4. BLOCK STYLE
I. To Kill a Mockingbird
A. Setting
B. Defendant/ charged with
C. Lawyer
D. Verdict
II. A Time to Kill
A. Setting
B. Defendant/ charged with
C. Lawyer
D. Verdict
6. POINT BY POINT
I. Setting
A. TKAM
B. ATTK
II. Defendants
A. TKAM
B. ATTK
III. Lawyers
A. TKAM
B. ATTK
IV. Verdict
A. TKAM
B. ATTK
7. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
CONTRAST the NOVEL and the MOVIE
Which format is BEST suited?
I. BLOCK
II. POINT BY POINT
8. LOOK AT YOUR VENN DIAGRAM
Do you have a balanced number
similarities and differences?
Are there more similarities?
Are there more differences?
Analyze which are more
important…the similarities or
differences?
PICK A FORMAT
9. LOOK AT YOUR 3-COLUMN
Do you have a balanced
number of similarities and
differences?
Are there more similarities?
Are there more differences?
Analyze which are more
important.
PICK A FORMAT
10. TKAM/ATTK
Balanced information
Use a point by point format for organizing your
details.
THESIS STATEMENT-
While these books have different settings and
different trials, both To Kill a Mockingbird by
Harper Lee and A Time to Kill by John Grisham
involve cases where rape and racism are
important elements.
11. TKAM: the novel/the movie
The main difference is plot; scenes are omitted in
the movie. You could list a few of these, but then
what? List some scenes that are in both? Nah….
This wouldn’t involve much analysis!
Could you discuss narration?
Could you discuss visuals? Were you trying to
picture scenes in your mind as you read?
12. Block style might work best!
What would your thesis statement be?
In my opinion the book/movie is better than the
movie/book because …
Be sure you do more than just list scenes from
the book that don’t make it into the movie.
You must discuss/elaborate!
13. To Kill a Mockingbird – 1960
A Time to Kill - 1989
