Lesson Planet
Search educational resources
  • Sign In Try It Free
  • AI Teacher Tools
    • Discover Resources Search reviewed educational resources by keyword, subject, grade, type, and more
    • Curriculum Manager (My Content) Manage saved and uploaded resources and folders To Access the Curriculum Manager Sign In or Join Now
    • Browse Resource Directory Browse educational resources by subject and topic
    • Curriculum Calendar Explore curriculum resources by date
    • Lesson Planning Articles Timely and inspiring teaching ideas that you can apply in your classroom
    • Our Story
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Testimonials
    • Contact Us
  • Pricing
  • School Access
    • Your school or district can sign up for Lesson Planet — with no cost to teachers
      Learn More
  • Sign In
  • Try It Free

Hi, what do you want to do?

Create a lesson plan
Create a lesson plan
Generate resources with 80+ AI teacher tools
Generate resources with 80+ AI teacher tools
Search 200,000 instructional videos
Search 200,000 instructional videos
Find a teaching resource
Find a teaching resource
Pro Con: Tsarnaev and the Death Penalty: Should the Boston Bomber Be Executed? WebsitePro Con: Tsarnaev and the Death Penalty: Should the Boston Bomber Be Executed? Website
Publisher
ProCon.org
Resource Details
Curator Rating
Educator Rating
Not yet Rated
Grade
9th - 10th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
1 more...
Resource Type
Websites
Audiences
For Administrator Use
2 more...
Lexile Measures
1320L
Website

Pro Con: Tsarnaev and the Death Penalty: Should the Boston Bomber Be Executed?

Curated by ACT

Website dedicated to controversial issues lays out the both sides of the arguments made on whether or not Tsarnaev should recieve the death penalty. Resources for students include summary of events, pro con list, and links to related resources. Information updated since sentencing.

3 Views 1 Download

Concepts

terrorism

Additional Tags

death penalty, boston bomber, procon: tsarnaev and the death penalty: should the boston bomber be executed?

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

See similar resources:

Lesson Plan

Contextualizing a Historical Photograph: Busing and the Anti-busing Movement in Boston

Center for History Education
The anti-busing movement in Boston is the focus of a lesson that asks young historians to examine primary source documents to identify the causes and consequences of busing pupils from one area of the city to another in the attempt to...
9th - 12th Social Studies & History
CCSS: Adaptable
Lesson Plan

The South, the North and the Great Migration: Blues and Literature

Curated OER
Here is a complex lesson plan that interweaves the history of the Jim Crow South and the Great Migration with the study of poetry, art, and blues music from the Harlem Renaissance. The plan helps young historians develop a deep...
8th - 12th English Language Arts
CCSS: Adaptable
Lesson Plan

Lawmaking and the Rule of the Law

Heritage Foundation
How many constitutional clauses does it take to create a bill? High schoolers find out with several activities and  selected clauses about the rule of law and the US Constitution. Various coinciding activities help to strengthen...
9th - 12th Social Studies & History
CCSS: Adaptable
Lesson Plan

Voting and the Constitution

Heritage Foundation
How difficult was it for everyone to get voting rights? Understanding voting rights and the fight to get them for everyone in the United States can be tricky for some learners. However, they are clarified after engaging in the...
9th - 12th Social Studies & History
CCSS: Adaptable
Instructional Video

Tea, Taxes, and the American Revolution

Khan Academy
Rather than simply summarizing the events that led to the American Revolution, have your learners listen as John Green offers some interesting points to be used as discussion or writing prompts in your review of the war. Green details...
9th - 12th Social Studies & History
CCSS: Adaptable
Instructional Video

The Seven Years War and the Great Awakening

Crash Course
This fantastic video discusses the economic foundations and major implications of the Seven Years War in the United States. It begins by covering the roots of the war in the battle between the British and French over trade in the...
11 mins 9th - 12th Social Studies & History
CCSS: Adaptable
Instructional Video

George HW Bush and the End of the Cold War

Crash Course
John Green provides a fantastic summary of the presidency of George HW Bush, reviewing the president's background experience in the United Nations and the CIA, the presidential election of 1988, foreign policy implications after the end...
14 mins 9th - 12th Social Studies & History
CCSS: Adaptable
Instructional Video

The Anthropocene and the Near Future: Crash Course Big History #9

Crash Course
The Anthropocene covers the last century in an unofficial geological era. An informative video considers both the pros and cons of progress. It discusses the environmental impact, changes in lifestyle, political changes, wars, and...
12 mins 9th - Higher Ed Career & Technical Education
CCSS: Adaptable
Lesson Plan

Victory and the New Order in Europe

National Endowment for the Humanities
A New Order in Europe calls for a new lesson plan! This third plan in a series of four sequential lessons encourages high schoolers to read primary sources about the development of the New Order and follow up their knowledge with a...
9th - 12th Social Studies & History
CCSS: Adaptable
Instructional Video

The Comanche and the Horse

PBS
There was a time when the Comanche controlled an empire in North America, and the heart and soul of that empire was the horse. Scholars use the installment of the larger Native American Sacred Stories series to explore how the Spanish...
5 mins 6th - 12th Social Studies & History
CCSS: Adaptable
Try It Free
© 1999-2026 Learning Explorer, Inc.
Teacher Lesson Plans, Worksheets and Resources

Sign up for the Lesson Planet Monthly Newsletter

Open Educational Resources (OER)

  • Health
  • Language Arts
  • Languages
  • Math
  • Physical Education
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Special Education
  • Visual and Performing Arts
View All Lesson Plans

Discover Resources

  • Our Review Process
  • How it Works
  • How to Search
  • Create a Collection

Manage Curriculum

  • Edit a Collection
  • Assign to Students
  • Manage My Content
Contact Us Site Map Privacy Policy Terms of Use