hn english II study guide for play

the study guide in canvas for 12 angry men

instruction of the judge

explains the trial

• murder trial to the first degree - premeditated homicide

• a teenage boy being accused of stabbing his father

• if any of them have reasonable doubt then the verdict is not guilty

• make a unanimous decsion and be honest

defendant

• boy accused of murdering his father

witnesses

• the woman who lives across the train tracks who claims to have seen the murder

• an old man with a limp who claims to have seen the boy fleeing

evidence

• eyewitness testimony from the woman across the track

• the knife - used to kill the father

• the layout of the apartment - used to prove the man could not have walked that fast to the door

reasonable doubt

• if there is any reason to prove that the defendant is not guilty then the defendant in not guilty

foreman

no 2

no 3

no 4

no 5

no 6

no 7

no 8

no 9

no 10

no 11

no 12

examples of bias

themes and explanation

protagonist and antagonist

pro - no 3

ant - no 8

plot chart

core values of democracy

1. dignity - self-worth pride

2. liberty - freedom

3. justice - fairness

4. equality

protection 1

protection 2