MOVIES OR BOOKS? AN ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY

Some people claim that when a book is turned into a movie, the book is almost always (there are a couple of exceptions) better, others ask why they  should bother to read since they can just wait for the movie watch the story faster and with less effort.
Refer to my second blog, The Essay Archive, for sample essays: https://theessayarchive.blogspot.com.tr/  

This activity was prepared in its entirety by Mustafa Erdoğan to whom we owe great thanks. It is also my great pleasure to announce that Mustafa  passed the IELTS with flying colours two weeks after posting this writing task.

Reading material to annotate

Are books better than films?

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/nov/06/discussion-books-better-than-films-adaptations

10 Reasons Why Books Are Better Than Movies

http://cassandrajade.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/10-reasons-why-books-are-better-than-movies/

10 Reasons Why Movies Are Better Than Books

http://cassandrajade.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/10-reasons-movies-books/

6 Reasons The Book Is (Almost Always) Better Than The Movie

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/6-reasons-the-book-is-almost-always-better-than-the-movie/

5 Movies that are better than the books they were based on

http://clearancebinreview.com/2011/08/05/5-movies-that-are-better-than-the-books-they-were-based-on/

Are movies better than books?

http://www.debate.org/opinions/are-movies-better-than-books

Videos to watch and make notes on

Persuasive Speech (Movies are better than books)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILTlp7FQNvQ

Good Question: Is The Book Better Than The Movie?

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2011/07/14/good-question-is-the-book-always-better-than-the-movie/

Movies are better than books

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xf7Sb4sMfDU

Fun

http://www.funnyjunk.com/funny_pictures/1257556/Why/