The Book vs. The Movie: An Ongoing Summer Book Club Camp for Ages 9-12
In this ongoing course, students will compare a popular story to the movie version.
Sarah E. Sewell, M.Ed. (Reading Specialist)
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What's included
1 live meeting
30 mins in-class hours per weekClass Experience
Ah, the timeless debate. Which was better, the book or the movie? In this ongoing course, students will get to debate just that! Before class, they will read a popular book and then watch the movie version. A notetaking sheet will be provided to help them compare the two formats. During class, they will practice comparing and contrasting the two versions, engage in higher level thinking questions, all while practicing the art of debate. They will then vote on their favorite version. Help solve the timeless debate and join our class! Week of May 3: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate Week of May 10: Holes by Louis Sachar (*Movie rated PG for violence, mild language and some thematic elements) Week of May 17: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis (*Movie rated PG for mild threat, fantasy violence and battle sequences) Week of May 24: Wonder by R.J. Palacio (*Movie rated PG for thematic elements including bullying, and some mild language) Week of May 31: James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl Week of June 7: The Spiderwick Chronicles by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi Week of June 14: The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick Week of June 21: How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell Week of June 28: The Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl Week of July 5: Zathura by Chris Van Allsburg Week of July 12: A Series of Unfortunate Events by Daniel Handler and Brett Helquist Week of July 26: The Tale of Despereaux by Kate Dicamillo Week of August 2: Coraline by Neil Gaiman Week of August 9: Inkheart by Cornelia Funke (*Movie rated PG for fantasy adventure action, some scary moments and brief language) Week of August 16: The Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan Week of August 23: Hoot by Carl Hiaasen Week of August 30: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (1971 movie)
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Some movies students will watch are rated PG. Please see below for those marked.
Week of May 3: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Week of May 10: Holes by Louis Sachar (*Movie rated PG for violence, mild language and some thematic elements)
Week of May 17: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis (*Movie rated PG for mild threat, fantasy violence and battle sequences)
Week of May 24: Wonder by R.J. Palacio (*Movie rated PG for thematic elements including bullying, and some mild language)
Week of May 31: James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahsl
Week of June 7: The Spiderwick Chronicles by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi
Week of June 14: The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
Week of June 21: How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
Week of June 28: The Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
Week of July 5: Zathura by Chris Van Allsburg
Week of July 12: A Series of Unfortunate Events by Daniel Handler and Brett Helquist
Week of July 26: The Tale of Despereaux by Kate Dicamillo
Week of August 2: Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Week of August 9: Inkheart by Cornelia Funke (*Movie rated PG for fantasy adventure action, some scary moments and brief language)
Week of August 16: The Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan
Week of August 23: Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
Week of August 30: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (1971 movie)
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined October, 2020
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275reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Virginia Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Welcome!
I am passionate about instilling a love of reading in children through sharing engaging, high interest texts. The classes I teach are literacy based, and I also offer reading assessments to help parents have a better understanding of their child's reading level and strategies to support them.
I have ten years teaching experience at the elementary level and my Masters in Reading Education from UVA and am certified to teach readers from K-12. I ran the CETA (Changing Education through the Arts) program by the Kennedy Center, at my school and find great value in arts integration.
I believe children should feel that they are valued members of a class in order to do their best learning. Classes should be engaging, interactive and social, especially in a virtual format.
I have two little guys at home and we love to bake, go on nature walks, and we just learned about Geocaching! Oh, and I'm a Penn Stater at heart- We Are!Reviews
Live Group Class
$10
weekly1x per week
30 min
Completed by 3 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-12
2-8 learners per class
