ENGLI101-23B (HAM)

Adapting Stories

15 Points

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Introduction
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How this paper will be taught

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ENGLI101-23B Adapting Stories will be taught in FLEXI mode, enabling both students who are on campus and students who are learning online to participate and engage. Lectures will be taught face-to-face. All lectures will also be recorded on Panopto and available for students to view at a time of their choosing.

The tutorials for those on campus will be face-to-face. There will also be an online zoom tutorial option and a forum tutorial option for those learning online.

Students' learning will be supported by online Moodle learning platforms, and all written assessment will be submitted through Moodle.
All course information, digital versions of written texts, links to films studied, assessment information, lecture slides, and links to useful
resources will be available through Moodle.

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Required Readings

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Arthur Conan Doyle, A Scandal in Bohemia (reading list)

Christina Rossetti, 'Goblin Market' (reading list)

Denny O'Neil and Dick Giordano, The Man Who Falls (reading list)

Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams, The Joker's Five-Way Revenge (reading list)

Rapunzel Narratives (reading list)

William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

Adaptations Studied:

Nathan Greno and Byron Howard, directors Tangled (Walt Disney Pictures)

Katherine Wyeth, director Goblin Market (Sea Star Creations)

Christopher Nolan, director Batman Begins and The Dark Knight (Warner Brothers)

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton: An American Musical (Broadway Production, Available on Disney+)

Paul McGuigan, director Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia (BBC)

Baz Luhrmann, director Romeo + Juliet (20th Century Fox)

Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement, directors What We Do in the Shadows (Madman Entertainment/Paramount)

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Learning Outcomes

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Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:

  • Analyse the different ways in which script-writers, directors, graphic novelists, dramatists, librettists, composers, and writers of fiction tell stories
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  • Approach written and visual texts from a variety of critical perspectives
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  • Read critically, think analytically, write lucidly, and present material clearly
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  • Understand the techniques and motivations behind adapting written texts to visual media
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How you will be assessed

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Students are expected to complete all assessment modules for the completion of this paper.
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The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam. The final exam makes up 0% of the overall mark.

The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0 or 0:0, whichever is more favourable for the student. The final exam makes up either 0% or 0% of the overall mark.

Component DescriptionDue Date TimePercentage of overall markSubmission MethodCompulsory
1. Short Answer Assignment
28 Jul 2023
11:30 PM
15
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
2. Essay
4 Oct 2023
11:30 PM
30
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
3. Online Test
26 Oct 2023
9:00 AM
20
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
4. Lesson Assignments
25
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
5. Tutorial Attendance
5
  • In Class: In Tutorial
6. Discussion Starter
5
  • Presentation: In Class
Assessment Total:     100    
Failing to complete a compulsory assessment component of a paper will result in an IC grade
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