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Part 1: Focused Reading and Viewing Guide
Part 1: Focused Reading and Viewing Guide
7Analyzetheextenttowhichafilmedorliveproductionofastoryordrama
staysfaithfultoordepartsfromthetextorscript,evaluatingthechoicesmadebythe
directororactors.
Part1:FOCUSEDREADINGandVIEWINGGUIDE
BOOK MOVIE
Setting:
Setting:
Characters:
Characters:
PlotEvents:
PlotEvents:
Resolution:
Resolution:
Part2:BookandMovieComparison/ContrastGuide
Setting:Waysthatthebookandmovieare
thesameinclude
Setting:Waysthatthebookandmovieare
differentinclude
Characters:Waysthatthebookandmovie
arethesameinclude
Characters:Waysthatthebookandmovie
aredifferentinclude
PlotEvents:Waysthatthebookand
moviearethesameinclude
PlotEvents:Waysthatthebookand
moviearedifferentinclude
Resolution:Waysthatthebookandmovie
arethesameinclude
Resolution:Waysthatthebookandmovie
aredifferentinclude
Part3:BOOKandMOVIEEVALUATION
Why did the director make some parts of the movie different from the book? Include
specific examples to support your answer. Do you think it is important for the movie and
the book to remain identical to one another? Why or why not? Support your answer with
specificdetails.
2.Doyouthinkitisimportantforthemovieandthebooktoremainidenticaltoone
another?Whyorwhynot?Supportyouranswerwithspecificdetails.
Part4:
ThinkCriticallyAbouttheMovieAdaptation:Effectsand
Preferences
Elementthatwas
changedofkept
thesame
Effectofthisdecisiononthe
tellingofthestory
Preferences:Didthis
decisionincreaseyour
understandingand
enjoymentofthestory?Why
orwhynot?
Mostimportant:
Important:
Somewhat
important:
Notvery
important: