My Co-op Composition class decided to do movie reviews for two books: Bridge to Terabithia and My Side of the Mountain. Two of the teens in the class recommended the books; both have movies: Bridge to Terabithia (1985), Bridge to Terabithia (2007), and My Side of the Mountain (1969). (BTW see if your library has Hoopla, a digital service. The kids told me about Hoopla; here are instructions to view films with Hoopla on your television.). The Co-op class is reading both books and watching all three films. Yes, we started this project weeks ago. Some assignments just run long. It takes forever to get kids to all finish the books and watch the films. Each teen is taking a different approach to the movie critique. One teen has a ‘List of Complaints’ about Bridge to Terabithia. Another student wants to explore whether or not Disney’s version really captures the book. Here, here, and here are suggestions to write a movie review. Here is a compare and contrast movie vs. book template. Here is a ten-page template to compare the book with the movie. Here is the Goldilocks version with questions I can use with the kids. Eventually, we’ll finish. Mean while the class and I will wrestle with the books’ themes and whether or not the films captured the books well.
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