Clarence Darrow's Leopold and Loeb Speech

Learn how to provide a complex analysis of two or more central ideas in a nonfiction text in this interactive tutorial. You will also analyze how the author’s central ideas develop over the course of the text and describe how they interact and build on one another. This tutorial utilizes an excerpt from the closing arguments by Clarence Darrow at the trial of Leopold and Loeb.

*Due to the subject matter of the Leopold and Loeb trial, this tutorial is recommended for a mature audience.
Resource ID#: 107331 Type: Original Student Tutorial
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Subject(s): English Language Arts
Grade Level(s): 11, 12
Intended Audience: Students
Instructional Time: 1 Hour(s) 20 Minute(s)
Keywords: English, English Language Arts, Language Arts, ELA, informational text, nonfiction, speech, speech analysis, central idea, central ideas, claim , claims, Clarence Darrow, Leopold and Loeb, closing argument at trial, lawyer closing argument, death penalty, capital punishment, argument, development of central ideas, interactive, tutorials, e learning, e-learning, elearning
Instructional Component Type(s): Original Student Tutorial
Resource Collection: Original Student Tutorials for Language Arts - Grades 6-12

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