[etni] Re: Twelve Angry Men Bridging Task

From: Rivka Lewenstein <rlewen@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "remanuel@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <remanuel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, "etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 23:08:06 -0800 (PST)
As it happens to be, this IS the Bridging question from the AEL book (Summative 
Assessment in the teacher's book) - I would know since I wrote the question :-)
At the time that the book was approved, I was told that the question HAD to be 
worded in that way (How does the information add to your understanding of the 
play?) but with the latest changes in the literature handbook, the question can 
now be changed - so Rachel, your suggestion is good. Or: How does this 
information connect to the play?

By the way, we are almost finished revising the photocopiable teacher's CD for 
the book so that it reflects the changes in the lit handbook - teachers who are 
teaching the book this year in the classroom and got the old CD or have not yet 
received a CD should be receiving a new CD within the next few weeks - and my 
apologies for the delay.

All the best,
Rivka



That's a very good bridging question, but I (and my pupils) don't like
the final question - How does this information add to your
understanding of the play?
"It doesn't. I understood the play perfectly well without this
information." It adds to my understanding of why the author wrote the
play, and why he portrayed certain characters as he did, etc. I told
my pupils to learn certain sentences by heart for use if they are
confronted with a question such as this: "Authors/Playwrights often
draw on their own experiences to enhance their writing."
I think the final question needs to be rephrased. Perhaps something
like: What aspects of Rose's own experiences are reflected in the
play?


Abcalo wrote:
> how about this one?Â   Don't know the AEL version, so sorry if it is a repeat
>
> Bridging Text and Context:Â  Â  80 â 100 words (20 points)
>
> Reginald Rose, the author of Twelve Angry Men, wrote the play after
> his own experience sitting on the jury of a manslaughter (murder)
> case. Describing that time, he wrote: âThis was my first experience on
> a jury, and it left quite an impression on me. The receipt of my jury
> notice activated many grumblings1 ... most of which began with lines
> like, â...eight million people in New York and they have to call me!â
> ... But strangely, the moment I walked into the courtroom ... and
> found myself facing a strange man whose fate was suddenly more or less
> in my hands, my entire attitude changed ... I doubt whether I have
> ever been so impressed in my life with a role I had to play, and I
> suddenly became so earnest2 that, in thinking about it later, I
> probably was unbearable3 to the eleven other jurors.â
>
>
> How has reading the information above added to your general
> understanding of the play?
>
>
> Sara wrote:
>>
>> does anyone have a bridging question for 12 angry men that is NOT in
>> the AEL book? i need it for a moed bet (or maybe gimil) for some of my
>> students.

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