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The Death Sentence Remains A Question

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Examine the results of recent opinion polls on where people stand on the issue of the death penalty. In groups, middle schoolers examine various cases dealing with this issue and discuss the judgments. They write their own argument for or against the death penalty and participate in a debate to end the lesson.

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Persuasive Writing, persuasion, persuasive arguments, the death penalty, the united states constitution

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constitution, opposing arguments, Persuasive Writing, death penalty, english language arts
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7th - 8th
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English Language Arts
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