Day 30: 10/18/22 - Compare & Contrast Mini-Essay (Part 2)

Homeroom:

          Good Morning, I hope you are all having a tubular Tuesday. Please use this time to get ready for your day.

Do Now:

1. Check that your homework is done
2. Check to see if you have all your materials
3. Sharpen pencils

ELA:

Good Day 6th Graders,

          Today we will work on our mini-essay comparing & contrasting Freak the Mighty with the movie, The Mighty.
                                Thank you
                                Mr. Trumble
Do Now:

• Write tonight's homework in your agenda
• Pick up a copy of the Compare/Contrast Mini Essay from the black table

Homework:

• Finish the compare & contrast Mini-Essay

*****Past Due Assignments******

As of 10/18/22 @ 12:35 PM

Ch. 14 & 15 Quiz (Due 10/13)

• Caleb Stowell
• Payton White
• Bentley Lopergola
• Jaylynne Metott

Ch. 16 Quiz (Due 10/17)

• Natalie Durfey
• Caleb Stowell
• Kailyn Denny
• Gabriel Johnson
• Ayden Jiles
• Payton White
• Bentley Lopergola
• Jaylynne Metott

Activity #1

Movie - Freak the Mighty (Part 2)

37 Min 20 Seconds - 1 Hour 5 min

Directions: 

• While you are watching you should be able to find similarities, and differences. 
• You will record the similarities and differences on the graphic organizer using the Literary Elements vocabulary

Important: Focus on the Literary Elements we have studied.

• Characterization - Are the characters developed in the movie the same as the book? 
• 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?"
• Conflict - What struggles are Max and Kevin facing?

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

Activity #2
Analysis of Similarities & Differences
Writing to Compare and Contrast 

a book & a 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, and he worries that people will think he is a butthead. 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 between the book and the movie is the plot event where the boys go to the fireworks and millpond. In both the story and the movie Max and Kevin have a run-in with Tony D. In order to escape 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 also 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, 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 novel and the film is the setting. When reading the book I picture a small run down town, but in the movie the setting is a large heavy populated city. Furthermore, the book takes place in the summertime, but the movie is set during the school year. 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. 

Have a great day!