To Kill a Mockingbird – Trial Scene Rhetoric & Reflection Worksheet
Name: _________________________________________________________
Ethos:
Definition:
Example:
Emoji:
Pathos:
Definition:
Example:
Emoji:
Logos:
Definition:
Example:
Emoji:
Rhetorical Appeals in the Trial Scene
Moment or Quote from the Trial
Which Appeal?
Why is it this appeal?
(Ethos, Pathos, or
(Explain how it persuades)
Logos)
1.​ What does Mayella Ewell say happened:
2.​ What does Tom Robinson say happened:
3.​ What does Atticus’s case defending Tom Robinson prove? How does he prove
it?
Reflection Question:
What does the jury decide about Tom Robinson’s case? Why do you think the jury made
that decision? What examples of ethos, pathos, and logos did you see employed by the
lawyers? Do you think Atticus could have done anything better or differently? What does it
reveal about the values of Maycomb at the time? How do you feel about the outcome as a
modern reader?