Florida B.E.S.T. ELA.9.R.3.3

ELA9th GradeReading Across Genres

The Standard

Compare and contrast the ways in which authors have adapted mythical, classical, or religious literary texts.

Florida B.E.S.T. Standards for English Language Arts

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students identify what each adaptation keeps, changes, or leaves out from an earlier story. They compare how those choices shape character, conflict, theme, and audience response.
What Mastery Looks Like: Students cite details from the source and each adaptation. They explain why an author may have kept, changed, or removed an element and how that choice affects meaning.
Common Misconceptions: Students may treat any difference as meaningful without explaining its effect. They may summarize plots instead of comparing choices. They may also assume the newest version is less valid or that every change updates the story for modern readers.
How to Assess It: Give students a source summary and two short retelling excerpts. Ask them to name one shared element, one different choice, and how that choice affects theme or character.

Lesson moves

Give pairs plot-event cards from the Pygmalion myth and two retellings; students sort them into kept, changed, and omitted columns.
Discuss: Which author’s change most alters the original theme, and what line from each text supports your claim?
Play Adaptation Match: teams match paired excerpts to change cards, then earn a point by explaining each author’s likely purpose.
Compare a movie trailer with its source myth, then write how the trailer reshapes one character for a modern audience.

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