In this short extract from the graphic novel publication of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, adapted and illustrated by Fred Fordham, the reader fi nds out a lot about the characters, a strange house and the people of this neighbourhood.
A Graphic Novel ‘The Radley Place’
What I will learn:
to create
atmosphere and suspense in a short story opening
graphic storytelling technique
FROM TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, ADAPTED AND ILLUSTRATED BY FRED FORDHAM
similes
the importance of opening paragraphs in short stories