Task Two: Analytical Exposition (Spoken- Legal Summation)

Aldridge State High School

Year 11 English, 2017 TASK 2

Unit: The truth and nothing but….

Student’s Name: ______

Teacher’s Name: ______

Learning Goals Assessed
To analyse the actions of a major character in play by using:

Legal Summation generic structure and pertinent evidence from the play to justify
Legal and persuasive vocabulary, verbal and non-verbal features to persuade
Aesthetic features and language choices that persuade the jury

Conditions
Date Set: Week 3 Date Check: Week 6 Date Due: Week 7 Length: 3-4 minutes live
PURPOSE: To analyse,evaluate and persuade MODE: Spoken TENOR: As Defence or Prosecution to judge and jury
Access to resources:
Prepared, individual task 4 weeks’ notice Access to one teacher feedback (spoken)
Subject matter- new, explicitly taught Genre-familiar, legal summation structure as taught
task
What is Truth? The concept of truth is a major focus in the plays you have been studying in class. These plays illustrate that what constitutes truth is influenced by an individual’s perspective and is therefore subjective.
Select a significant character from the play you have studied who has been implicated in an unlawful act and consequently put on trial. ANALYSE the actions of this character and CONSTRUCT a legal summation for either the defence or prosecution case for this character. This concluding address should be designed to convince the jury to convict or acquit the defendant.
You will need to include:
▪ A detailed knowledge of the play
▪ analysis of key events and actions
▪ discriminating selection of evidence
▪ persuasive language/ devices, legal terminology
Analyse=The process of examining in detail, the parts of something
Essential Vocabulary / Literacy/Numeracy
jury verdict circumstances
prosecution accused innocent
defence evidence guilty / Persuasive devices such as rhetorical questions, repetition, allusion, hyperbole, anaphora, antithesis…
Verbal and non -verbal presentation techniques
CCEs (senior) / Verbs (junior)
Empathising Synthesising Recalling/remembering
Analysing Using vocabulary appropriate to context Justifying
Expounding a viewpoint Extrapolating
CRITERIA / A / B / C / D / E
The student work shows the following characteristics: / The student work shows the following characteristics / The student work shows the following characteristics / The student work shows the following characteristics / The student work shows the following characteristics
Understanding and Responding to Contexts / • exploitation of the structure and conventions of a LEGAL SUMMATION in order to persuade
• discriminating selection, organisation and synthesis of relevant and substantive subject matter to support opinion and perspective
• manipulation and control of the court utilising relationship between the lawyer and the jury / • effective control of the structure and conventions of a LEGAL SUMMATION in order to persuade
• effective selection, organisation and synthesis of relevant subject matter to support opinions and perspectives
• establishment of the lawyer’s role utilising relationship with the jury / • use of the structure and conventions of a LEGAL SUMMATION to persuade
• selection, sequencing and organisation of relevant subject matter to support opinion and perspectives
• establishment and maintenance of roles and relationships between the lawyer and the jury / • use of aspects of structure and conventions of a LEGAL SUMMATION
to persuade
• selection and organisation of subject matter to support opinion and perspectives
• establishment of some relationships between the lawyer and the jury / • use of aspects of the structure of a LEGAL SUMMATION
• selection of some subject matter to state opinion
• use roles and relationships between the lawyer and the jury
Understanding and Controlling Textual Features / • a discerning combination of a range of grammatically accurate language structures for specific effect
• discerning use of mode appropriate cohesive devices to develop and emphasize ideas and connect parts of text
• discerning use of a wide range of apt vocabulary to analyse, persuade and explain , in p articular legal jargon
• discerning use and sustained control over verbal features such as pronunciation, pace, volume, pause and tone
• discerning use of non-verbal features are utilised to manipulate and persuade the audience as well as prompt the speaker (facial expression, gesture, stance, movement) / • control of a range of grammatically accurate language structures for specific effect
• effective use of mode appropriate cohesive devices to develop and emphasize ideas and connect parts of text
• effective use of a range of apt vocabulary, in particular legal jargon
• effective use of verbal features such as pronunciation, pace, volume, pause, phrasing and tone
• effective use of non-verbal features are utilised to manipulate and persuade the audience as well as prompt the speaker (facial expression, gesture, stance, movement) / • use of a range of mostly grammatically accurate language structures for specific effect
• use of mode appropriate cohesive devices to develop and emphasize ideas and connect parts of text
• use of suitable vocabulary, in particular legal jargon
• use of verbal features such as pronunciation, pace, volume, pause, phrasing and tone
•use of non-verbal features that vary in suitability (facial expression, gesture, stance, movement) / • inconsistency in the use of grammar and language to meet the purpose
• some use of mode appropriate cohesive devices to develop and emphasize ideas and connect parts of text
• use of vocabulary that varies in suitability of purpose
• use of verbal features that vary in suitability such as pronunciation, pace, volume, phrasing and tone
• use of non-verbal features that vary in suitability (facial expression, gesture, stance, movement) / • grammar and language structures that impede meaning
• some connections between parts of text
• use of vocabulary distracts from purpose
• use of verbal features that distract from meaning such as pronunciation, pace, volume, phrasing and tone
•use of non-verbal features that distract from meaning
(facial expression, gesture, stance, movement)
Creating and Evaluating Meaning / discerning manipulation of the ways, ideas, attitudes and values underpin texts and influence audiences
•subtle and complex creation of perspectives and representations of concepts, identities, times and places in texts
• discerning use of aesthetic features and their effects for a legal summation / • effective manipulation of the ways, ideas, attitudes and values underpin texts and influence audiences
•effective creation of perspectives and representations of complex concepts, identities, times and places in the novel
• effective use of aesthetic features and their effects for a legal summation / • appropriate use of the ways, ideas, attitudes and values underpin texts and influence audiences
•creation of perspectives and representations of complex concepts, identities, times and places
•use of aesthetic features and their effects for a legal summation / •use of ideas, attitudes and values underpin texts and influence audiences
•creation of some perspectives and representations of complex concepts, identities, times and places in the novel
•use of aesthetic features to perused in a legal summation / • use of ideas in texts
•creation of some concepts, identities, times and places
• use of some aesthetic features and their effects in a a legal summation

COMMENTS: ______

______

Authentication of Student Work

Resources Stages of text production

Material / Source of ideas / Draft / Final Copy
Internet
school library
outside libraries
computer
magazines
other

Human

Teacher
Peers
Family
ESL teacher
Tutor
other
Signed……………………………………………………………

PLANNER ADDRESS TO JURY - LEGAL SUMMATION (dot points)

HOOK:

INTRODUCTION

Statement of thesis and outline of thrust of argument i.e. why the jury should convict or acquit the accused. Preview main reasons.

BODY

DISCLAIM –discredit the oppositions’ case i.e. explain the ways in which the oppositions’ case is implausible overall.

CIRCUMSTANCES

ARGUMENT 1- Prosecution or Defence version of how the murder occurred plus evidence to support.

MOTIVE

ARGUMENT 2- Prosecution or defence version of the motive plus evidence to support

MEANS

ARGUMENT 3- Prosecution or Defence version of the means and opportunity plus evidence to support

CONCLUSION

Summary, Appeal to jury, Active concluding statement directly at jury