Of Mice and Men
Formal essay assignment—the courtroom lawyer
YOU ARE THE LAWYER: IS GEORGE GUILTY OF MURDER OR NOT? |
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Task
Your job is to use textual evidence or research from real life cases, and information from US Code - Chapter 51 - Homicide, to support your argument. You will need to take a stance: either you are for or against George. Did he, or did he not, murder Lennie? You will need to take your stance and use textual evidence to support that stance; MLA citations will be required for the textual quotes. The product will include a formal persuasive paper that is written from the perspective of a lawyer who is addressing a courtroom (judge, jury, and opposing attorney).
Goal
Your goal is to demonstrate how using Identity and Relationships enhances contextual perspective and thematic understanding. In other words, are we to view Lennie’s death as a special case?
Role
You are an attorney - either prosecution or defense.
Audience
Your target audience is a judge, opposing attorney, and jury.
Your job is to use textual evidence or research from real life cases, and information from US Code - Chapter 51 - Homicide, to support your argument. You will need to take a stance: either you are for or against George. Did he, or did he not, murder Lennie? You will need to take your stance and use textual evidence to support that stance; MLA citations will be required for the textual quotes. The product will include a formal persuasive paper that is written from the perspective of a lawyer who is addressing a courtroom (judge, jury, and opposing attorney).
Goal
Your goal is to demonstrate how using Identity and Relationships enhances contextual perspective and thematic understanding. In other words, are we to view Lennie’s death as a special case?
Role
You are an attorney - either prosecution or defense.
Audience
Your target audience is a judge, opposing attorney, and jury.
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Situation
George has been placed on trial for the MURDER of Lennie! Your job is to use textual evidence or research from real life cases, and information from US Code - Chapter 51 - Homicide, to support your argument. You will need to take a stance, either you are for or against George. Did he, or did he not murder Lennie? You will need to take your stance and use textual evidence to support that stance; MLA citations will be required for the textual quotes.
Product
The product will include a formal persuasive paper that is written from the perspective of a lawyer who is addressing a courtroom (judge, jury, and opposing attorney).
Success
For the formal persuasive paper: 1) Four paragraphs that adhere to the format of A) Opening greeting and a general introduction to the "murder" case that is now at hand; B) First point of argument that includes a quote from the text, as well as a quote from US Code Chapter 51; C) Second, and strongest, point of argument that includes a quote from the text, as well as a quote from US Code Chapter 51; D) Closing statements that are designed to ultimately persuade the audience/jury on your position. 2) A Works Cited page for the sources used.
George has been placed on trial for the MURDER of Lennie! Your job is to use textual evidence or research from real life cases, and information from US Code - Chapter 51 - Homicide, to support your argument. You will need to take a stance, either you are for or against George. Did he, or did he not murder Lennie? You will need to take your stance and use textual evidence to support that stance; MLA citations will be required for the textual quotes.
Product
The product will include a formal persuasive paper that is written from the perspective of a lawyer who is addressing a courtroom (judge, jury, and opposing attorney).
Success
For the formal persuasive paper: 1) Four paragraphs that adhere to the format of A) Opening greeting and a general introduction to the "murder" case that is now at hand; B) First point of argument that includes a quote from the text, as well as a quote from US Code Chapter 51; C) Second, and strongest, point of argument that includes a quote from the text, as well as a quote from US Code Chapter 51; D) Closing statements that are designed to ultimately persuade the audience/jury on your position. 2) A Works Cited page for the sources used.
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