Lesson plans for the week of March 9, 2009

Here's what we will be working on this week

Monday: Today we will learn about the death penalty. Watch this video about the death penalty:


Once you watch the video please write the following on a sheet of paper:

1. On the front of the paper write about how you feel about the death penalty. Do you think that the death penalty is a good thing or a bad thing? Why? Use details from the movies to support your ideas.
2. On the back side of the paper write the pros and the cons of the death penalty
   

Tuesday: Today we will review our notes from yesterday and learn about the history of the death penalty. Did you know that the death penalty has been used for over 4,000 years? The death penalty dates all the way back to Hammurabi's Code 1900 years before the birth of Christ. It has been used by various cultures as a punishment for crimes. Many forms of the death penalty have been used including: hanging, boiling, burning, drowning, impaling, beating to death, and crucifixion. The most famous execution of all times is the death of Jesus Christ. When the death penalty came to America, Daniel Frank became the first American execution. In the 1800's many rules for slaves became incorporated in the death penalty laws. In North Carolina you could get the death penalty for giving a slave a book, or telling him to rebel. During the mid 1800's people began to see the death penalty as a bad thing. By 1853, 3 states had abolished the death penalty.

Wednesday: Today we will do current events. Using any newspaper article, please complete a current events template (the 5W's and how this article affects your life).

Thursday: Today we will begin to study the history of Chicago. We will study its founder. Do some research Jean Basptiste DuSable, and find out about him. Who was he? How did he discover Chicago? Write this down and turn it in. Also, watch this video


Friday: Today we will play Jeopardy.


Have a good weekend

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Mr. Wilson