Name: English 9H A Time to Kill Character List: Jake Brigance defense attorney Carla Brigance Jake s wife Hannah Brigance Jake s daughter Harry Rex Vonner divorce attorney; Brigance s friend Lucien Wilbanks former attorney, law professor; Brigance s advisor Ethel Twitty Jake s office manager Ellen Roark attorney s assistant Carl Lee Hailey the defendant Gwen Hailey Carl Lee s wife Tonya Hailey Carl Lee s daughter; the rape victim Rufus Buckley district attorney Ozzie Walls sheriff Omar Noose the judge Dwayne Looney injured policeman Freddie Lee Cobb brother of the deceased Ollie Agee Carl Lee s minister Nov 21 7:42 AM ATimeToKill Day1FilmNotesDiscussion ArrestedbyOzzieWallsinbar: CarlLee'sconversationwithJake similarcaselastyear: Foreshadowing:"Hyenas,getwhat'scomingtothem,aneyeforaneye" CarlLee'sattack: CarlLeeinjail: RufusBuckley keepcaseintown: Nov 27 7:13 AM 1
ATimeToKill Day1FilmNotesDiscussion ArrestedbyOzzieWallsinbar: CarlLee'sconversationwithJake similarcaselastyear: Foreshadowing:"Hyenas,getwhat'scomingtothem,aneyeforaneye" CarlLee'sattack: CarlLeeinjail: RufusBuckley keepcaseintown: Nov 26 9:03 AM DiscussionwithLucian justice:"ifyouwinthiscase,justicewillprevail,andif youlose,justicewillalsoprevail.nowthatisastrangecase." RevivaloftheKlan CalltoJake'sfamily: InteractionbetweenJakeandBuckley(D.A.) "NotGuilty" DiscussioninCarlLee'sCell $900 EllenRoark: Nov 27 1:01 PM 2
VisittoLooney: FamilyReaction: CarlLee's"Confession": KlanApplications: Church/VisitfromNAACP: InductiontotheKlan: BurningCross: Nov 27 1:02 PM Carla'sReactiontoBurningCross: CarlLee'sConversationattheJail: Tonya'sHealing: ChurchCollection: NAACP: Nov 28 9:22 AM 3
Attack#2atJake's: DenialforChangeofVenue/ConversationwithJudge: AttackatEthel'sHome: Roarkvs.Jakeonthedeathpenalty: Nov 28 9:22 AM Roark goes undercover: Looney's tesmony: "He's a hero; you turn him loose!" Tesmony of the state's doctor: Dec 2 7:47 PM 4
Keefer aempts to shoot Jake >hits cop instead Kidnapping of Roark: Freed: Defense's psychiatrist's credibility quesoned: Carl Lee's Tesmony: Cross Examinaon: Dec 2 7:48 PM CarlacomestoseeJake: JakeandCarlLeeinhiscell: "You'reoneofthem." "We'reondifferentsidesontheline." "Ourkidswillneverplaytogether." "Imagineyou'reonthejury;whatwouldittaketoconvinceyoutosetme free?that'showyousaveme." Dec 3 4:50 PM 5
ClosingArguments: Buckley: Jake: Apology: Truth: Attack: "Nowimagineshe'swhite." ArrestofFreddieandHastings(cop): PicnicatCarlLee'sHome: Dec 3 4:50 PM Name: English 9H A Time To KillNotes What is the role of the jury? Character Characterization Motivation Conflict Jake Carl Lee Buckley Symbols: Mickey Mouse: Klan Uniform: House: Dog: 6
Conflicts: White vs. Black: Guilty vs. Innocent: Parallels: Atticus/Jake: Tom Robinson/Carl Lee: Small town mentality: Houses Burning Down: Rape: Scout/Hannah: Mob/KKK: Name: English 9H-To Kill a Mockingbird Connections As you view A Time to Kill, think about what the film is saying about justice. Take notes and make those obvious and not so obvious connections as we will be writing about and discussing them throughout the film. Journal Assignment: Imagine you are a juror in the film A Time to Kill and you are being interviewed by a journalist. Develop a character for yourself (describe yourself and your background consider what types of things might influence your verdict Are you a mother or father? What is your racial background? Etc.) Respond to these thoughts and explain your reasoning. Please make sure that you include specific reasons to support your claim. Should Carl Lee be set free? Nov 21 7:51 AM 7
Name: Date: English 9H Your task: Critical Lens Essay Write a critical lens essay in which you use both To Kill a Mockingbird and A Time to Killfrom the particular perspective of one of the two statements provided for you in the critical lens. In your essay, provide a valid interpretation of the statement, agree or disagree with the statement as you have interpreted it, and support your opinion using specific references from the text and film. Critical Lens: You re taught to always stand up for that which you believe. What you re not taught is that it s not always easy. C. Noella "The bravest of individuals is the one who obeys his or her morals in seeking justice." Guidelines: OR Provide a valid interpretation of the critical lens that clearly establishes the criteria for analysis. Indicate whether you agree or disagree with the statement as you have interpreted it. Use the criteria suggested by the critical lens to analyze the text. Do not summarize plot but use specific references to appropriate literary elements (for example: theme, conflict, characterization, motivation, symbolism, point of view, irony, tragic flaw) in your analysis. Organize your ideas in a unified and coherent essay. Follow the conventions of standard written English. J.F. Clarke (adapted) 8