Goldman, William, et al. The princess bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love & High Adventure. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2003.
Summary:
In this edition, the author begins the story with a commentary about the making of the movie, The Princess Bride. He also explains that the story is based on a story his father read to him. But he realizes it is nothing like the story his father read to him. The author sets out and rewrites the story based on what he remembers.
Buttercup is a simple but beautiful young lady who lives on a farm. She and the poor farm boy that works on the farm, Westley, fall in love. Because Westley is poor, he leave to seek his fortune in America with plans of returning and marrying, Buttercup. After Westley is gone for sometime, Buttercup receives a message that he has been killed by pirates. Prince Humperdink of Florin is looking for a bride and hears about how beautiful Buttercup is and sets out to marry her. The scheming Prince Humperdink is trying to start a war with a neighboring country. He has Buttercup kidnapped but as the kidnappers escape with her, they realize they are being followed by a mysterious man. The mysterious man turns out to be no other than Westley. He tries to protect Buttercup but they are captured. Westley breaks free with the help of two men. He and the men set out to save Buttercup.
There are a few different editions of the book. The author, William Goldman ends each book with an explanation of the different endings. Each one of the endings are not the happily ever after ending of a typical fairy tale.
Lexile Level: 870L
Grades: 7th and up
Domains: Cognitive
Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.7
Compare and contrast a written story, drama, or poem to its audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version, analyzing the effects of techniques unique to each medium (e.g., lighting, sound, color, or camera focus and angles in a film).
Goals:
Students will be able explain why there are differences in a written version of a story and a movie version of the same story.
Objectives:
Students will be able to recognize difference in a written version of a book and a movie version.
Outcome:
Working in small groups, students will complete a VENN diagram comparing the written version of The Princess Bride and the movie version.
Working in the same small groups, students will be able to explain why they feel there are differences between the written version of The Princess Bride and the movie version.
Summary:
In this edition, the author begins the story with a commentary about the making of the movie, The Princess Bride. He also explains that the story is based on a story his father read to him. But he realizes it is nothing like the story his father read to him. The author sets out and rewrites the story based on what he remembers.
Buttercup is a simple but beautiful young lady who lives on a farm. She and the poor farm boy that works on the farm, Westley, fall in love. Because Westley is poor, he leave to seek his fortune in America with plans of returning and marrying, Buttercup. After Westley is gone for sometime, Buttercup receives a message that he has been killed by pirates. Prince Humperdink of Florin is looking for a bride and hears about how beautiful Buttercup is and sets out to marry her. The scheming Prince Humperdink is trying to start a war with a neighboring country. He has Buttercup kidnapped but as the kidnappers escape with her, they realize they are being followed by a mysterious man. The mysterious man turns out to be no other than Westley. He tries to protect Buttercup but they are captured. Westley breaks free with the help of two men. He and the men set out to save Buttercup.
There are a few different editions of the book. The author, William Goldman ends each book with an explanation of the different endings. Each one of the endings are not the happily ever after ending of a typical fairy tale.
Lexile Level: 870L
Grades: 7th and up
Domains: Cognitive
Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.7
Compare and contrast a written story, drama, or poem to its audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version, analyzing the effects of techniques unique to each medium (e.g., lighting, sound, color, or camera focus and angles in a film).
Goals:
Students will be able explain why there are differences in a written version of a story and a movie version of the same story.
Objectives:
Students will be able to recognize difference in a written version of a book and a movie version.
Outcome:
Working in small groups, students will complete a VENN diagram comparing the written version of The Princess Bride and the movie version.
Working in the same small groups, students will be able to explain why they feel there are differences between the written version of The Princess Bride and the movie version.
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