Adaptation Analysis [65 points]:
In March we will read and watch Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and talk about what happens when children’s books are adapted into movies. You will write a 3-5 page paper about the differences between the book and the movie.
Your paper will be based on Imelda Whelehan’s discussions of literary adaptations from text to screen. Whelehan outlines three types of adaptation:
a. Transposition – A book is transposed to the screen directly without much change between the original and the film.
b. Commentary – A book is purposely or inadvertantly altered in some way that changes the storyline but still tries to stay aligned with the original book. In commentary adaptation, the change from book to screen does not intentionally corrupt the original story.
c. Analogy – An adaptation that is so far removed from the book that it seems the filmmaker simply used the name of the book and not much more. Essentially, an Analogy adaptation will be seen as a completely different work of art apart from the book.
Your job is to decide based on these definitions what type of adaptation HP & the Sorcerer's Stone (the film) is. You will need to focus on one or more of the following topics to prove your case for the type of adaptation you are arguing this film to be: Characters
Characterization
Character Relationships
Plot
Drama
Themes
Setting
Scenery
Color & Image
Dialogue
Grading: Clarity of writing 15pts
Strength of argument 35pts
Proper spelling and grammar 15pts
