PEBL B-2 Unit 1 Books & movies

Spotlight on Books & Movies Class 2: Review Spotlight on Books & Movies Feed Your Brain

Feed your brain What advantages does reading have for young children? encourages kids to laugh, learn, and become better people become better students learn to pay attention learn to think learn to speak well gain a richer vocabulary grow powerful imaginations

Feed your brain What are many popular books turned into? movies What are some examples of books that were made into movies? “Where the Wild Things Are” “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” the Harry Potter series http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by1syKR4KRk

Feed your brain Why do some people think that movies are bad for children? do not need to use their imagination do not need to think about the characters just lie back and watch the movie

Feed your brain What are some of the arguments for movies being good for children? help children grow and learn learn about plot, setting, and characters can teach children to like books teach kids about emotions and about life

Class 3: Review Zooming In Where Magic Happens

Where Magic Happens What movie was Disney’s first big hit? “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” Why was Walt Disney’s project called “Disney’s Folly”? Many thought that making children’s stories into movies was a bad idea. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kWr9e4JN5I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQZ6zzLpoNQ

Where Magic Happens What are some of the problems that moviemakers face when turning books into movies? Books do not have time limits. Imagination is a very powerful thing. Making fantasy books look realistic costs a lot of money and requires a lot of people and equipment.

Where Magic Happens How do movies bring stories to life? make the characters into real people use many different kinds of art use a special mix of film, photography, lighting, writing, acting, and music to tell the story audience sees and feels the emotion of the story and the characters

Project Guidelines Project A Making a Storyboard

Project A: Lights! Camera! Action! A movie made from a book provides a new way for people to experience the story. Although we can imagine the characters while reading books, movies make the characters come to life. One way to bring a story to life is to create a storyboard. A storyboard tells a story with a series of pictures. After reading “Where the Magic Happens,” you know that there are challenges when it comes to turning a book into a movie. Sometimes parts of the story need to be changed, moved, or left out. A storyboard helps people imagine what a movie will be like before it is made. This project is your chance to make your very own storyboard.

You will create the following: Project A: You will create the following: a storyboard of a story that you enjoy — your storyboard should include the following: 4 to7 scenes from the story a brief description of each picture/scene

You will Complete three steps: Project A: You will Complete three steps: Choose a story. Pick the most important events for scenes of your storyboard. Write them in order. Write a script and sketch out the scenes that you chose. Put the script and illustrations together in the form of a storyboard. *NOTE: If you do not wish to make a storyboard, you may make a short play and film the scenes to share them with the class.

Project A: Step 1: Choose a story. The first step toward making your storyboard is to choose a story that you’d like to see turned into a movie. Think about a book or story that you read and enjoyed. It might be a novel that you read recently, a story that you read in reading class, or even a book that you read when you were younger. Write the name of the book in the space provided on page 20. Use the template on page 20 to organize the main elements of the story. Think about when and where the story takes places, who the story is about, and what happens throughout the book.

Step 1: Choose a story. (continued) Project A: Step 1: Choose a story. (continued) Now, think of 4 to 8 important moments or scenes. You will use these scenes to make a storyboard. In the spaces on page 21, write down the scenes that you will use. You may describe the scenes however you like because this list will not be a part of your final storyboard. This is only to help you keep track of the scenes for Step 2. You may use more than 8 scenes.

Step 2: Write the script and sketch each scene. Project A: Step 2: Write the script and sketch each scene. A storyboard is a series of pictures that show different parts of a story. In Step 1 you chose the scenes that you will use for the storyboard. Now it is time to write the script and plan how you will draw each scene. Draw a picture of each scene that you want to use. Then write the words that the characters say in each scene. Use the following format to write the script: Harry: Ron, Hermione, what are those dark things flying in the sky?

Step 3: Put it all together. Project A: Step 3: Put it all together. Now that you know what each scene will look like and what your characters will say, use the template on page 24 to make a final copy of the storyboard. Once your storyboard is assembled, you will present it to the class. Explain the name of the movie (and which book it is based on if the movie title is different from the title of the book). Then, briefly describe each picture of the storyboard. During your presentation you may also choose to explain why you chose the book and if it has any important meaning to you.

Project A: Presentation Tips Practice your presentation a couple of times in front of a friend or family member before you present to the class. This will help your presentation sound more natural. Look at the audience when you are speaking and make eye contact. Speak in a loud, clear voice so that it’s easy for the audience to hear and understand you.