Classical retellings

Here are some great examples of where digital storytelling can allow literature to be updated, recontexualised and adapted to modern times and short attention spans. Most of these formats are also easily adopted by students to create their own versions of the classics.

Green Gables Fables (Anne of Green Gables)

https://www.youtube.com/user/greengablesfables

Lizzie Bennet Diaries (Pride and Prejudice)

http://www.pemberleydigital.com/the-lizzie-bennet-diaries/

Frankenstein – Inkle Studios

http://www.inklestudios.com/frankenstein/

Frankenstein MD – Vlog

http://www.pemberleydigital.com/frankenstein-md/

Greek Myths – Twitterature

https://storify.com/CrownPublishing/100-greek-myths-retold-in-100-tweets

Greek Myths – retold by vegetables

http://www.openculture.com/2014/08/the-story-of-oedipus-retold-with-vegetables-in-starring-roles.html

Author: Nadine Bailey

I’m currently living in Dubai, UAE, which is the latest in a long line of places I’ve been living in the last few years including China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Spain, Switzerland, Brazil, Netherlands, Italy, Luxembourg, and South Africa. I’m married with two adult children. Having lived around the world I’ve acquired quite a few languages and my big passion is bi/multi-lingualism and - culturalism, which I try to incorporate into my work, learning and essays wherever possible! I finished my MIS degree in December 2014 and my M Ed (Knowledge Networks and Digital Innovation) in October 2016. My murky past is in commerce and industry as a Chartered Accountant, doing a lot of random studying and learning and I’m currently working in an American School but have been a librarian PYP, MYP and IB in other international schools. View all posts by Nadine Bailey