Friday, 6 November 2009

Past cwork and planning the trial

  • Today we started off by looking at some examples of coursework to help us. I found this really useful although quite shocking as some of the grades for really amazing work was quite low. Some of the key things I picked up on were:
  • Diagrams are really effective and save words, for instance an annotated set diagram
  • Annotating a small part of a script can be effective and you only need to do a small part but make lot of points
  • Tables that separate quote, meaning, practical interpretation, effect on the audience etc save words and also make sure you cover these areas
  • Having a quote at the top and then bullet points underneath can also look very presentable

  • We then begin planning a trial of all the characters in 'A View from the Bridge.' We were put into pairs and one person was the character and the other the defense lawyer. There is also a judge who controls the proceeding of the trials.
  • I was the defense lawyer for Marco however we found it initially difficult to come up for many points as he is of course responsible for Eddie's death. Some points we came up with were:
  • In the initial statement, I am going to say how Marco came over here with the loving intentions of providing for his family and also being with other distant relatives. I may try and sympathise with the audience by asking them to put themselves in Marco's position to imagine his family struggling and he not being able to provide for them. Also, how he has come to a new country and came to see his family but they are very uncompromising.
  • Eddie got the knife out first so Marco killed him in self defense
  • Eddie brought it on himself as he mislead Marco as he offered for them to live there
  • Eddie went against his word as he betrayed his family so he brought it on himself
  • Katherine could have also just tried to annoy her dad through Rodolfo so she was responsible for getting them on bad terms so it was not either of the immigrants' fault

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