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Book to Film, Part One: Analyzing Film Adaptations of Fantasy and Science Fiction with Sharon Weis
Recorded course taught by Sharon Hamric-Weis for High School Survey Literature
Categories
Literature ➤ Survey Literature
Grade
High School
Semester
Recorded
Summary

Instructor Access is available for this course for $79!

In this course, you will advance your critical thinking skills through the analysis of literature and film. Join us as we go deep into the study of literary devices and how they translate into film.

Instructor: Sharon Hamric-Weis, BS Ed, JD

Course Description: Give your student an enjoyable way to engage in upper-level literary analysis and to advance critical thinking and writing skills through written and cinematic work critique. Using movies and published works, students will study structure, character development, scene, setting, plot, and theme with the purpose of preparing for the study of literature at the college level. Students view movies biweekly with a parent or independently in order to discuss and understand the elements of literature. On alternate weeks, class discussion focuses on the analysis of selected texts, enhancing critical thinking skills with classics in an enjoyable learning setting that digs deep into each concept and teaches the student how to approach upper-level analysis of fiction works.

Special notes

Instructor Access is available for this course for $79!

Total classes

12

Duration

55 minutes

Suggested grade level

11th to 12th grade; 9th to 10th grade students are welcome on the parents’ judgment, since some movies contain mature themes (see list of movies under the Course Outline below).

Suggested credit

One full semester of English, Literature, or Film & Literary Analysis

Outline

Course Outline:

Class 1: Analyzing The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Part I -- Character development presented in the movie

Class 2: Analyzing The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Part II -- Comparison of character development from book to movie

Class 3: Analyzing The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Part I -- Scene and setting presented in the movie

Class 4: Analyzing The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Part II -- Comparison of scene and setting from movie to book

Class 5: Analyzing The Hobbit
Part I -- Plot and conflict presented in the movie

Class 6: Analyzing The Hobbit
Part II -- Comparison of plot and conflict from movie to book

Class 7: Analyzing Ender’s Game
Part I -- Plot development presented in the movie

Class 8: Analyzing Ender’s Game
Part II -- Comparison of plot development from movie to book

Class 9: Analyzing 1984 Watch the 1956 version; clips from the newer version will be shown in class.
Part I -- Theme

Class 10: Analyzing 1984
Part II -- Comparison of theme from movie to book

Class 11: Analyzing I Robot

Part I -- Theme presented in the movie

Class 12: Analyzing I Robot
Part II -- Comparison of theme from movie to book

Materials

  • Students will access available movies and books on their own or through the resources provided. Because some of the classic works are secular, parents may wish to pre-screen the cinematic version and fast-forward through any potentially sensitive material. All analysis will be filtered through the faith-based, Catholic perspective.

Homework

Your student should expect to spend an estimated three to four hours on homework outside of class time, depending on the student’s ability and commitment. Homework includes reading, viewing films, taking automated quizzes on odd weeks or completing an assignment, and completing three short essay assignments or a project (1 1/2 to 2 pages) for three of the weeks by the end of the course. Writing assignments and projects are graded by the instructor. It is recommended that students begin familiarizing themselves with the books before the first day of class, since there is substantial reading in this course; reading selections are posted. Book readings may be adjusted at the instructor’s discretion.

Course name
Book to Film, Part One: Analyzing Film Adaptations of Fantasy and Science Fiction with Sharon Weis
Instructor
Sharon Hamric-Weis
Semester
Recorded
Categories
Literature ➤ Survey Literature
Grade levels
High School
Start time
September 6th, 2024 at 1:00 PM ET
Course type
Recorded, free with subscription
Relative due dates
Relative due dates are enabled for this course.
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Sharon Hamric-Weis
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About Sharon Hamric-Weis

Sharon Hamric-Weis, JD, earned her Bachelor of Science (BS) in Secondary English Education from the California University of Pennsylvania and taught both middle and high school courses at the Palm Beach County School system. During her last year of teaching, Mrs. Hamric-Weis converted to the Catholic Church and was confirmed. Upon her acceptance to the Dickinson School of Law, she and her husband then relocated to her home state of Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Hamric-Weis has her JD degree and practiced law as Assistant Counsel for the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole. She has been published in the Dickinson Journal of International Law, as well as working as a decision writer for the Pennsylvania Board of Workers’ Compensation. After working in law, Mrs. Hamric-Weis left her employment to raise her children and homeschool for several years before returning to work as a paraprofessional, teaching and caring for a student with multiple disabilities. She has taught English as a Second Language in a prison setting and is also presently working in the field of mental health. She is happy to be homeschooling her youngest child and teaching writing courses for Homeschool Connections.
Mrs. Hamric-Weis teaches Foundational writing courses (9-Series courses, including Punctuation and Grammar, Simplified Writing, and Paragraphs and Essays courses); Vocabulary and Writing (10-Series courses); and Advanced/College Preparatory Writing courses (12-Series courses). She also teaches Book to Film courses, analyzing film adaptations of classic stories.

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