Thursday, January 24, 2013
Period 1
Read the questions below and click "comments" to respond here in a well-written paragraph of at least five sentences.
Period 2
Read the questions below and click "comments" to respond here in a well-written paragraph of at least five sentences.
Period 5
Read the questions below and click "comments" to respond here in a well-written paragraph of at least five sentences.
Should kids be tried as adults?
Answer the following questions while meeting these requirements:
- Write at least five (5) complete sentences (including a topic sentence and a conclusion) in paragraph form.
- Use specific details from the novel (Tenderness) to support your opinion.
- Utilize school-appropriate language.
Questions: Should teens and children be prosecuted, convicted, and sentenced like adults for adult-like crimes? Why or why not? Which crimes should warrant adult sentences and which shouldn't? What should be the minimum age for being tried as an adult and why? How would your opinion be different if you or someone close to you (who was underage) was accused of a crime? How would your opinion be different if someone close to you was a victim of a crime committed by a juvenile? What should be done to juveniles who commit drastic adult-like crimes (such as premeditated murder)?
- Write at least five (5) complete sentences (including a topic sentence and a conclusion) in paragraph form.
- Use specific details from the novel (Tenderness) to support your opinion.
- Utilize school-appropriate language.
Questions: Should teens and children be prosecuted, convicted, and sentenced like adults for adult-like crimes? Why or why not? Which crimes should warrant adult sentences and which shouldn't? What should be the minimum age for being tried as an adult and why? How would your opinion be different if you or someone close to you (who was underage) was accused of a crime? How would your opinion be different if someone close to you was a victim of a crime committed by a juvenile? What should be done to juveniles who commit drastic adult-like crimes (such as premeditated murder)?
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