As more and more books become movie adaptations, I can't help but think how this will affect English classes. Thinking back to my years in middle school and high school, I was required to read a number of classics. Today,

　　a majority of those books are now also movies: Life of Pi, The Great Gatsby, Much Ado About Nothing and

　　Anna Karenina, to name a few.

　　Even contemporary books such as The Hunger Games and Harry Potter are gracing the big screen. In discussions with friends, I will often hear them say they are not going to read the book because the movie adapted from it will be out soon, which made me wonder what effect, if any, movie adaptations will have on modern­day students. Will the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) encourage them to read the books more carefully or to use movies to supplement their understanding of the text?

　　The CCSS requires students to provide text­based evidence when reading and discussing a book. By focusing on such evidence, teachers can pull specific details from a book that may have not made the final cut when the book was adapted for the big screen. For instance, after reading and watching The Hunger Games, there were a number of details from the book that were missing from the film.

　　A student who

　　failed to read The Hunger Games would not quite understand

　　Rue's impact on the games in the same way as someone who

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