Tuesday, October 21, 2014

10/21 In-class

Learning Target:  "I can inhabit fully the perspective of a person opposed to the death penalty."

Starter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZHrdR-iMF0 Dead Man Walking

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQyYa3DBhNA Dead Man Walking

Notes:
1.  Make a bullet-point list of the possible reasons why one might oppose the death penalty

2.
Break into 3 groups, sit at different tables. You will all look at arguments against the death penalty.
Go to this website:  http://deathpenaltycurriculum.org/node/5
Group 1:  read, annotate, and be ready to share the arguments on the 'deterrence' category
Group 2:  read, annotate, be ready to share the arguments on the "retribution" category
Group 3:  read, annotate, be ready to share the arguments on the "innocence" category.

2.  Jigsaw--go and find someone from a different group.  Explain your category's arguments and share with them your notes. Ask them to explain their category as well and take down their notes.

3.  Read/annotate Sister Helen Prejean's article if time.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/06/us/executions-dead-man-walking-nun/
 Generate 3 questions you'd like to as Sister Helen.





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