When school is out for summer, many summer blockbuster movies are released. The last few years, there have been a number of films released based on books. Book-to-film adaptations provide great ways for children to explore their favorite books in new ways. Here are some resources from and that can be used in聽anticipation of viewing the movie version of a favorite book.
In “” students compare a book to its film adaptation, and then perform readers theater of a scene from the book that they feel was not well represented in the movie version.
Students compare and analyze novels and the movies adapted from them in ““. They design new DVD covers and a related insert for the movies, reflecting their response to the movie version.
In “” students read a literary text with the eye of a director, selecting scenes from the text and putting a cinematic spin on them.
“” invites students to create storyboards to compare and contrast a book and its film adaptation.
In “” the author聽makes direct links between film and literary study by addressing reading strategies (e.g., predicting, responding, questioning, and storyboarding) and key aspects of textual analysis.
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