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Frankenstein and Closing Statements

Above: a wonderful overview of a student closing statement with helpful tips. For today's class, you will work with your groups to craft a closing statement that you will present in our final Mock Trial (tomorrow, Weds., March 7th, 2018). To help us warm up, please read "The Art of the Closing Statement." Then, watch the following clips and identify the parts the lawyer does well. Keep an eye out for the classical elements of rhetoric: ethos , logos , and pathos . Above: Atticus Finch in the 1962 movie adaptation of  To Kill a Mockingbird   Above: Matthew McConaughey in the 1996 film, A Time to Kill

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