Eden C. Stein
Almond, David.
Kit's Wilderness
. New York: Dell Laurel-Leaf, 2009. The young adult novel of magical realism with embedded stories. This novel is the core literature read in this unit.
Andersen, H. C., and Edmund Dulac.
Dulac's The Snow Queen, and Other Stories from Hans Andersen
. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1976. This classic fairy tale told in seven parts will be read in class.
"Film Analysis." Film Analysis. Accessed June 10, 2017. http://filmanalysis.yctl.org/. This website was set up by Yale University graduate students in film. It is very useful, defining terms as well as providing examples of various techniques in cinematogophy.
Fry, Rosalie K.
The Secret of Roan Inish
. New York: Hyperion Paperbacks for Children, 1995. This is the book that the film was based on. It’s original title was
The Secret of Ron Moor Skerry,
and it was set in Scotland rather than Ireland. When it was republished with the movie title the text was not altered in any way.
Sayles, John (director).
The Secret of Roan Inish
. Culver City, CA: Columbia Tristar Home Video, 1995. This is the DVD version of the film. In addition it contains commentary by the director John Sayles which is invaluable for the teacher in providing insight into how the film was made.