Author Adaptation of Sources

Author Adaptation of Sources

Grade 9 · ELA · 45 min· Rl.9-10.9 Analyze How An Author Adopts Or Adapts Source Material In A Specific Work.

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Learning Objective

I can evaluate the impact of an author's choices to adopt or adapt source material on the meaning of a text.

Warm-Up Video

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How Authors Draw on and Transform Source Material

Practice Questions

12 questions · Short answer

Exit Ticket

Quick comprehension check

How does changing the setting of a story from a rural village to a bustling city affect the themes explored in an adaptation? Provide a specific example of a theme and how its meaning shifts with the change in setting. Explain how altering a character's motivations in an adaptation can change the overall message of the story. Give an example of a character motivation and how changing it would impact the story's meaning.

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