Read and determine the purpose:

to create the feeling of being gripped in a vice, the director, may lee, uses a variety of elements to gradually increase the tension. the creepy, haunting melody that subtly enhances the earlier scenes becomes ever more insist, rising to a distributing crescendo toward the end of the movie. the desperation of the actors, combined with the claustrophobic atmosphere and tight camera angles create a realistic firestorm, from which there is little hop of escape. walking out of the theater at the end feels like staggering out of roman dungeon.

a. summarize

b. evaluate

c. synthesize

d. analyze

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.