Play by Reginald Rose Teaching Activities by Rivka Lewenstein

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TWELVE ANGRY MEN
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3. 
Choose three dramatic scenes from 
Twelve Angry Men
and draw them. Write 
an explanation of each scene, along with an explanation of why you chose that 
particular scene (approximately 100–150 words total).
Remember that:
• You may choose scenes taking place in the jury room (as directly described in 
the play) as well as scenes that are connected to the crime itself or that took 
place during the trial itself.
• You should choose scenes that are exciting and interesting to look at.
• Your drawings must be accurate and not based on witnesses’ imagination or on 
jurors’ assumptions.
4.
You are the prosecutor in the trial described in 
Twelve Angry Men
, and you are 
sure that the boy is guilty. Prepare a Power Point presentation summarizing all 
your arguments in favor of the boy’s conviction (approximately 100–150 words).
Remember that:
• Your presentation should include pictures and be visually pleasing.
• You should keep your arguments short and to the point.
• You should try to make your presentation as convincing as possible, so that the 
jury will vote guilty.
5.
(Pair work — Role Play) One of you is a journalist, and the other is the boy’s lawyer. 
After the jury gives its verdict of not guilty, the journalist interviews the lawyer and 
asks him for his perspective on the trial. You may record the interview, act it out 
and film it, or act it out for your class (approximately 10 minutes of speaking).
Remember that:
• The journalist should not just ask a few questions, but also be actively involved 
in the conversation.
• Neither of you has any idea of what happened in the jury room.
• The lawyer was not actually a very good one (as described in 
Twelve Angry 
Men
).