activities

Activities for "Death Penalty"

Instructions:

Find a partner

Print out a copy of this page for each partner.

In this column, describe your personal opinions about the Death Penalty. Write five reasons for your opinion. When you are done, describe your opinion to your partner.	In this column, fill in the first blank with the name of your partner. Then, have your partner tell you his or her opinion while you fill in the lines.
I believe that the Death Penalty is ________ (right/wrong) because: ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________	______________ believes that the Death Penalty is ________ (right/ wrong) because: ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________

Some helpful vocabulary terms and ideas:

Deter - discourage or restrain -- Does the Death Penalty deter other people from committing violent crimes?
Recidivist - a criminal who repeats his crime after prison -- Does the Death Penalty prevent recidivism?
Humane - kind; merciful -- Is the Death Penalty humane?
Innocent - without guilt or blame -- Are innocent people ever executed