Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Wednesday, December 14, Twelve Angry Men / Persuasive essay

Objective: By the end of class, students will identify emotional and logical appeals in drama, and how character traits affect behavior and make predictions. Students will also complete rough draft of persuasive essay.

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PHRASE OF THE DAY - Define "HUNG JURY" .....THEN Make a prediction – will all jurors change their vote or will there be a HUNG JURY?


Direct

Review ACT 1.

Make predictions.

Read / ACT out ACT 2. Take notes. Identify appeals.

Guided

Answer the following comprehensive questions from ACT 2.

1. Who was the first to change his vote?

2. What evidence does juror 8 offer regarding the noisy train?
How long did it appear to take for the old man to get to the door after reinacting it??
Are these logical or emotional appeals?

3. Who is next to change his vote to not guilty?

4. Juror three gets angry an screams at juror 8. What does he say? Does he mean it? So, the boy saying this to his father becomes what kind of evidence (weak or strong)? If it is weak , is it logical or emotional?

Independent

We are seeing how important the art of persuasion is in Twelve Angry Men. Take out your rough draft of persuasive essay and continue to work on it. You may refer to rubric in text on 322-324 for additional guidance.

REMEMBER:
Use ANT in introduction
Ensure 2 logical and 1 emotional appeal in each body paragraph.
In your conclusion, mention the opposing argument but then ask the reader to TAKE ACTION TO support your idea.

I am HERE TO HELP YOU!

Closure

Review essay components / peer edit

Exit Pass

DO the supporting details of your thesis statement directly strengthen it ?? Do the emotional and logical appeals directly support your ideas??

HW - Finish essay...ensure transitions, check spelling, grammar, complete sentences, etc. Use writing rubric provided. You will type final version tomorrow in class on neos.

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