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Breaking News English: Death Penalty

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In this death penalty activity, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and more about the death penalty. Students complete 10 activities total.

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answering questions, reading articles, news articles, synonyms, Writing, the death penalty

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answer discussion questions, answer true and false questions, complete a gap fill, complete phrase matching, complete synonym matching, death penalty, read the article, write, english language arts
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7th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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Interactives
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