Twelve Angry Men
This is the juror that votes not guilty at the start of the play.
Who is Juror 8?
This is language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.
What is figurative language?
This is the last sentence in our intro paragraph.
What is the thesis?
This is what surrounds the entire citation.
What are parentheses?
This is used to show what the point of the paragraph is.
What is the Claim?
This was the murder weapon used during the crime.
What is a switchblade?
This is simply a conversation between characters or speakers in a literary work; in its most restricted sense, it refers specifically to the speech of characters in a drama.
What is dialogue?
This was used to prove our stance.
What is evidence?
True or false: Citations only follow direct quotes.
False: Citations are to be used after quotations and paraphrases.
What is the evidence?
This is the reason that Juror 3 feels the boy is guilty.
What is a bad relationship with his own son (personal bias)?
An implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiar person, place, or event
What is an allusion?
This is used to show our stance on the topic.
What is the claim?
This is where the period goes in an in-text citation.
What is after the parentheses?
This is where you introduce or lead into, your evidence.
What is the set-up?
This is where the men say the boy is from.
What are the slums?
The structure of a story. The sequence in which the author arranges events in a story. The structure often includes the rising action, the climax, the falling action, and the resolution. The plot may have a protagonist who is opposed by an antagonist, creating what is called conflict.
What is the plot?
These are the two types of evidence that we were asked to use.
What are quotations and paraphrases?
True or false: This citation is formatted correctly: ("Bureau of labor").
False: Correct citation should be (Bureau of Labor).
This is where you explain how the evidence connects to the claim.
What is the first tie-in?
This is used to mirror the emotions/events that are happening inside the deliberation room.
What is the weather?
The attitude of the author toward the audience, characters, subject or the work itself (e.g., serious, humorous).
What is tone?
This is used to show the opposition's (or opposing) view point.
What is the counterclaim?
Quotation marks go around this in a citation.
What is the title of the source?
This is used to ultimately prove your claim. It is used to think about why the topic is important to the reader.