Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States Fun Activities

Helen Prejean
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 104 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States Fun Activities

Helen Prejean
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 104 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
Buy the Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States Lesson Plans

Defense.

Study a crime from newspaper reports and write out a defense for the accused.

Haiku.

Write a haiku which you think summarizes the book.

Speeches.

Choose a character and write a speech that expresses his/her ideas about the death penalty.

Newspaper Campaign.

Divide into two groups; anti Patrick and pro Patrick. The anti Patrick group has to develop a newspaper campaign to turn the public against Patrick and the pro Patrick group has to develop a newspaper campaign to increase Patrick's popularity. The students should then find five people who don't know Patrick, show them their campaigns and ask what they think about Patrick as a person. Using what they say the groups should then develop a second campaign to either change public opinion or to back up their previously successful campaign.

Newspaper Response.

Choose a newspaper in American society, for example the New York Times...

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