Death Row

22.10.2009

Today,

after speaking about Selma's fate in Dancer in the Dark, we continued analysing the text.
We corrected the worksheet that you had to complete for today and we kept on answering questions about the document.

Death Row : Student Worksheet.

1. The characters

Sam Cayhall / 70 / prisoner - convict / He is accused of murdering 2 children. He was sentenced to death.
Adam hall / 26 / lawyer / He grew up in California.

Relationship:
Sam is Adam's grandfather.
Adam is Sam's grandson.

2. The narrator opposes the death penalty.

3. Vocabulary
a. Couloir de la mort : Death row
b. Avocat : Lawyer
c. Alluma : Lit ( light )
d. Poumon : Lung
e. Faculté de droit : Law school
f. Le sud profond ( USA ) : Deep South
g. Mortel : Lethal
h. Condamnation : Conviction

4. The Deep South is known for the high rate of capital punishment.

5. How many states have the death sentence ? = 12
"Thirty eight have the death penalty" ( 50-38 = 12 )

6. Two means of execution mentioned in the text.
a. Gas chamber b.Lethal injection.

7. Vocabulary
a. Respectueux de lois: Law-abiding
b. Chambre à gaz : gas chamber
c. Réclamer : Beg
d. Sévère : Tough
e. Peine : Sentence
f. Donc : Thus
g. Pratiquer : Implement
h. Légèrement : Slightly

8. Pronouns
a. "Louisiana, Texas and Florida are killing them like flies...'' = Murderers
b. "Makes 'em feel better..." = people
c. "That's why they're pushing like hell" = Politicians

9. True or False
a. True : " It's time for an execution and my number is up"
b. True :

1. It makes them feel better.
2. Like the system is working hard to eliminate murderers.

c.True: The politicians openly campaign [for] more executions.
d. True : That's why those clowns in Jackson. = Sam thinks very little of politicians.

HW: you have to finish completing the worksheet + do the exercise with the link words + I remind you that you have your letter to turn in.

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