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one Text, Two perspectives
LeArNING STrATeGIeS:
Graphic Organizer, Rereading, Close Reading, Note-taking
The Play
The Film
Setting
Characters
Conflict/Plot
Theme
Learning Target
• Analyze scenes from a film version of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew and explain how the play and the film are similar and different.
1. As you view scenes from the play, compare and contrast Shakespeare’s play with the 1967 film version. Take notes in the graphic organizer below.
My Notes
2. Compare and contrast the experience of reading a drama to viewing a film version of the text.
Check Your Understanding
WRITING to SOURCES Expository Writing Prompt
Explain how Shakespeare’s and the director’s approach to the same topic and
theme are similar and different. Be sure to
• Establish a controlling, or central, idea.
• Organize information using the compare/contrast strategy.
• Provide relevant information and examples.
• Use literary terms and/or academic vocabulary to inform or explain.
Independent Reading Checkpoint
Think about the play you have been reading independently and write a paragraph about how you would adapt the play to film.
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