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Winter Assignment:
Book/Movie Comparison
Book/Movie: ______
You have read the book, and you have seen the movie. It is time to do some critical thinking about the two. Fill in the chart and answer the questions.
Book/Story / Movie/FilmCharacters Descriptions: How were they described in the book? Did they look the way you thought they were going to in the movie?
Additions/Deletions: What did they add to the movie that wasn’t in the book? What was in the book but wasn’t in the movie?
Setting: Did the setting stay the same in the movie? Did it look how you pictured it?
Relationships: How did each genre portray the relationships between the characters? Was the movie accurate in the portrayal?
Theme: What themes were present in each? Which was portrayed the strongest?
I preferred the ______version of this story, because: ______
Winter Assignment:
Book/Movie Comparison
Over Winter Break, you will need to read a novel-of-your-choice... however, you must choose a novel that has been turned into a feature-length film! When you finish your novel, watch the movie and fill in the attached chart.
- This will be due January 2nd
- Choose a novel on your level--NO picture books!
Novel to Movie Suggestions
Note: these are suggestions ONLY. Any novel that has been turned into a movie can be used for this project.
Book / Author / Genre / ReadingLevel
Harry Potter / J. K. Rowling / fantasy / V
The Hobbit / J. R. R. Tolkien / fantasy / Z
The Hunger Games / Suzanne Collins / science fiction / Z
The Wizard of Oz / L. Frank Baum / fantasy / V
Anne of Green Gables / L. M. Montgomery / classic fiction / V
Bridge to Terabithia / Katherine Patterson / realistic fiction / T
Diary of Anne Frank / Anne Frank / nonfiction / Z
Coraline / Neil Gaiman / fantasy / W
How to Train Your Dragon / Cressida Cowell / fantasy / T
The Jungle Book / Rudyard Kipling / classic fiction / U
Little Women / Louisa May Alcott / classic fiction / Z
Ramona and Beezus / Beverly Cleary / realistic fiction / O
Tuck Everlasting / Natalie Babbitt / science fiction / W
The Maze Runner / James Dashner / science fiction / Z
The Fault in Our Stars / John Green / realistic fiction / Z
The Miracle Worker / William Gibson / nonfiction / X