Kasey Wulff

Mrs. Spanier
English P.5
1/9/17

To Kill A Mockingbird F
ilm V.S Novel

In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, there is a character named

Alexandra Finch, better known as Aunt Alexandra. Aunt Alexandra was a very important
character that was useful to the story for one of the main themes, coming of age. I was
very shocked that they left her out of the movie. She was important because of the role
she played in trying to get Scout to mature and become a proper girl. She asked me to
tell you you must try to behave like the little lady and gentleman you are (Lee, 177).
Aunt Alexandra was there throughout most of the book and tried for many parts to make
Scout a lady, but evidently by the end of the book, failed. There was no Aunt Alexandra
in the movie, therefore there was no one to tell Scout to be ladylike.
Another significant part of the book was when Miss Maudies house went up in
flames. At the front door, we saw fire spewing from Miss Maudies diningroom
windows (Lee, 92). This is important because without the fire Boo Radley didnt give
freezing Scout a blanket, and then we dont really get anything from Boo for almost the
whole movie until he saves Scout and Jem. I looked down and found myself clutching a
brown woolen blanket I was wearing around my shoulders, squaw fashion(Lee, 95). I
think this scene would have been a very interesting addition to the movie. The movie
was quite dull, having only a few action scenes. The book was full of action scenes that

you could imagine in your head clearly. With most movie adaptations, the movie doesn't
follow the book as well as it could have, and I certainly think this was the case with To
Kill A Mockingbird.
Rubric rating submitted on: 1/16/2017, 12:53:54 PM by alyssaball@solvangstudents.org
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Writing Basics
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sentence,
conclusion,
and/or
transitions

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sentence,
conclusion, or
transitions

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conclusions,
and some
transitions; but
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correctly

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conclusions,
some
transitions
included

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conclusions,
and transitions.

Supporting
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claims.

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explanation of
how that
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some
explanation of
how that
evidence
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claims.
Sometimes
cites source.

Provides
relevant
evidence and
an explanation
of how that
evidence
supports their
claims. Usually
cites source.

Provides
relevant
evidence and
strong
explanation of
how that
evidence
supports their
claims. Cites
sources.

Spelling and
Grammar
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grammar
mistakes which
make the
writing hard to
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grammar
mistakes

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grammer
mistakes

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grammar
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Format /
Neatness
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basic format
expectations,
work is not
neat and
organized

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organized

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expectations,
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