Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a relaxing break!
Before break we worked on our adaptation unit, looking at short stories and their media adaptations. We read "The Tell Tale Heart" and then listened to a radio show adaptation, looking for how suspense is built in both. We also read "It Had to Be Murder" and watched the film adaptation Rear Window.
This week we will be wrapping up our investigation of adaptations and suspense. Students will be working in groups to write an essay that analyzes one of the pairs of text and its adaptations. Then we will be ready to take off into our drama unit!
Before break we worked on our adaptation unit, looking at short stories and their media adaptations. We read "The Tell Tale Heart" and then listened to a radio show adaptation, looking for how suspense is built in both. We also read "It Had to Be Murder" and watched the film adaptation Rear Window.
This week we will be wrapping up our investigation of adaptations and suspense. Students will be working in groups to write an essay that analyzes one of the pairs of text and its adaptations. Then we will be ready to take off into our drama unit!