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Connecting Books & Movies. Crystal Coast Reading Council Presentation October 12, 2017. Children Have Gone Digital. Children ages 8-18 are using media approximately 6.5 hours every day. Television is still the most popular choice but movies still play a role.
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Connecting Books & Movies Crystal Coast Reading Council Presentation October 12, 2017
Children Have Gone Digital Children ages 8-18 are using media approximately 6.5 hours every day. Television is still the most popular choice but movies still play a role. Per the Kaiser Family Foundation children watch approximately 152 hours of movies per year.
Movies as Storytellers Can you recall movies that you watched during your childhood or adolescence that touched your life in a meaningful way? The more interesting question, especially for voracious readers, is what book adapted to a movie was or is meaningful to you?
How a Book Becomes A Film Adapting a book to film is difficult. Movies are typically less than 2.5 hours but the majority of books cannot be broken down into a film of less than 3 hours. Explain to students this means screenwriters have to tell the story by cutting, combining, and adding scenes and lines.
How a Book Becomes A Film In the process of adaptation characters may be changed or even removed from the story. Remind students how much of books are typically in the characters’ heads. Point out that think alouds are rare in movies so that information must be cut or turned into dialogue.
Comparative Analysis Book vs. Movie Improving Literacy Skills HOW TO • Note areas where the movie differs dramatically from the book. • Use these points to integrate comparative discussion questions for classroom activities. • Students of all ages enjoy comparing and contrasting, in this case written and visual versions of the same story.
Comparative Analysis Book vs. Movie Sparking Comparison Discussion • Compare characterizations from book to movie • Compare student perceptions of characters and settings from the book and how they change after seeing the movie • Pull descriptive quotes from the book and have students illustrate versions of what they read then compare their drawings to the movie versions
Comparative Analysis Book vs. Movie Sparking Comparison Discussion Then there is a personal favorite: • Make a chart where students play detective and note important distinctions between the book and movie. Follow up with questions directed at why they think the changes were made from book to screen.
Sourcing Material The following websites can help educators match literature with movie adaptations. www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/movies www.bookreporter.com/features/books2movies.asp www.teenreads.com/features/books2movies.asp www.kidsreads.com/features/books2movies.asp
Sourcing Material for Classic Literature Often getting our students excited about classic literature can be a challenge, the following sites offer some suggestions that may help. www.kidsreads.com/lists/int-classic.asp (ages 8-10) www.kidsreads.com/lists/adv-classic.asp (ages 10-12) www.neh.gov/projects/summertimefavorites.html (list for all ages) info.infosoup.org/lists/ClassicsForTeens.asp (teens)
Finding the Money for Resources Whenever we seek to do something a little different the cost of implementation is often the biggest barrier. The following websites offer grants and awards that may offset costs. www.kent.k12.wa.us/curriculum/grants - K-12 educator grants www.firstbook.org - new books for needy children www.foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp - requests for grant proposals
Presentation based on materials from: Rideout, Roberts & Foehr (2005). Generation M: Media in the lives of 8-18 year-olds. Menlo Park, CA; Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Teaching with Movies: A Guide for Parents and Educators. http://www.heartlandfilm.org/wp-content/uploads/TeachingwithMoviesguide.pdf; F.I.L.M (Finding Inspiration in Literature and Movies) Project.
