Death Penalty Information, High School Curriculum Curriculum on the death penalty for high school students. Browse the data and articles available on the site, or write for complete materials. http://deathpenaltyinfo.msu.edu/
Death Penalty Promo Meta Site Social Studies and Culture' 12/20 was added to History Social StudiesCriminalJusticeCapital Punishmentdeath penalty for high school students category. http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/deathpenalty/edugen.htm
Extractions: Educational Portals General Topics for Teachers and Students The table below lists all of the Educational portals focused on general topics to which the teacher and student sites have been submitted, the date/time they were submitted, if/when the site manager responded, initals of the person submitting them and any other comments. Portal URL Date Time Response Initials Comments The Alphabet Superhighway
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Extractions: Team: Matt Leach, Deon Foster, Pete Maziak, Laura Portwood-Stacer The death penalty in the United States has always been a controversial issue and recent developments concerning the death penalty have once again made an appearance in the public sphere. The purpose of this curriculum is to encourage civic participation, critical thinking and the development of research skills among students utilizing a topic of current interest. This Web site and its accompanying materials are designed to assist both teachers and students in an exploration of capital punishment, arguments for and against its use, as well as issues of ethics and justice that surround it. The authors of the curriculum have made every effort to ensure that the educational approach is balanced, respecting the views of all sides in this often-spirited debate. The sites were principally designed by the Michigan State Communication Technology Laboratory. Parallel site structures for teachers and students allowed us to optimize the content for ease of use in the classroom. Teacher educators in conjunction with practicing teachers, in the fields of social studies, history and religion, worked together to develop the curriculum. Factual content was provided by the Death Penalty Information Center, a non-profit organization that conducts research on issues related to capital punishment. The Center utilized a broad spectrum of case decisions, news accounts, books, and scholarly journals in assembling the content. Funding for the project was provided by grants from the Soros Foundation and the Columbia Foundation.
Disabilities Awareness High School Students Articles on disability awareness composed by high school students in New York State.Category Society Disabled disabilities awareness composed by high school students, which has a separate pieceto high schools and Supreme Court Debates death penalty, by Matthew Cushing http://www.cqc.state.ny.us/disawhs.htm
Extractions: Articles by High School Students Since 1997 the Commission's newsletter has contained contained a central section of articles on disabilities awareness composed by high school students, which has also been distributed as a separate piece to high schools and students throughout New York State. The articles are reproduced as separate pieces here for individual viewing and/or downloading purposes. Editorial, by Liam Harte Newsletter Editorial Board Members are Honored at Ceremony SUNY Albany Disabled Student Services by Aidan Harte A View from the Fun Side, by Kyle Derkowski: Attitude and friends, not disability, are what counts A Fast Moving Kaleidoscope by Elena Anadolis : Problems in concentration with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder I'm Not Scared, by LaJoan Donley : Poem about a young adult with a serious disease The ADA and the Supreme Court, by Liam Harte : Discussion on important piece of anti-discrimination legislation Stuck in Neutral, reviewed by Daniel Pepe , Book Review on fictional account of 14 year-old boy with CP A Matter of Dignity reviewed by Aidan Harte , Book Review on a book dealing with the daily lives of individuals with disabilities Why is Everyone Looking at Me?
Extractions: Description This is a web site dedicated to the death penalty. It addresses history of the death penalty, arguments for and against, court cases on the death penalty and additional resources. The curriculum encourages on-line student involvement in activities that closely resemble the experiences of ordinary citizens encountering this issue. The simulations are designed so students can actively participate in democratic decision-making. The site also includes a teacher edition with two sample units plans.
Introduction: High School Curriculum On The Death Penalty Welcome to our high school Curriculum on the death and recent developments concerningthe death penalty have once to assist both teachers and students in an http://deathpenaltyinfo.msu.edu/intro.htm
Extractions: Welcome to our High School Curriculum on the Death Penalty student site. The death penalty in the United States has always been a controversial issue, and recent developments concerning the death penalty have once again returned the issue to the public sphere. This Web site and its accompanying materials are designed to assist both teachers and students in an exploration of capital punishment, presenting arguments for and against its use, as well as issues of ethics and justice that surround it. Students will find an innovative and interactive Web site that is ideally suited for classroom use involving group work, class discussions, and independent reflection. However, students doing independent projects may also use the site. Teachers: If you are interested in curriculum planning, please complete this short form requesting access to lesson plans and explanatory material. Plugins Needed Two sections of the Web site require the Macromedia Flash plugin: Stages in a Capital Case and Interactive U.S. Maps. The Flash plugin is built in to many browsers and can be downloaded for free from
Death Penalty Links Comprehensive list of links compiled by the Derechos human rights project.Category Society Issues death penalty Directories Educational Resources. death penalty Curricula for high school for teachers;death penalty Curricula for high school - for students. Conferences. http://www.derechos.org/dp/
Extractions: At the dawn of the 21st century, the death penalty is considered by most civilized nations as a cruel and inhuman punishment. It has been abolished de jure or de facto by 106 nations, 30 countries have abolished it since 1990. However, the death penalty continues to be commonly applied in other nations. China, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United States and Iran are the most prolific executioners in the world. Indeed, the US is one of six countries (including also Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Yemen) which executes people who were under 18 years-old at the time they committed their crimes. While international documents have restricted and in some cases even banned the death penalty, its application is still not against customary international law. Much debate continues in the US as to whether it constitutes an appropriate punishment, at least to the most heinous crimes. In recent years, the debate has been further fueled by the use of new technologies which have shown that a large proportion of people sentenced to death are, indeed, innocent. News Facts Law General Websites ... Videos
News Tribune -Carnahan Discusses Death Penalty At Catholic High School 03/31/00 KIRKWOOD, Mo. (AP) The decision to commute a convicted murderer's death sentence because of the pope's personal plea for mercy was "onetime thing " Gov. Mel Carnahan told Catholic high school students Thursday. http://www.newstribune.com/stories/033100/sta_0331000009.asp
Extractions: KIRKWOOD, Mo. (AP) The decision to commute a convicted murderer's death sentence because of the pope's personal plea for mercy was "appropriate" and a "one-time thing," Gov. Mel Carnahan told Catholic high school students Thursday. "There were no circumstances on the basis of justice. It was a one-time thing. I thought it was an appropriate response to that plea," Carnahan said during an appearance at St. John Vianney Catholic High School in this St. Louis suburb. Pope John Paul II made the face-to-face appeal to Carnahan during a St. Louis visit in January 1999, stepping from the altar at the St. Louis Cathedral Basilica to ask that Darrell Mease's impending execution be halted. Carnahan responded hours later by commuting Mease's death sentence to life in prison without chance of parole a decision the governor has previously said he made as a courtesy to the visiting pontiff, not on legal grounds. The commutation prompted harsh criticism of Carnahan, who is running for the U.S. Senate. But Catholic leaders and death penalty foes praised the move.
Extractions: Welcome to the TEACHER EDITION of our High School Curriculum on the Death Penalty site. The death penalty in the United States has always been a controversial issue and recent developments concerning the death penalty have once again made an appearance in the public sphere. The purpose of this curriculum is to encourage civic participation, critical thinking and the development of research skills among students utilizing a topic of current interest. This Web site and its accompanying materials are designed to assist both teachers and students in an exploration of capital punishment, arguments for and against its use, as well as issues of ethics and justice that surround it. Teachers will find detailed lesson plans for two possible two-week units. However, teachers are encouraged to take a look at the rationales of the units and explore strategies of their own. Supplementary research materials and Internet links to a wide array of other resources are provided. The curriculum is designed for upper middle and high school students in such courses as social studies, history, civics, US Government, ethics, public speaking, and current events. Students will find an innovative and interactive Web site that is ideally suited for classroom use involving group work, class discussions, and independent reflection. However, students doing independent projects may also use the site. The
Maria - Presentation - UNM Lester raises two possibilities for the fact that college students are morelikely to favor the death penalty than high school students are. http://www.geocities.com/newmexico1994/Sociology/maria.htm
Extractions: LITERATURE REVIEW II Some issues contributing to the notion that women have lower levels of support for the death penalty than men do were found in an article by Steven Stack. There are some characteristics of women identified in the article that are given as support of our hypothesis that women are less likely to favor the death penalty than men. "Men and women are socialized differently during childhood. According to gender role stereotypes, women take the principle role in the child rearing. As such, they are assumed to be more nurturing and forgiving than men. A higher level of forgiveness among women would be expected to be associated with a relatively low level of DPS (Stack, 2000:3)." Another argument stems from inherent biological differences between men and women "Differences in hormones, the link between testosterone and aggression, and observed differences in aggressiveness as early as age 2 on playgrounds, have been linked to greater acceptance of violence among men (Stack, 2000: from Starr, 1983)." Womens tendency to be less prejudicial also contributes, according to the article. After giving evidence to support women having lower levels of DPS (death penalty support), the article goes on to point out that these roles may be slowly changing.
Introduction: High School Curriculum On The Death Penalty Welcome to our high school Curriculum on the death penalty student site. The death penalty in the to assist both teachers and students in an exploration of capital punishment, http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.msu.edu/intro.htm
Extractions: Welcome to our High School Curriculum on the Death Penalty student site. The death penalty in the United States has always been a controversial issue, and recent developments concerning the death penalty have once again returned the issue to the public sphere. This Web site and its accompanying materials are designed to assist both teachers and students in an exploration of capital punishment, presenting arguments for and against its use, as well as issues of ethics and justice that surround it. Students will find an innovative and interactive Web site that is ideally suited for classroom use involving group work, class discussions, and independent reflection. However, students doing independent projects may also use the site. Teachers: If you are interested in curriculum planning, please complete this short form requesting access to lesson plans and explanatory material. Plugins Needed Two sections of the Web site require the Macromedia Flash plugin: Stages in a Capital Case and Interactive U.S. Maps. The Flash plugin is built in to many browsers and can be downloaded for free from
Extractions: Welcome to the TEACHER EDITION of our High School Curriculum on the Death Penalty site. The death penalty in the United States has always been a controversial issue and recent developments concerning the death penalty have once again made an appearance in the public sphere. The purpose of this curriculum is to encourage civic participation, critical thinking and the development of research skills among students utilizing a topic of current interest. This Web site and its accompanying materials are designed to assist both teachers and students in an exploration of capital punishment, arguments for and against its use, as well as issues of ethics and justice that surround it. Teachers will find detailed lesson plans for two possible two-week units. However, teachers are encouraged to take a look at the rationales of the units and explore strategies of their own. Supplementary research materials and Internet links to a wide array of other resources are provided. The curriculum is designed for upper middle and high school students in such courses as social studies, history, civics, US Government, ethics, public speaking, and current events. Students will find an innovative and interactive Web site that is ideally suited for classroom use involving group work, class discussions, and independent reflection. However, students doing independent projects may also use the site. The
Extractions: Students Take Action to Abolish the Death Penalty by Alison Booth Wednesday, February 28 fell smack in the middle of Concord High School's mid-winter vacation. But at 2:30 p.m., a crowd of students emerged from the school and gathered in the driveway. Carrying signs saying "Don't Veto Forgiveness," "Execute Justice Not People," and "Vote Yes on HB 171," they lined up to march downtown. It had already been a long day, as most of the students had spent the whole morning at the high school, attending a conference on death penalty abolition. There was still a full afternoon of action ahead, and they were just getting warm. These activists were a part of the Student Day of Action Against the Death Penalty-a day-long event bringing youth together for learning, skills-building, and action to demand the passage of HB 171-FN, an act abolishing the death penalty in New Hampshire. The Day of Action was organized by New Hampshire Students Against the Death Penalty, and sponsored by AFSC with NH Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, Amnesty International, and NH Social Justice Monthly. Forty students from a dozen high schools, home schools, and colleges participated in workshops, a march, lobbying, and a rally for abolition throughout the course of the day. The event began with a panel on "Why I Oppose the Death Penalty", featuring Renny Cushing of Murder Victim's Families for Reconciliation and lawyer Andru Volinsky. Renny explained MVFR's position that another murder never helped victim's families heal. Andy spoke from his experience defending capital cases in Tennessee, from which he concluded that there is no fair and just way to implement capital punishment. Then students chose between workshops on "The Case Against the Death Penalty," "Holding Productive Discussions on the Death Penalty," and "The U.S. Criminal Justice System."
Contacting The Developers Of The Death Penalty High School Curriculum Michigan State University and the death penalty Information Center, 2000 Contacting the Developers of the death penalty high school The site was designed principally by the Michigan State Communication Technology developments in the death penalty and. suggestions for better ways of engaging students in this exploration. http://www.teacher.deathpenaltyinfo.msu.edu/contact.PDF
Extractions: Description This is a web site dedicated to the death penalty. It addresses history of the death penalty, arguments for and against, court cases on the death penalty and additional resources. The site includes two sample units plans for teachers. Each of the units involves an extensive amount of group work, simulations, persuasive and individual essay writing, and class participation. The units have been designed with the current NCSS (National Council for the Social Studies) Standards in mind. They are comprehensive two-week units. The curriculum encourages on-line student involvement in activities that closely resemble the experiences of ordinary citizens encountering this issue. The simulations are designed so students can actively participate in democratic decision-making. There is also a separate student site.
American Civil Liberties Union Death Penalty General chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union and other antideath penalty advocatesare bringing together high school, college and graduate students to take a http://www.aclu.org/DeathPenalty/DeathPenaltylist.cfm?c=17
Cultural Center Already Has The Perfect Name high school office occupation students as well as nursing students also We are sellingour students short by removing these innovative Abolish death penalty. http://www.suntimes.com/output/letters/cst-edt-vox26a.html
Extractions: A March 6 article indicated that there may be a move afoot in the City Council to rename our Chicago Cultural Center the ''Eleanor Daley Cultural Center.'' Such a move, for various reasons, would be inappropriate. Our splendid and beautiful Cultural Center, formerly the Central Library Building, should continue to honor in its name the world-renowned cultural reputation of our great city and not a figurehead personality, however well-respected. Downtown Chicago certainly does not need another Daley Center, which would be a source of exasperating confusion for visitors. Renaming the Cultural Center would also obliterate the memory of various dedicated people who strove long and hard over an eight-year period (1965-73) in a historic and concerted campaign to save the building from proposed demolition. Mrs. Daley's role in this story was a subsidiary one at best, occurring in 1972 during the climax of the campaign, when she admitted to reporters who questioned her that she had some affection for the old library and did not want to see it torn down. If there is a need to honor Mrs. Daley, the present fourth-floor ''Exhibit Hall'' could be named for her, or a plaque of dedication to her memory could be added outside the building, without changing the name of our landmark facility.
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DM: Several New Laws Taking Effect Today I could face the death penalty if I go on school ground and commit this type ofcrime,' Menefee said. Academically qualified high school students would be http://dm.olemiss.edu/archives/98/9807/980701/news.HTML
Extractions: The law, one of several new laws going into effect today that potentially affect Ole Miss students, was passed by the Mississippi legislature and signed by Gov. Kirk Fordice in response to the 1997 shooting rampage at Pearl High School. Luke Woodham was convicted of murdering two students at the school and sentenced to life in prison, the maximum penalty he could receive.
