Books vs Movies, Tuesday first period

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

"Good morning." Jon nodded to the class; he still looked a bit run-down, but he was putting on a brave - or at least an in-denial - face.

"I hope you all got my handwavey assignment, since I forgot to put it on the board last week," he began. "It's a little past the season, but I thought starting with "A Christmas Carol" would be interesting. There are around a hundred different movie and TV versions; it's been pretty popular.

"There are a lot of versions we could be watching, but I've chosen one that's both a more unique take than some, and yet gets across the basics of the story idea. So let's watch it, and then we can discuss the similarities and differences."


After class was over, he wrote the next assignment on the board: Exodus, chapters 4 through 15.

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Re: Class activity

[onlyajones]

Jo had also been fascinated watching the muppets, she hadn’t experienced anything like that before.

“I …I sometimes found the book a bit challenging to read, I’ve never read Dickens before,” she admitted, “I did enjoy the book though and the movie was rather splendid, I …I enjoyed watching that a lot,”

Re: Class activity

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

"The muppets are good at making things accessible. Certainly moreso than Dickens," Jon acknowledged. "The muppets weren't paid by the word, for one thing. Although there are more faithful adaptations, if you're curious."