Write informational essay on the history of the Johnston crime gang, comparing the ways in which the real-life events and characters were portrayed in the film At Close Range.
Comparison – Shows how two or more things are similar.
Contrast – Shows how two or more things are different.
Introduction – Introduce your topic – a brief summary of who and what your topic will be (the Johnston gang – specifically Bruce Senior and Junior) and the film that you will be comparing the real life events to.
Body Paragraphs – Focus each body paragraph on key events in the history of the Johnston gang and how those events were portrayed in the film.
Body Paragraphs – Include one paragraph on a key event that the film added that was not reported in the actual history and why you think it was added into the film.
Conclusion – Conclude by summarizing how similar or different the film was to the real-life events and whether you thought the film did a good job of portraying this real-life story.
Sources
https://people.com/archive/for-the-johnston-family-police-say-crime-was-a-way-of-life-and-then-death-vol-13-no-8/
https://www.nytimes.com/1979/03/06/archives/brothers-hearing-opens-in-6-pennsylvania-killings-prosecution-cites.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1985-07-21-8502170515-story.html
