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Book to Film, Part Two: Analyzing Film Adaptations of the Classics with Sharon Weis
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Instructor Access is available for this course for $79!
Continue to 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: This course continues literary analysis of written and cinematic works and their accompanying writing assignments to strengthen your student’s critical thinking, literary analysis, and upper-level writing skills. Using movies as well as published works, students study structure, character development, scene, setting, plot, and theme – with the purpose of preparing for the study of literature at the college level. Students will view movies biweekly with a parent or on their own in order to discuss the elements of literature. On alternate weeks, class discussion will focus on selected texts only, while employing critical thinking skills. This high-interest course continues your student’s ability to enhance critical thinking, analysis, and writing skills using classical works – while enjoying learning at the same time.
Class 1: Analyzing Quo Vadis
Part I -- Scene and setting presented in the movie
Class 2: Analyzing Quo Vadis
Part II -- Comparison of scene and setting from movie to book
Class 3: Analyzing Gulliver’s Travels
Part I -- Theme presented in the movie
Class 4: Analyzing Gulliver’s Travels
Part II -- Comparison of theme from movie to book
Class 5: Analyzing A Tale of Two Cities
Part I -- Plot and conflict presented in the movie
Class 6: Analyzing A Tale of Two Cities
Part II -- Comparison of plot and conflict from movie to book
Class 7: Analyzing Ben Hur
Part I -- Character development presented in the movie
Class 8: Analyzing Ben Hur
Part II -- Comparison of character development from movie to book
Class 9: Analyzing Great Expectations
Part I -- Plot twist
Class 10: Analyzing Great Expectations
Part II -- Comparison of plot twist from movie to book
Class 11: Analyzing Les Miserables (1982 version)
Part I -- Character arc
Class 12: Analyzing Les Miserables
Students will access available movies and books on their own or through 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.
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Book to Film, Part Two: Analyzing Film Adaptations of the Classics with Sharon Weis
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Sharon Hamric-Weis
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Literature ➤ Survey Literature
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High School
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January 10th, 2025 at 1:00 PM ET
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Recorded, free with subscription
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This is Part Two of a two-part course.
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Your student should expect to spend an estimated three to four hours on homework outside of class time, depending on the student’s ability. Homework includes reading, viewing films, completing automated quizzes on odd weeks, and submitting three of the six short essay options (2 pages) or creative assignments posted on even weeks. To increase your student’s skills, the instructor grades writing assignments with direct feedback. 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. For the last title, Les Misérables, the students will compare the 1978 television version with the 2012 musical starring Hugh Jackman; only limited selected readings will be covered.
Note for Live Courses and Instructor Access: Your student's grade will be completed using the Completed Work Grade, which will ignore three non-submitted essays; the Course Grade will count required non-completed work as zeros. Please contact the instructor for any clarification.
Sharon Hamric-Weis
sweis@homeschoolconnections.com
About Sharon Hamric-Weis
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 relocated to her home state of Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Hamric-Weis practiced law as Assistant Counsel for the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole and 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 is happy to be homeschooling her three children and teaching the advanced writing courses for Homeschool Connections.
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