TE 838: Children's Literature in Film -- Summer 2012
Instructor: Laura Apol (apol@msu.edu)
Reflection: When I saw Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone on the syllabus, I knew this would be a class that I'd love. Before taking this course, I had begun to explore the connection between children's literature and film in my classroom by making a display with movie posters and book covers to encourage reading but I didn't really know how to teach using film. This class taught me to examine the deeper connections between books and films and explore with my students what these reinterpretations owe to us as readers and viewers. I have since implemented a film unit into my 5th grade Language & Literacies class, which has helped me combine media literacy skills in our study of literature.
Description: This course enables teachers to apply media and film studies perspectives to films created from children's literature. By "reading" a film as an independent interpretation of a text, teachers are encouraged to think about how to incorporate a range of representations of children's literature into the curriculum in ways that are both creative and pedagogically sound. The course explores the various ways children's literature and film can work together to evoke stronger responses and richer conversations from students.
Image Source:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Digital image. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://www.penguin.com.au/jpg-large/9780141333168.jpg>.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory DVD. Digital image. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-
rqLtPKALg_w/Tt5XhtiHpRI/AAAAAAAAEwk/_ybM1mRZhPM/s1600/charli+poster.jpg>.
Charlotte's Web 1973 DVD. Digital image. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://s3.amazonaws.com/plexus_ent/posters/movie_212174.jpg>.
Charlotte's Web 2006 DVD. Digital image. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://kidsmovienight.com/wp-
content/uploads/2010/01/charlottes_web.jpg>.
Charlotte's Web. Digital image. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://www.kidsmomo.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/charlottes-web-
cover.gif>.
Critical Perspectives on Harry Potter. Digital image. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://images.btol.com/contentcafe/Jacket.aspx?
UserID=westwauniv&Password=bt0138&Value=9780415964845&Return=1&&>.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Digital image. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5PowgP1leKA/T60B-
JpL4rI/AAAAAAAADw0/umhKk5CrqHo/s1600/Sorcerer's_stone_cover.jpg>.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone DVD. Digital image. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://www.hp-lexicon.org/images/film/ps/film-ps-dvd-
cover.jpg>.
Jumanji. Digital image. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-
GawrUS51tRw/TdZ9Q4Pq6hI/AAAAAAAAAAw/ligq220JlDQ/s1600/jumanji.jpg>.
Jumanji DVD. Digital image. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ny-
dEA_tUTc/TnrVb2AvJvI/AAAAAAADZOs/ej0gV_tBYw8/s1600/dvdcover.jpg>.
The Little Mermaid. Digital image. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://hca.gilead.org.il/pics/li_merma3.jpg>.
The Little Mermaid DVD. Digital image. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/19200000/The-Little-Mermaid-
Two-Disc-Platinum-Edition-Disney-DVD-Cover-walt-disney-characters-19285617-704-1000.jpg>.
The Polar Express. Digital image. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XGnjd6fmBb8/Tujp23p1ilI/AAAAAAAABWY/GlD-
PRUefc0/s1600/the-polar-express-image.jpg>.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory DVD. Digital image. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Willy-Wonka-and-Chocolate-
Factory-DVD-2011-2-Disc-Set-40th-Anniversay/00/$(KGrHqV,!k8E5YL1iEz0BOW6glws8g~~_35.JPG>.
The Wizard of Oz. Digital image. Web. 23 Nov. 2012.
<http://bookcoverarchive.com/images/books/the_annotated_wizard_of_oz.large.jpg>.
The Wizard of Oz DVD. Digital image. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://ecx.images-
amazon.com/images/I/51VGYEW849L._SL500_AA300_.jpg>.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Digital image. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://www.penguin.com.au/jpg-large/9780141333168.jpg>.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory DVD. Digital image. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-
rqLtPKALg_w/Tt5XhtiHpRI/AAAAAAAAEwk/_ybM1mRZhPM/s1600/charli+poster.jpg>.
Charlotte's Web 1973 DVD. Digital image. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://s3.amazonaws.com/plexus_ent/posters/movie_212174.jpg>.
Charlotte's Web 2006 DVD. Digital image. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://kidsmovienight.com/wp-
content/uploads/2010/01/charlottes_web.jpg>.
Charlotte's Web. Digital image. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://www.kidsmomo.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/charlottes-web-
cover.gif>.
Critical Perspectives on Harry Potter. Digital image. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://images.btol.com/contentcafe/Jacket.aspx?
UserID=westwauniv&Password=bt0138&Value=9780415964845&Return=1&&>.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Digital image. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5PowgP1leKA/T60B-
JpL4rI/AAAAAAAADw0/umhKk5CrqHo/s1600/Sorcerer's_stone_cover.jpg>.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone DVD. Digital image. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://www.hp-lexicon.org/images/film/ps/film-ps-dvd-
cover.jpg>.
Jumanji. Digital image. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-
GawrUS51tRw/TdZ9Q4Pq6hI/AAAAAAAAAAw/ligq220JlDQ/s1600/jumanji.jpg>.
Jumanji DVD. Digital image. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ny-
dEA_tUTc/TnrVb2AvJvI/AAAAAAADZOs/ej0gV_tBYw8/s1600/dvdcover.jpg>.
The Little Mermaid. Digital image. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://hca.gilead.org.il/pics/li_merma3.jpg>.
The Little Mermaid DVD. Digital image. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/19200000/The-Little-Mermaid-
Two-Disc-Platinum-Edition-Disney-DVD-Cover-walt-disney-characters-19285617-704-1000.jpg>.
The Polar Express. Digital image. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XGnjd6fmBb8/Tujp23p1ilI/AAAAAAAABWY/GlD-
PRUefc0/s1600/the-polar-express-image.jpg>.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory DVD. Digital image. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Willy-Wonka-and-Chocolate-
Factory-DVD-2011-2-Disc-Set-40th-Anniversay/00/$(KGrHqV,!k8E5YL1iEz0BOW6glws8g~~_35.JPG>.
The Wizard of Oz. Digital image. Web. 23 Nov. 2012.
<http://bookcoverarchive.com/images/books/the_annotated_wizard_of_oz.large.jpg>.
The Wizard of Oz DVD. Digital image. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://ecx.images-
amazon.com/images/I/51VGYEW849L._SL500_AA300_.jpg>.
