Day 19: 10/4/21 - Compare & Contrast the Book with the Movie (Part 1)

Good Day 6th Graders,

          Please make sure you have everything you need and sharpen your pencils. Today we will watch the first part of the movie so we can compare & contrast it with the book.
                                Thank you
                                Mr. Trumble
Do Now:

• Write tonight's homework in your agenda

Homework:

• Complete the Compare/Contrast Graphic Organizer. 
• Get Grade Report signed

Activity #1
Movie - Freak the Mighty (Part 1)

Directions: 

• While you are watching you should be able to find a minimum of 5 similarities, and 5 differences. 
• You will record the similarities and differences on the graphic organizer using the Literary Elements vocabulary, such as: Setting, character, point of view, & plot - (Omit, Insert, Change) 

Important:

• Focus on the Literary Elements we have studied.
• Characterization - Are the characters developed in the movie the same as the book? HINT: Think about the way their friendship is developed.
• Setting - How do the settings compare? Include the way you envisioned the setting in the book to what you see in the movie.
• Point of View - Does the movie use the same point of view as the book?
• Plot - How do the events in the movie compare to the events in the book? Focus on the larger more important events and not the small details. Ask yourself, "Did the movie omit, insert, or change any of the plot events?"

Writing Strategy - Constructing a written response with:

1. Introduction
2. Claim (about both the book and movie)
3. Evidence (from both the book and movie)
4. Reflection/Conclusion

Analysis of Similarities & Differences
Drafting paragraphs to write about similarities & Differences between the book & the Movie

Example:

          There are many similarities between the book, “Freak the Mighty” and the movie, “The Mighty”. The first similarity worth noting is the way the characters are portrayed and developed throughout the story. In the book and in the movie Max feels like he does not have a brain until Freak comes along.  Kevin is super smart and he talks like a dictionary in the film and in the novel. He is also still battling a physical disability and has to use crutches. Another similarity is the plot event where the boys go to the fireworks and millpond. In both the story and the movie Kevin acts as the brain telling Max what to do, and Max acts as the body carrying Kevin. I think the movie does a good job of recreating the novel for movie goers. If you like the book, you will probably enjoy the film.

          There are many differences between the book, “Freak the Mighty” and the movie, “The Mighty”. The first major difference between the book and the movie is the way Max and Kevin’s friendship begins. In the book their friendship begins when Max helps Kevin get a toy ornithopter out of a tree.  It is this small act of kindness that starts their friendship in the novel, but in the movie their friendship starts when Kevin becomes Max’s tutor. Kevin then gives Max money to take him to the fireworks. Another difference between the two is the setting. When reading the book I picture a small run down town, and in the movie the setting is a large heavy populated city. In my opinion the book does a better job telling the story of Max and Kevin becoming Freak the Mighty. I recommend reading the book before watching the movie. 

Directions: 

Have a great day!