Books Made Into Movies VIDEO CLIPS Reveal Movie Clips While Reading Longer Texts with Your Students
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SLIM TEXTS WITH Books made into Movies VIDEO CLIPS Reveal movie clips while reading longer texts with your students. These clips can be used instead of reading the entire novel word for word. And/or reveal a clip in conjunction with reading the corresponding excerpt as a means of comparing the book to the movie version. ELEMENTARY Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, Robert C. O’Brien— The Secret of NIMH Charlotte’s Web, E. B. White—2006 live- 1982 animated action; 1973 animated Nim’s Island, Wendy Orr—2008 film The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, A. A. Milne—2011 animated; 1977 The Phantom Tollbooth, Norton animated Juster—1970 live action/animated film Matilda, Roald Dahl—1996 live Peter Pan, James Barrie—2003 live- action action; 2000—theatrical/live-action; 1953 animated Madeline, Ludwig Bemelmans—1998 live action; 1952 animated Pippi Longstocking, Astrid Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) befriends Toothless, an injured Night Fury—the rarest dragon of all—in Lindgren—1997 animated musical; 1988 McKenna Shoots for the Stars, 2012 (an DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon. © 2010 DREAMWORKS ANIMATION LLC. live action American Girl Doll film) Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia, The Mouse and the Motorcycle, Beverly The Borrowers, Mary Norton— The Hoot, Carl Hiaasen—2006 film C. S. Lewis—2008 film; 1988 BBC Cleary—1986 live action Secret World of Arrietty 2010 film; 1997 How to Eat Fried Worms, Thomas Sarah Plain and Tall, Patricia The Polar Express, Chris Van and 1973 film Rockwell—2006 film MacLachlan—1991 film Allsburg—2004 film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, How to Train Your Dragon, Cressida Sea Biscuit, Laura Hillenbrand—2003 film Stuart Little, E. B. White—1999 live Roald Dahl—2007 film; 1971 film Cowell—2010 animated The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson action City of Ember, Jeanne Duprau—2008 film The Incredible Journey, Sheila Burnett—1993 film; 1949 film The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Burnford— Homeward Bound 1993 film; Grahame—1996 animated; 1984-1990 TV Judi Barrett—2009 animated film 1963 film The Story of Dr. Dolittle, Hugh Lofting—1967 film Coraline, Neil Gaiman—2009 animated The Indian in the Cupboard, Lynne Reid A Series of Unfortunate Events, Lemony The Cricket in Times Square, George Banks—1995 film UPPER ELEMENTARY Snicket—2004 live action 101 Dalmations, Dodi Smith—1996 live Selden—1973 animated The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Brian Shiloh, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor—1996 film action; 1961 animated Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff Selznick—2011 film The Sign of the Beaver, Elizabeth Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Kinney—2010 live action James and the Giant Peach, Roald George Speare— 2006 film;1997 TV film Lewis Carroll— 2010 live action; 1985 Fantastic Mr. Fox, Roald Dahl—2009 Dahl—1996 live action/animated live action; 1951 animated animated The Jungle Book, Rudyard Kipling— The Tale of Despereaux, Kate DiCamillo—2008 animated American Girl by Valerie Tripp —Kit From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil 1994 live action; 1967 animated Kittredge: An American Girl 2008 film E. Frankweiler, E. L. Konigsburg —1995 The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, The Trumpet of the Swan, E. B. White—2001 animated Babe: The Gallant Pig, Dick King- film C. S. Lewis—2005 film; 1988 BBC Smith—1995 film Harriet the Spy, Louise Fitzhugh—2010 The Lightning Thief, Rick Tuck Everlasting, Natalie Babbit—2002 film Because of Winn Dixie, Kate film Riordan—2010 film DiCamillo—2005 film Hatchet, Gary Paulsen— Cry in the Wild Mary Poppins, P. L. Travers—1964 film The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, C. S. Lewis—2010 film; 1988 BBC Black Beauty, Anna Sewell—1994 film; 1990 film Mr. Popper’s Penguins, Richard 1971 film Holes, Louis Sachar—2003 film Atwater—2011 film CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE © 2012 Smekens Education Solutions, Inc. • Literacy Retreat • www.SmekensEducation.com 1 SLIM TEXTS WITH Books made into Movies VIDEO CLIPS CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE The Westing Game, Ellen Raskin—1997 film Where the Red Fern Grows, Wilson Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Rawls— 2003 film; 1974 film Dostoyevsky—2002 film; 1935 film The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Frank L. Cyrano De Bergerac, Edmond Baum—1939 film Rostand—1990 film; 1987 film (Roxanne); 1950 film David Copperfield, Charles MIDDLE SCHOOL Dickens—1999 TV film; 1935 film The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain—1993 film; 1960 film; 1939 film The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown—2006 film Anne of Green Gables, L. M. Divergent, Veronica Roth—2014 film Montgomery—1985 and 1934 film Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra—2000 TV; 1972 film; 1933 film Around the World in Eighty Days, Jules The Gladers investigate a towering, mysterious, and dangerous maze in The Maze Runner. Verne—2011 film, 1993 film, 1973 film, © TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis 1948 film, 1921 silent film Stevenson— 2008 film; 1941 film; Island of the Blue Dolphins, Scott Treasure Island, Robert Louis The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game, 1931 film; 1920 film O’Dell—1964 film Stevenson—2012 TV movie; 1990 film; Michael Lewis—2009 film East of Eden, John Steinbeck—1981 Jacob Have I Loved, Katherine 1950 film; 1934 film The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, film; 1955 film Paterson—1989 film Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the John Boyne—2008 film Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Johnny Tremain, Esther Forbes—1957 film Sea, Jules Verne—1997 film; 1954 film Bridge to Terebithia, Katherine Jonathan Safran Foer —2011 film A Wrinkle in Time, Madeline Paterson—2007 film Jumanji, Chris Van Allsburg—1995 film Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury—1966 film L’Engle—2003 film The Last Song, Nicholas Sparks— Catching Fire, Suzanne Collins—2013 film The Fault in Our Stars, John Green— 2010 film The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne 2014 film HIGH SCHOOL Frank—1959 film The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint- Exupéry—1974 live action/musical 1984, George Orwell—1984 film; 1956 CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE Ella Enchanted, Gail Carson Levine— film 2004 film Little Women, Louisa May Alcott— 1994 film; 1949 film; 1933 film Animal Farm, George Orwell—1999 live Finding Forrester, James Ellison— 2000 action; 1954 animated film Mocking Jay, Suzanne Collins—2014 film Catch-22, Joseph Heller—2011 film; My Sister’s Keeper, Jodi Picoult—2009 film Freak the Mighty, Rodman Philbrick— 1970 film 1998 film The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton—1983 film The Catcher in the Rye, J. D. Salinger— The Giver, Lois Lowry— 2014 film The Princess Bride, William Goldman— 2008 film 1987 film Harry Potter series, J. K. Rowling— A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens—2009 2001-2011 various films The Princess Diaries, Meg Cabot—2001film film; 1951 film; 1938 film; etc. The Hobbit, J. R. R. Tolkien— 2012 live The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk The Color Purple, Alice Walker—1985 film action; 1977 animated Kidd—2008 film The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Thomas Horn as Oskar and Tom Hanks as The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Dumas—2002 film Oskar’s father in Extremely Loud & Incredibly — 2012 film Ann Brashares—2005 film Close. © WARNER BROS. PICTURES © 2012 Smekens Education Solutions, Inc. • Literacy Retreat • www.SmekensEducation.com 2 SLIM TEXTS WITH Books made into Movies VIDEO CLIPS CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE Fellowship of the Ring, J. R. R. The Pearl, John Steinbeck—2001 film, Tolkien—2001 film 1944 film Flowers for Algernon, Daniel Keyes— Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen— 2000 film; 1968 film (Charly) 2005 film; 1995 TV mini-series; 1940 film Frankenstein, Mary Shelley—1994 film; The Pursuit of Happyness, Chris Gardner— 1984 film; 1973 film; 1931 film; 1910 film 2006 film The Grapes of Wrath, John A Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry— Steinbeck—1940 film 2008 film; 1961 film Great Expectations, Charles Return of the King, J. R. R. Tolkien—2003 film Dickens—1998 film; 1946 film Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe—1997 The Great Gatsby, F. Scott film; 1954 film; 1932 film Fitzgerald—2013 film; 1974 film Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare— Gulliver’s Travels, Jonathan Swift— 1996 film; 1968 film; 1936 film 2010 film; 1996 TV film; 1939 film The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hamlet, William Shakespeare—1996 film; Hawthorne—1995 film; 1979 film 1969 film; 1948 film Schindler’s List, Thomas Keneally—1993 film The Help, Kathryn Stockett—2011 film A Separate Peace, Washington Irvin— Viola Davis as Aibileen Clark with Octavia Spencer as Minny Jackson in The Help. © WALT DISNEY PICTURES Inherit the Wind, Jerome Lawrence— 2004 film; 1972 film 1999 film; 1960 film Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson—2004 film Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte—2011 film; 1996 film; 1944 film The Taming of the Shrew, William Shakespeare—1980 BBC film; 1967 film Journey to the Center of the Earth, Jules Verne—2008 film; 1999 film; 1959 film The Three Musketeers, Alexandre Dumas—2011 film; 1993 film; 1973 film; The Last of the Mohicans, James Fennimore 1948 film; 1921 silent film Cooper—1992 film; 1920 silent film The Time Machine, H. G. Wells—2002 film; Lord of the Flies, William Golding— 1960 film 1990 film; 1963 film To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee—1962 film Macbeth, William Shakespeare—2006 film; 1971 film; 1948 film The Two Towers, J. R. R. Tolkien—2002 film The Maze Runner, James Dashner— Twilight, Stephanie Meyer—2008 film 2014 film Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Harriet Beecher Memoirs of a Geisha, Arthur Golden— Stowe—1987 film; 1927 film 2005 film War Horse, Michael Morpurgo—2011 film Moby Dick, Herman Melville—2010 film; Watership Down, Richard Adams—1978 1956 film animated Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck—1992 Gandalf (Ian McKellen) must decide how to best defend Minas Tirith, the chief city of Gondor, in White Fang, Jack London—1991 film film; 1939 film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.