v4 Week 37
Crime and Punishment
Learning objective
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Crime and Punishment
Learning objective
"Translation"
this is thi
six a clock
news thi
man said n
thi reason
a talk wia
BBC accent
iz coz yi
widny wahnt
This is the
six o'clock
news the
man said and
the reason
I talk with a
BBC accent
is because you
would not want
mi ti talk
aboot thi
trooth wia
voice lik
wanna yoo
scruff. if
a toktaboot
thi trooth
lik wanna yoo
scruff yi
widny thingk
me to talk
about the
truth with a
voice like
one of you
scruff. If
I talk about
the truth
like one of you
scruff you
would not think
"Translation"
it wuz troo.
jist wanna yoo
scruff tokn.
thirza right
way ti spell
ana right way
to tok it. this
it was true.
Just one of you
scruff talking.
There is a right
way to spell
and a right way to talk it. This
is me tokn yir
right way a
spellin. this
is ma trooth.
yooz doant no
thi trooth
yirsellz cawz
yi canny talk
right. this is
the six a clock
nyooz. belt up.
widny thingk
is me talking your
right way of
spelling. This
is my truth.
You do not know
the truth
yourselves because
you cannot talk
right. This is
the six o'clock
news. Shut up.
"Translation"
cawz
yi canny talk
right. this is
the six a clock
nyooz. belt up.
it was true.
I just want
you
scruff talking.
There is a right
way to spell
and a right
way
to say it.
this
is me tokn yir
right way a
spellin. this
is ma trooth.
yooz doant no
thi trooth
yirsellz cawz
widny thingk
this
is me talking your
right way of
spelling. This
is my truth.
You do not know
the truth
yourselves because.
Questions
What is the tone of the poem?
Why is it important that it was written phonetically? What is lost when it is written in standard English?
Explain the irony in the poem.
What feelings/emotions are conveyed by the poem?
Open the Classroom.
Find and follow the link to the BBC article.
Answer the questions either in your notebook or in a document on your device.
We will discuss tomorrow.
Think about how the things that we have done in class so far are connected.
What are some of the reasons society punishes those convicted of crimes?
What are some important ethical concerns regarding punishment?
Answers to "1953: Derek Bentley Hanged for Murder
Wandsworth Prison in London
He was 19 and was hanged at 9:00 in the morning.
He was convicted of murdering PC Miles at a warehouse in Croydon, Surrey.
His co-defendant was Christopher Craig. He was still a juvenile (too young to execute).
They gathered outside the prison and sang the hymn 'Abide with me' and the 23rd Psalm.
Sir David Maxwell Fyfe was the Home Secretary and said that he couldn't see a reason to intervene.
Let him have it
His sister is Iris.
In 1991 the film was released.
Michael Howard granted him a partial pardon in 1993.
Sympathy vs Dislike
A 19-year-old boy is standing outside a building late at night. When he sees a police officer approaching, he looks away and puts his hands in his pockets.
Sympathy
Dislike
You are the director. Decide how you would film the scene so that the audience thinks:
“I feel sorry for this boy.”
You are the director. Decide how you would film the scene so that the audience thinks:
“There’s something wrong with this guy.”
Cinematic Techniques
Take a minute to read the hand-out and watching guide.
Make sure you take notes during the movie about how sympthy and dislike/distrust are built by the director's choices. Also make note of who this sympathy and dislike/distrust directed at.
Review Commision Groups of 5
Prosecution
Defence
Police Representative
Bentley Family Representative
Independent Legal Review
View the case from each of these perspectives and come to an evidence-based decision on whether Derek Bentley's conviction should stand.
Each member of the group should write a well-argued decision on Bentley's conviction. Consider which punishment is just and explain why.
