The recontextualization as digitial multimedia presentations of literary narratives which have been well-established in book format is becoming increasing common. The stories range from popular culture stories such as Shrek to traditional tales such as Mulan, classics such as The Little Prince (de Saint-Exupery, 2000) , William Tell (Wodehouse, 1904) and The Selfish Giant (Wilde & Gallagher, 1995) and contemporary narratives for young children such as George Shrinks (Joyce, c1994) and Stellaluna (Cannon, 1996) . Comparing the book and digital versions draws attention to changes in language and image and the interpretive consequences of such changes. This comparative context optimises students’ background knowledge of the story and hence permits penetrating focus on the role of linguistic and visual form in constructing text meaning. This workshop will use functional linguistic and image analyses of segments of stories such as those listed to illustrate the comparative process and discuss the possibilities for classroom learning experiences based on the comparisons.

References:
Unsworth, L. (2001). Teaching multiliteracies across the curriculum: Changing contexts of text and image in classroom practice. Buckingham, United Kingdom: Open University Press.
Unsworth, L., Thomas, A., Simpson, A., & Asha, J. (2005). Children's literature and computer based teaching. London: McGraw-Hill/Open University Press.
Unsworth, L. (2006). E-literature for children: Enhancing digital literacy learning. London and New York: Routledge/Falmer.
Children’s Literature:
Cannon, J. (1996). Stellaluna. SanFrancisco: LivingBooks/Random House/Broderbund. de Saint-Exupery, A. (2000). The little prince. London: Penguin.
Joyce, W. (c1994). George shrinks (cd rom). New York: Harper Collins Interactive.
Wilde, O., & Gallagher, S. (1995). The selfish giant. New York: Putnam. Wodehouse, P. G. (1904). William tell told again. London: Adam and Charles Black.