Lesson 5- Twelve Angry Men(Part One) Text Analysis No, 4: He was born in the slums And alll In Paras. 52 53 slums are breeding-grounds for criminals. It is no secret children from slum backgrounds are potential menaces to society. No. 10: Now you can say that again. Kids brought up in these backgrounds are real trash. I don't want any part of them Question: Were No, 4 and No. 10 talking about facts or opinions? They were talking about personal opinions. W E To be continued on the next page. BACI
W B T L E Lesson 5 – Twelve Angry Men (Part One) II. Text Analysis In Paras. 52, 53 No. 4: … He was born in the slums. And all slums are breeding-grounds for criminals. … It is no secret children from slum backgrounds are potential menaces to society. No. 10: Now you can say that again. Kids brought up in these backgrounds are real trash. I don’t want any part of them. Question: Were No. 4 and No. 10 talking about facts or opinions? To be continued on the next page. They were talking about personal opinions
Lesson 5- Twelve Angry Men(Part One) Text Analysis No 8: I've got a proposition to make to all In Para. 84 of you. I want to call for a vote. I want you 11 people to vote by secret written ballot. But if anyone votes not guilty, we'll stay here and talk it out Question: What reasonable doubt was raised when the second vote was called for? Who changed the vote to not guilty? The reasonable doubt here was that since it was so easy to get the switch knife-the death weapon it was possible that someone else stabbed the father with a similar knife No9 changed his vote because he respected No8s courage. W E To be continued on the next page. BACI
W B T L E Lesson 5 – Twelve Angry Men (Part One) II. Text Analysis In Para. 84 No. 8: I’ve got a proposition to make to all of you. I want to call for a vote. I want you 11 people to vote by secret written ballot… But if anyone votes not guilty, we’ll stay here and talk it out. Question: What reasonable doubt was raised when the second vote was called for? Who changed the vote to not guilty? To be continued on the next page. The reasonable doubt here was that since it was so easy to get the switch knife—the death weapon, it was possible that someone else stabbed the father with a similar knife. No. 9 changed his vote because he respected No. 8’s courage
Lesson 5- Twelve Angry Men(Part One) II. Text Analysis No. 3: Secret! What do you mean? There are no In Para. 88 secrets in a jury room. I know who it was (To No. 5 Brother, you really are something. You sat here and voted guilty like the rest of us. And then some golden-voiced preacher started to tear your poor heart out about a poor kid, and so you changed your vote. This is the most sickening, Why don't you drop a quarter in the collection-box? Question: What kind of person was Juror No. 3 He was bad-tempered, excitable, rough, and arrogant. He had also got a sharp tongue. His own unsuccessful experience with his son made him strongly prejudiced against the accused boy. He was anxious to punish the boy for his alleged murder, thus getting very impatient with whoever might vote for not guilty. W E To be continued on the next page. BACI
W B T L E Lesson 5 – Twelve Angry Men (Part One) II. Text Analysis No. 3: Secret! What do you mean? There are no In Para. 88 secrets in a jury room. I know who it was. (To No. 5) Brother, you really are something. You sat here and voted guilty like the rest of us. And then some golden-voiced preacher started to tear your poor heart out about a poor kid, and so you changed your vote. This is the most sickening…Why don’t you drop a quarter in the collection-box? Question: What kind of person was Juror No. 3? To be continued on the next page. He was bad-tempered, excitable, rough, and arrogant. He had also got a sharp tongue. His own unsuccessful experience with his son made him strongly prejudiced against the accused boy. He was anxious to punish the boy for his alleged murder, thus getting very impatient with whoever might vote for not guilty
Lesson 5- Twelve Angry Men(Part One) II. Text Analysis In Para 115 No 9: I speak from experience. Question: What character did No. 9 reveal here, in your opinion? He was an aged man decent and upright. He respected No 8s courage and gave him his support. He analyzed reasonably the psychology of the old man who testified at the court. He had the guts to admit that as an old man, he would do something to arouse peoples attention and to be important W E The end of Questions(Text Analysis). BACI
W B T L E Lesson 5 – Twelve Angry Men (Part One) II. Text Analysis In Para. 115 No. 9: I speak from experience. Question: What character did No. 9 reveal here, in your opinion? The end of Questions (Text Analysis). He was an aged man, decent and upright. He respected No. 8’s courage and gave him his support. He analyzed reasonably the psychology of the old man who testified at the court. He had the guts to admit that as an old man, he would do something to arouse people’s attention, and to be important
Lesson 5- Twelve Angry Men(Part One) II. Text Analysis Further discussion about the story t Why didnt the author give names to the characters in the drama? Is this play merely a conflict among people or is it also a conflict of ideas? Why did No. 8 vote not guilty? Did he have any evidence to prove the boy's innocence at first? Why did he vote the way he did then? What was his motive? Did he allow his sympathy for the boy to interfere with his judgment? Figure out prejudicial arguments in the play W E To be continued on the next page. BACI
W B T L E Lesson 5 – Twelve Angry Men (Part One) II. Text Analysis Further discussion about the story To be continued on the next page. Why didn’t the author give names to the characters in the drama? Is this play merely a conflict among people or is it also a conflict of ideas? Why did No. 8 vote not guilty? Did he have any evidence to prove the boy’s innocence at first? Why did he vote the way he did then? What was his motive? Did he allow his sympathy for the boy to interfere with his judgment? Figure out prejudicial arguments in the play