Compassion on Death Row?: Analyzing Clemency and Capital Punishment
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- Aug 17 2010 9:06 PM
Matching // Celeste Higby
This resource was matched by a member of the Brokers of Expertise Standards Matching Team.
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- Original Source:ReadWriteThink
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Description
This lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, encourages students to analyze and debate the politics and ethics behind the ability of governors to grant clemency to inmates sentenced to the death penalty.
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Topics and Grades
Grade: 6 to 12
Topics: English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, Philosophy, Reading Comprehension, United States History, American Democracy
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ELA.11-12.R.CAGLAT.2.5 Analyze an author's implicit and explicit philosophical assumptions and beliefs ...
ELA.11-12.W.2.3a Write reflective compositions that explore the significance of personal experien...
ELA.9-10.LS.AEOMC.1.13 Analyze the types of arguments used by the speaker, including argument by causat...
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- Teacher Materials
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Grouping: Large Group Instruction
Teaching Method: Hands-on Learning; Discussions