This film clip also includes an emotional interview with a relative of one of the victims. Hand out the ELA Task 1 Multiple Choice questions and have students use their notes to assist them in selecting their answers. Distribute the Crossword Comprehension puzzle and have students fill in the answers, using details from the main article. Instruct them to highlight or underline where the answers came from. This will help later in the writing assignment.
People invest respect and trust in doctors, for our lives are in their hands.
When a doctor uses his status to kill, rather than heal, the crimes seem more intense. People think with both their head and their heart, so any attempt to influence their thinking should involve both components. The case against Doctor Michael Swango is strong and hideous, for this man betrayed his oath as a doctor and the trust of his patients. This story offers your students an opportunity to write an emotional and factual persuasive essay, using the specific details to prove their case and their imagination to sway their audience. Have your students write this persausive essay, directed at the jurors.