Investigate the adaptation of a book to the medium of

film.

Select one of the books from the list below or a

suitable book of your own choice that has been
adapted either to the cinema or to television.
Read the book of your choice carefully.

Presentation Format:
A website, an E-book (look at Resources to find out
how), a movie, a radio broadcast or podcast, a series
of 6-8 blogs.

Book Response:

Which genre does the

book you read fall under?
Who are the main
characters?
What did you like or
dislike about each one?
Brief synopsis of the
story (200 words)
Which scenes were the
most memorable for you?
Why?
What kinds of issues or
problems are raised in
the book?
How did the author keep
your interest? Think
about the pace of the
story, the events that are
told, or just talked about,
the language used, etc.

Choose one of the main characters and construct a

character profile using the table below:

The characters name:

Physical description:
Relationship to or with
other characters in the
novel?
What qualities do they
possess? For example
are they honest,
thoughtful,
compassionate, practical,
aggressive, kind,
creative, well organized,
etc.
Likes:
Dislikes:
Skills and abilities:
How do other characters
see them?
What motivates them?
What are their flaws?
What do you remember
most clearly about the
character?

See the film of the book.

Form a detailed response to the following questions:

Film Response:

Construct a Venn Diagram

showing the similarities
and differences between
the book and the film.
Do you feel that the film
set out to recreate the
book faithfully, or did it
aim to adapt the book?
Select two memorable or
important scenes from
the film.
What made them
particularly memorable or
important?
What are the main
similarities/differences
between these memorable
scenes and those that
you found memorable in
the book?
What approach do you
think you might have
taken if the task of filming
the book had been your
responsibility?

Film Techniques:
Identify five visual language techniques that were
used in the film version of your text. For each one
answer the following questions:

The name of the

technique:
An explanation of the
technique:
What effect does the
technique have? Why do
you think that technique
was used?
Choose one scene from
the film and explain in
detail why the technique
was used and what effect
it has on the audience.
Did you prefer the book
or the film? Why?

Checklist:

Task: Completed
Book Response
Character Profile
Film Response
Film Response Venn
Diagram
Film Techniques
Bibliography

Suggested Texts:

Book/Film: Author:
Eat, Pray, Love Elizabeth Gilbert
Freedom Writers/ The The Freedom Writers and
Freedom Writers Diary Erin Gruwell
Girl, Interrupted Susanna Kaysen
We Bought a Zoo Benjamin Mee
Jurassic Park Michael Crichton
Bridge to Terabithia Katherine Patterson
Heidi Johanna Spyri
Bridget Jones Diary Helen Fielding
The Witches Roald Dahl
Holes Louis Sachar
Charlottes Web E.B. White
Dracula Bram Stoker
Percy Jackson and the Rick Riordan
Olympians: The
Lightening Thief
The Black Stallion Walter Farley
National Velvet/ Enid Bagnold
International Velvet
My Friend Flicka Mary OHara
The Silver Brumby Elyne Mitchell
The Princess Diaries Meg Cabot
Girl With a Pearl Earring Tracy Chevalier
The Taming of the Shrew/ William Shakespeare
Ten Things I Hate About
You
The Help Kathryn Stockett
A Walk To Remember Nicholas Sparks
Under the Tuscan Sun Frances Mayes
Matilda Roald Dahl
The Notebook Nicholas Sparks
The Power of One Bryce Courtenay
Interview With A Vampire Anne Rice
Dinotopia James Gurney
Schindlers Ark/ Thomas Keneally
Schindlers List
Sisterhood of the Ann Brashares
Travelling Pants
Queen of the Damned Anne Rice
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy John Le Carr
War Horse Michael Morpurgo
War of the Worlds H.G. Wells
Ella Enchanted Gail Carson Levine
One Hundred and One Dodie Smith
Dalmatians
The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson
Burnett
Red Dog Louis de Bernieres
Little Women Louisa May Alcott
The Wonderful Wizard of L. Frank Baum
Oz/ The Wizard of Oz/ Oz
Jaws Peter Benchley
The Boy In The Striped John Boyne
Pyjamas
Wuthering Heights Emily Bronte
Murder on the Orient Agatha Christie
Express
The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins
Charlie and the Roald Dahl
Chocolate Factory
The Spiderwick Tony Di Terlizzi
Chronicles
Great Expectations Charles Dickens
Sherlock Holmes Arthur Conan Doyle
The Diary of Anne Frank Anne Frank
Inkheart Cornelia Funke
Marley and Me Josh Grogan
Water for Elephants Sara Gruen
To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee
The Chronicles of Narnia: C.S. Lewis
The Lion, the Witch and
the Wardrobe
The Chronicles of Narnia: C.S. Lewis
Prince Caspian
The Chronicles of Narnia: C.S. Lewis
The Voyage of the Dawn
Treader
The Blind Side Michael Lewis
Looking for Alibrandi Melina Marchetta
Tomorrow When the War John Marsden
Began
The Twilight Saga: Stephanie Meyer
Twilight
The Twilight Saga: New Stephanie Meyer
Moon
The Twilight Saga: Stephanie Meyer
Eclipse
The Twilight Saga: Stephanie Meyer
Breaking Dawn
The Time Travellers Wife Audrey Niffeneggar
The Man From Snowy A.B. Patterson
River
My Sisters Keeper Jodi Piccoult
Eragon Christopher Paolini
His Dark Materials: The Phillip Pulman
Golden Compass
Harry Potter 1: Harry J.K. Rowling
Potter and the
Philosophers Stone
Harry Potter 2: Harry J.K. Rowling
Potter and the Chamber
of Secrets
Harry Potter 3: Harry J.K. Rowling
Potter and the Prisoner
of Azkaban
Harry Potter 4: Harry J.K. Rowling
Potter and the Goblet of
Fire
Harry Potter 5: Harry J.K. Rowling
Potter and the Order of
the Phoenix
Harry Potter 6: Harry J.K. Rowling
Potter and the Half Blood
Prince
Harry Potter 7: Harry J.K. Rowling
Potter and the Deathly
Hallows
Where The Wild Things Maurice Sendak
Are
The Cat In The Hat Dr. Seuss
The Lorax Dr. Seuss
A Series of Unfortunate Lemony Snicket
Events: The Bad
Beginning
A Series of Unfortunate Lemony Snicket
Events: The Reptile
Room
A Series of Unfortunate Lemony Snicket
Events: The Wide
Window
Dear John Nicholas Sparks
The Lord of the Rings: J.R.R. Tolkien
The Fellowship of the
Ring
The Lord of the Rings: J.R.R. Tolkien
The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: J.R.R. Tolkien
The Return of the King
The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien