When a good book is made into a movie, it’s always interesting to discuss with another person how the movie was different than the book. Often times, the movie doesn’t quite compare to the book, especially if you read the book first.
Comparing the differences and similarities between texts {such as book to book or even book to movie} is a fantastic comprehension strategy for readers. And that’s what this Polar Express comprehension sort {book vs. movie} from my Polar Express Pack is all about!
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Polar Express Comprehension Sort
Often times, a Venn Diagram is used to compare two texts {or things} that have similarities and differences. I chose, however, to go a different route with this simple picture sort to help students compare The Polar Express book and The Polar Express movie.
The picture sort fits perfectly in a standard pocket chart.
If you don’t have a pocket chart {I don’t know if I could teach without mine.}, just use your floor space, or a tabletop area.
And to extend the Polar Express comprehension sort, print off the sorting worksheet. It’s NO PREP.
Students just cut out and paste the pictures as either in just the movie or in BOTH the movie and the book.
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~Becky
This is awesome!!! I wanted to do a comparison of the movie to the book with Polar Express and here it is! He is going to love it:))
Yay!! 🙂
What a great suggestion for younger students. Using video can be such a helpful tool for promoting reading comprehension. I love talking to students too that after reading they have a “picture in their head” that may or may not match how scenes or characters are shown in film. It’s a great way to help your kids recognize that they visualize while reading.
What a fantastic idea! Yes, there have been several times when I visualize a character one way and the movie portrays the character a different way. What a great thing to point out to students.