2010年2月26日星期五
a. Write a song about the Tom Robinson Trial / life in Maycomb/ any other incident
"one day down the road of maycomb,
I saw my papa walking side by side
with this young black man, called Tom
they were walking downtown to the courtroom.
one day down the road of maycomb,
old Tom went and sat on the chair,
and old papa said,
This tom is a good man,
I realise that maycomb was a town
with both racism and prejudice,
I went home crying."
b. Write a poem on the Tom Robinson Trial / life in Maycomb/ any other incident.
Tom was a good man,
with a good heart and a good mind.
One day he went to Mayella
helping her to do some work,
and then poor old Tom went to court,
being accused of rape.
Good man Atticus came and stand
before Tom trying to make him
become aquitted.
He failed and Tom was murdered.
a. Who would you want to be friends with in the novel? Explain.b. Which character would you like to play in the movie version of the novel? Explain.c. Write a diary entry for a major character of the novel.
a.. I would like to make friends with Atticus in the novel. By befriending him, I would be able to become wiser in making decisions as Atticus is calm and steady, making good choices, and he can influence me. By befriending him, I can also learn alot about being a well groomed gentleman, with good manners and moral values. For example, I would not discriminate a black american as I know this is not morally correct, even though many people in America do not care. I can be more well mannered like Atticus, for example in the novel, when Mrs Dubose scolded Atticus using vulgar language, he smiled back and send his greetings. This can allow me to make more friends.
b. I would like to play Jem in the movie version of the novel. First of all, I am a young boy too, allowing me to display as Jem better than any other character. I would also have the same mindset, the same reactions, and possibly even the same type of characteristics.
c. diary entry for Jem
Dear Diary,
Today was one of my worst day in my whole life! In the courtroom, we heard Atticus's closing speech and yesterday we heard his explaination to defend good old Tom Robinson. I thought he had it! I thought he had the whole game in his hands already! But no, that was not to be. All seven judges charged Tom Robinson guilty. And the most shocking thing was the Cunninghams was one of the judges! They owe us a favour and yet they went against us! This is preposterous.
Atticus had questioned old Bob Ewell so well that he went to contradict himself, and that was good enough to prove Tom innocent. Can you imagine how angry the people are? And that bad Bob Ewell actually use foul words infront of all the women. How in the world did he went off happily whistling?
Well, anyway, theres nothing we can do about poor Tom Robinson now. Atticus is now too exhausted after this case and now he can have a good rest.
Yours truly,
Jem