Modern Shakespeare
Gnomeo and Juliet is a modern adaption Shakespeare's ________ ____ _________
Romeo and Juliet
Tells a story of someone growing up and learning about life, the world, and themselves.
Coming-of-age
Romeo & Juliet
Feed (a book about corporate power, consumerism, information technology, data mining, and environmental decay) is similar to George Orwell's _______.
1984
Why do you read the cannon?
To have a base understanding of literature, themes, and elements of fiction.
She's the Man is a modern adaption of Shakespeare's ___________ __________
Twelfth Night
Tells a story about opposing forces fighting to lead and/or change the world.
Good vs. Evil
Written in the 1960s, about life in the southern United States that is set in the 1930s.
To Kill a Mockingbird
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is a modern retelling of Jane Austen's _____ ___ ________.
The most important thing to take away from a story or poem.
Theme
10 Things I Hate About You is an adaption of Shakespeare's __________ __ ____ ______
Taming of the Shrew
Shows the full spectrum of the human condition/human life.
Life & Death
A tale of 3 friends that fight for each other and help each other achieve their goals. Has multiple movie and tv adaptions of this classic story.
The Three Musketeers
Modern literature that shares themes with To Kill a Mockingbird
The Hate U Give
Dear Martin
Classic literature created a path to create...
modern adaptions
movies
tv shows
West Side Story is a modern adaption of Shakespeare's ______ ___ _______
Romeo and Juliet
Often seen in coming-of-age stories, focuses on the different connections someone makes, struggles with, and loses as they grow up.
Friendship
A novel that offers a look at a dystopian society in which firefighters set fires not put them out, often burning access to information.
Fahrenheit 451
The Catcher in the Rye (novel focusing on teen angst) is similar to the book/movie _______ __ ______ __ ______________.
Perks of Being a Wallflower
Reading helps to build __________ for those with lives different from yourself.
empathy
The Lion King is an adaption of Shakespeare's __________
Hamlet
Seen in media that focuses on positions of power and their impact on those that hold those positions.
Corruption
An ironic story about a young couple who make sacrifices to buy each other a Christmas gift.
The Gift of the Magi
Lord of the Flies (novel focusing on survival) is similar to the 2008 novel _____ _________ ________ (later turned into a movie).
The Hunger Games
Classic literature shows the ____________ of stories, media, and human connection.
evolution