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• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 1

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Agenda

1. Lesson aims
2. Mark Twain recap
   
3. The Prince and the Pauper
4. Film trailers
5. Discussion
   

AIMS

After this lesson you can:

• summarise the story by Mark Twain
  
• compare two stories
• 
  

After this lesson you know:

• that books and films are often based on original stories
• 
  

Mark Twain

Mark Twain
What do you remember
about him?

Mark Twain

• A well known American author (=writer)
• Born in 1835, died in 1910
• He wrote a book: The Prince and the Pauper
• He also wrote: The adventures of Huckleberry Finn
• And many more books
• He is very famous in the United States

This story was written by Mark Twain in 1881

Can you describe the two main characters?

This is the original story that Changing Places is based on

Look at the picture. 

What do you think this story is about?

What do you know about
the main characters?

Lives in: 

He is:

His name:

He becomes:

Prince

Pauper

Rich

Poor

a palace

an old house

Edward

Tom Canty

a king

an adviser

Where does the story the prince and the pauper take place?

1. America
2. England
3. Canada
4. Australia

What is a royal family?

Do they have a royal family
in the USA?

1. Yes
2. No

Film trailers

In breakout rooms, you are going to watch 2 movie trailers

Answer the following questions:

1. Who are changing places? Describe them and/or names
2. What do you know about their 'normal' life?
3. Why are they changing places? 

What is the same in both movies?

What is different in both movies?

Compare two of these films

Compare these films

• Who are changing places?
• What do you know about their 'normal' life?
• Why are they changing places?
• 
  
• What is the same in both movies?
• What is different in both movies?

Compare these films

• Who are changing places?
• What do you know about their 'normal' life?
• Why are they changing places?
• 
  
• What is the same in both movies?
• What is different in both movies?

Compare these films

• Who are changing places?
• What do you know about their 'normal' life?
• Why are they changing places?
• 
  
• What is the same in both movies?
• What is different in both movies?

Compare these films

• Who are changing places?
• What do you know about their 'normal' life?
• Why are they changing places?
• 
  
• What is the same in both movies?
• What is different in both movies?

Compare these films

• Who are changing places?
• What do you know about their 'normal' life?
• Why are they changing places?
• 
  
• What is the same in both movies?
• What is different in both movies?

Which trailer
did you prefer?

How are the trailers similar to

The Prince and the Pauper?

Learning

Can you now:

• summarise the story by Mark Twain?
  
• compare two stories?
• 
  

Do you know:

• that books and films are often based on original stories?
•