|
Novel or
Play |
Film to
see along with novel (films
can be checked out from King County Libraries) |
Goes
well with… |
|
Romeo &
Juliet
– William Shakespeare |
Romeo &
Juliet
(Zefferelli, 1968)
Romeo +
Juliet
(Luhrmann, 1996) |
Compare/contrast
one of the films with the play or compare and contrast the films with each
other
Literary
analysis
– read the play and watch the Zefferelli version to help you understand
the play. Examine the characters and/or the themes of the play |
|
Inherit
the Wind
– Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee |
Inherit
the Wind
(Kramer, 1960) |
Compare/contrast
the film with the play
Literary
Analysis
– examine the characters and or themes
Persuasive
– should schools or courts decide what should be taught in schools? |
|
Julius
Caesar
– William Shakespeare |
Julius
Caesar
(Mankiewicz, 1950) |
Compare/contrast
the film with the play
Compare/contrast
the characters of Brutus with the character of Cassius
Literary
Analysis
– examine the characters and or themes |
|
All
Quiet on the Western Front
– Erich Maria Remarque |
All
Quiet on the Western Front
(Milestone, 1930 or Mann, 1979) |
Compare/contrast
the two filmed versions to each other
Persuade your reader that Paul’s view of the
war is more realistic than that of his teachers
Literary
Analysis
–
examine the themes of the novel
Literary
Analysis –
compare and contrast two of the characters two each other and explain why
you think Remarque wanted characters like them in the novel |
|
World War One Poetry Packet - various |
Gallipoli
(Weir, 1981) |
Compare/contrast
the experiences of the poets with the experiences of the film’s two major
characters
Persuade your audience that Owens’ idea that
youth have been lied to is correct or incorrect. Use the poems and the
film as your evidence.
Literary
Analysis
–
examine the imagery of World War One poetry and the film. What are the
dominant images and how do they affect you as a reader/viewer? |
|
The
Crucible
– Arthur Miller |
The
Crucible
(Hynter, 1996) |
Compare/contrast
the play to the film. How and why are they different?
Literary
Analysis
– discuss the motives of the major characters. Who is honest and who is
not? What do they have to gain? |
|
The
Scarlet Letter –
Nathaniel Hawthorne |
The
Scarlet Letter
(Joffé, 1995) |
Compare/contrast
the play to the film. Focus on the portrayal of Hester & Rev. Dimmesdale.
Literary
Analysis
– examine the effects of hypocrisy on the characters. How does it affect
the story? |
|
The
Things They Carried
– Tim O’Brien |
Platoon (Stone, 1986)
Full
Metal Jacket
(Kubrick, 1987) |
Compare/contrast
the vision of the soldier’s life as portrayed in the book and one or both
of the movies. What themes do they have in common? What things differ?
Persuade your audience that O’Brien. Stone,
or Kubrick offers the best or worst interpretation of the Vietnam War. |
|
The
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn –
Mark Twain |
The
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(Sommers, 1993) |
Literary
Analysis
– why is
a Disney version of this book different from the original? Use the novel
and the film in your explanation. |
|
Hamlet – William Shakespeare |
Hamlet (Branagh, 1996 or Zefferelli, 1990) |
Compare/contrast
the actors who play Hamlet in the two filmed versions. How do their
portrayals differ? Who is better, Mel Gibson or Kenneth Branagh?
|
|
Odd Girl
Out
– Rachel Simmons |
Mean
Girls
(Waters, 2004) |
Persuade your readers, using the film and the
book, that Mean Girls does a good or bad job of displaying female
aggression/bullying. |
