Sense & Sensibility – From Text to Screen

Students will learn the basic techniques of comparison between a novel and an adaptation.
Thanks to the repetition and the visual reinforcement they should remember more easily the plot and the main themes of the novel.

Lesson plan

Class:

• 4-5^th year students
• upper-intermediate level

Prerequisites:

• the class should have already studied Austen’s biography, her main works and should also have a general idea of what is a novel. Furthermore, the knowledge of Sense & Sensibility (both the novel and the film) is essential for the second part of the lesson.

Lecture organisation:

• 2 x 45 mins. lecture + class
• From slide 1 to 11, overview of adaptations and Austen’s works.
• From slide 12 onwards, detailed analysis of the novel and the film.

Teaching strategies and tools:

• The film could be either watched in class or given as homework.
• Use of visual materials, PowerPoint, Internet.

Objectives:

• Students will learn the basic techniques of comparison between a novel and an adaptation.
• Thanks to the repetition and the visual reinforcement they should remember more easily the plot and the main themes of the novel.

Attachments:

Austen_ Sense & Sensibility _ Film_ Grandi.doc	[Scarica la lezione in formato .doc]	77 kB
Austen_S&S_film_Grandi.ppt	[Scarica le slides della lezione in formato .ppt]	3558 kB