Z For Zachariah Lesson Plan

The Novel Versus the Movie

Kind of Activity:

Individual Writing

Objective:

Students will write essays that analyze how the film adaptation strays from the novel, and how that change alters a theme in the book.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.9, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.5

Structure:

After they've finished reading the book, students will watch the 2015 film adaptation of Z for Zachariah. Instruct them to take careful notes while watching the movie, jotting down important differences from the book. After they've watched it, discuss some of their overall opinions of the film as a class, such as major plot differences, if they...