Today we will be taking a quiz and moving through the book a little more. Additionally, we will start the film and get a feel for Maycomb and the characters. To Kill a Mockingbird is an Academy Award winning film. Once we view even a part of it, I would like you to make a connection to why you think it may have won awards. The acting? The filming? The set? The costumes? The screenplay? What makes it a great book-made-movie.
Also, take a book that you have read that has been made into a movie that you have seen. Compare the two. I just saw The Kite Runner over break and was astounded at how close it stayed to the text. This was because the author was directly involved in the filming. What do you think are the difficulties in putting a known story into a motion picture? What can be improved? What is lost? What have you found is better?
Hope this gets your brain back in gear for the New Year. Mine is still a little mushy, but once we dig deeper into Mockingbird, I will be back in the swing!
Miss Holmes :)
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Dear Ms. Holmes
Yes, i do believe that the film is not always exactly like the book it was based on and i sometimes do get frustrated....alot. I have read Holes in like 4th grade and that was well one of my favorite books. When the film came out i was dying to see it and although it was a great film and my personal favorite actor in there i didnt think it had the same feeling or rush as it did in the book. I love Harry Potterr movies. One of the reason why i love watching them is because i dont get frustrated like most people when the book is exactly like the movie. I think that the movies from novels are great but i think the director or producer have to be more careful about angering the audience when they are pulling their hair out when they (or what they thought) was an important part.
MaryCate
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