plan

"The Book Was Better"

Kind of Activity:

Collaborative Writing

Objective:

Students will watch and respond to a film adaptation of the novel.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.7

Structure:

As perhaps the quintessential "Victorian" novel, Vanity Fair has been adapted to the large and small screen many times: this includes three radio plays, four silent films, three sound films, and about a half-dozen television adaptations.

For this activity, students will split into groups. Each group will pick a different adaptation of Vanity to watch. As they do so, they should take notes on the following questions:

* What are some of the large and small...