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though it isn't good literature? Is there anything wrong with reading/watching for pleasure if escaping reality may create unrealistic
expectations for your own life (here in the real world)? Whatever is good, whatever is pure, ... think on these things.
Similarly, the discussion of whether Christian films are "good" just because they are Christian. Is subtlety always paramount for a Christian film? What about return on investment? Which film gained more for the kingdom of God--Fireproof or The Blind Side?
Hollywood’s visual culture and music as media and literature (unit 5)
Celebrities and visual culture

Fables:
Cinderella/Pocahontas/Grimm's Fairy tales,
-could also use modern versions movies: Ever After (set in medieval times), Cinderella Story(set in modern times), Enchanted
-there is some fun children's lit with new twists: Snow White in New York, The Real Story of the Big Bad Wolf
-we talked about comparing the originals to the Disney version
-lots of Robin Hood movies out--may be an option for the boys, more of a legend than a fable/fairy tale, but has a rich history in lit.
Beauty and the Beast
Mulan

Media Literacy course Film and Novel
Content Outline
Target grade level:
11-12th11-12th, may be taken as a 10th grader if the student has good language arts skills.
Purpose:
Reading-and-writing-intensive course designed to expand the topics covered by the high school English curriculum and offer an alternative credit to English IV.
May also be assigned in half-credit increments.
Topics addressed:
Novel/story-and-filmIssues to address throughout the course:
Novel/story/play-and-film pairings (units 1-4)1-8)
Movies: sinful or not? (“Christian” movies)
book-to-script conversions
television and novel
stage-to-screen conversions
adaptations
reasons why changes are made
benefits and drawbacks of films
benefits and drawbacks of books
What makes a novel or film "classic" or "literature"?
how major motion pictures are made
Suggestions:
Pygmalion/My Fair Lady
TheDepicting sin in a Christian manner
Processing secular themes; special vs. general revelation.
Films and novels addressed:
Social Criticism:
The Importance of Being Earnest
Pride
Pygmalion/My Fair Lady
Pride and Prejudice --and many other Jane Austen novels
The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
The Jungle Book
Sherlock Holmes- Hound of the Baskervilles?
Cinderella/Pocahontas/Grimm's Fairy tales, Mulan
Watership Down
Little Women
Phantom of the OperaPrejudice/Persuasion
Black Beauty
Charlotte's Web
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Wuthering HeightsThe Lorax
Jane Eyre
Adventure
Sherlock Holmes- Hound of the Baskervilles
Holes
Swiss Family Robinson
Adolescent Literature:
The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
I am the Cheese, Holes (seriously, I loveCheese
Charlotte's Web
Fables:
Cinderella/Pocahontas/Grimm's Fairy tales,
Beauty and the movie Holes)Beast
Mulan
The Hobbit
--movie is supposed to come out soon; otherwise the first in the LOTR trilogy (could create an interest in some readers to read all 3...)Jungle Book
Other:
Janette Oke for comparison element- good lit?
some very popular movies are based on books that are not necessarily critically acclaimed or good literature:
Nicholas Sparks--same old same old but so popular and the books are going to be movies before he even writes them--he wrote
The Last Song knowing who he wanted to play the lead (Smiley Virus, no, Miley Cyrus). Weird!Sparks, Also, Janette Oke novels have been
made into movies, and there's a whole 'nuther topic.... What makes
though it isn't good literature? Is there anything wrong with reading/watching for pleasure if escaping reality may create unrealistic
expectations for your own life (here in the real world)? Whatever is good, whatever is pure, ... think on these things.
I love the idea of doing The Hobbit.
--how about a drama that was filmed, and how the experience changes from stage to film? For example: Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet as performed then vs. now, on stage vs. screen, modern adaptations like West Side Story and even a novel called O, Juliet, the Zeferelli film vs. the Luhrman version, and there is some twisted modern movie version as well set in modern times but I can't remember what it is called... Sorry, maybe this is an entire semester in itself...
I really like the idea of stage to film... I think Pygmalion/My Fair Lady does that well. There are some significant changes there that would be worth highlighting.
9-9-2010
As we discussed early today...I also like the Pygmalion/My Fair Lady idea.
Romeo and Juliet - the modern version - are you talking about the one with Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes?
BRO
Hollywood’s visual culture and music as media and literature (unit 5)
Celebrities and visual culture
The responsibility of influence
Societal sins reflected in and created by celebrities
Lyrics as literature
Music asMaking a carrier of meaning
Music videos/MTV
“Christian” music vs. secular music
Radio- talk shows, commercials, music, uses, the future of radioscreenplay and filming it
MEDIA LITERACY
....To be further developed once Film and Novel course is complete. May be half or whole credit.
News (unit 6)
how news is made
concentration of media ownership
the Christian’s responsibility to news (to be well-informed, to evaluate what they hear, and to do something with the information).
Music
Lyrics as literature
Music as a carrier of meaning
Music videos/MTV
“Christian” music vs. secular music
Radio- talk shows, commercials, music, uses, the future of radio
The Internet, Advertisements (unit 7)
Key benefits and key pitfalls of the Internet
Putting what you learned into practice
Making a screenplay and filming it
concluding project (I knew Kate would appreciate the change in color)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Wuthering Heights
I am the Cheese, Holes (seriously, I love the movie Holes)
The Hobbit
--movie is supposed to come out soon; otherwise the first in the LOTR trilogy (could create an interest in some readers to read all 3...)
The Last Song knowing who he wanted to play the lead (Smiley Virus, no, Miley Cyrus). Weird! Also, Janette Oke novels have been
made into movies, and there's a whole 'nuther topic. What makes a book "good"? Is a book good because it is Christian, even
wrong with readingreading/watching for pleasure real world)? Whatever is good, whatever is pure, ... think on these things.
I love the idea of doing The Hobbit.
--how about a drama that was filmed, and how the experience changes from stage to film? For example: Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet as performed then vs. now, on stage vs. screen, modern adaptations like West Side Story and even a novel called O, Juliet, the Zeferelli film vs. the Luhrman version, and there is some twisted modern movie version as well set in modern times but I can't remember what it is called... Sorry, maybe this is an entire semester in itself...

How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Wuthering Heights
The Hobbit --movie
--movie is supposed all 3...)
some very popular movies are based on books that are not necessarily critically acclaimed or good literature:
Nicholas Sparks--same old same old but so popular and the books are going to be movies before he even writes them--he wrote
The Last Song knowing who he wanted to play the lead (Smiley Virus, no, Miley Cyrus). Weird! Also, Janette Oke novels have been
made into movies, and there's a whole 'nuther topic. What makes a book "good"? Is a book good because it is Christian, even
though it isn't good literature? Is there anything wrong with reading for pleasure if escaping reality may create unrealistic
expectations for your own life (here in the real world)?
I love the idea of doing The Hobbit.
--how about a drama that was filmed, and how the experience changes from stage to film? For example: Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet as performed then vs. now, on stage vs. screen, modern adaptations like West Side Story and even a novel called O, Juliet, the Zeferelli film vs. the Luhrman version, and there is some twisted modern movie version as well set in modern times but I can't remember what it is called... Sorry, maybe this is an entire semester in itself...
Putting what you learned into practice
Making a screenplay and filming it
wikis, blogs, screencasts, videos, etc. as portfolios in place of final test or for review unit concluding project (I knew Kate would appreciate the change in color)

The Jungle Book
Sherlock Holmes- Hound of the Baskervilles?
Cinderella/Pocahontas/Grimm's Fairy talestales, Mulan
Watership Down
Little Women
Phantom of the Opera
Black Beauty
Charlotte's Web
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Wuthering Heights
The Hobbit --movie is supposed to come out soon; otherwise the first in the LOTR trilogy (could create an interest in some readers to read all 3...)
I love the idea of doing The Hobbit.

Novel/story-and-film pairings (units 1-4)
Movies: sinful or not? (“Christian” movies)
how movies are made
book-to-script conversions
television and novel

concentration of media ownership
the Christian’s responsibility to news (to be well-informed, to evaluate what they hear, and to do something with the information).
The InternetInternet, Advertisements (unit 8)7)
Key benefits key pitfalls of the Internet
Christian responsibility
Internet etiquette
Key resources (Monster, Craigslist, E-bay, Netflix, YouTube, Vimeo, Wikipedia, Email, Google/search engines, wikis, blogs)
Commercials
Propaganda
Billboards/magazine ads/product placement
What would advertising according to Biblical principles look like?
Educational media forms and video/computer games (unit 8)
Documentaries
Periodicals- journals, business magazines, special interest magazines
Video/computer games- addiction, financial responsibility, time use, skills, social aspects
Advertising
Commercials
Propaganda
Billboards/magazine ads/product placement
What would advertising according to Biblical principles look like?Unit 9-- more lit? Other topics? Rearranging units is definitely possible.
Media in Real Life: unit 10
Putting what you learned into practice