Read the following instructions.

For this project you will give a speech to your classmates in which you pretend to be a lawyer defending Charlotte Doyle. As her lawyer, your goal will be to convince the jury that she is innocent. Your speech should be approximately 2 minutes long, and provide evidence from the text to support your argument.
Based on the passage, what is your purpose in this project?

to illustrate
to entertain
to inform
to persuade