Lesson Five Twelve Angry Men ( Part Two ).ppt

Lesson Five: Twelve Angry Men ( Part Two ) About the author background / works / note About the text figures of speech / word study / sentence paraphrase / exercise In-class discussion Homework Background Reginald Rose (1920- ) is a native New Yorker, best known as a writer for television. The Twelve Angry Men was written in 1954 based on his experience as a juror. The play was turned into a movie, with much abridgement. What distinguished Rose’s teleplays was their direct preoccupation with social and political issues. Rose is one of the outstanding television playwrights to emerge from the Golden Age of television drama anthology series. Rose takes a place in history at the top of the craft of television writing. In addition to other accolades, Rose was nominated for six Emmy awards during his career, and won three. Works TELEVISION SERIES (various episodes) 1951 Out There 1954-57 Studio One 1955 Elgin Hour 1955 Philco Television Playhouse-Goodyear Playhouse 1956 Alcoa Hour-Goodyear Playhouse 1959 Playhouse 90 1960 Sunday Showcase 1961-65 The Defenders (creator and writer) 1967 CBS Playhouse 1975 The Zoo Gang (creator and writer)1977 The Four of Us (pilot TELEVISION MINISERIES 1979 Studs Lonigan1987 Escape From Sobibor MADE-FOR-TELEVISION MOVIES 1982 The Rules of Marriage1986 My Two Loves (with Rita Mae Brown Note In writing this play, the author attempted to blend four elements which he had seen at work in a jury room during his jury service. These elements are: The evidence as remembered and interpreted by each individual juror (the disparities here were incredible ) The relationship of jury and juror in a life-and-death situation The emotional pattern of each individual juror and The physical problems such as the weather,the time, etc. Figures of Speech Grammar