As scores of death row inmates are exonerated by DNA evidence and innocence commissions are set up across the country, conviction of the innocent has become a well-recognized problem. But our justice system makes both kinds of errors—we acquit the guilty and convict the innocent—and exploring the reasons why people are acquitted can help us to evaluate the efficiency and fairness of our criminal justice system. Not Guilty provides a sustained examination and analysis of the factors that lead juries to find defendants “not guilty,” as well as the connection between those factors and the possibility of factual innocence, examining why some criminal trials result in not guilty verdicts and what those verdicts suggest about the accuracy of our criminal process.
In the winter of 1972, the first issue of Ms. magazine hit the newsstands. For some activists in the women's movement, the birth of this new publication heralded feminism's coming of age; for others, it signaled the capitulation of the women's movement to crass commercialism. But whatever its critical reception, Ms. quickly gained national success, selling out its first issue in only eight days and becoming a popular icon of the women's movement almost immediately. Amy Erdman Farrell traces the history of Ms. from its pathbreaking origins in 1972 to its final commercial issue in 1989. Drawing on interviews with former editors, archival materials, and the text of Ms. itself, she examines the magazine's efforts to forge an oppositional politics within the context of commercial culture. While its status as a feminist and mass media magazine gave Ms. the power to move in circles unavailable to smaller, more radical feminist periodicals, it also created competing and conflicting pressures, says Farrell. She examines the complicated decisions made by the Ms. staff as they negotiated the multiple--frequently incompatible--demands of advertisers, readers, and the various and changing constituencies of the feminist movement. An engrossing and objective account, Yours in Sisterhood illuminates the significant yet difficult connections between commercial culture and social movements. It reveals a complex, often contradictory magazine that was a major force in the contemporary feminist movement.
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Scene by Scene Classroom Questions are essential resources for teachers, designed to save time and lead to rewarding classroom experiences. The guides are broken down by scene or chapter to complement the text they accompany. These guides provide a clear list of questions for every stage of teaching the text. Classroom Questions guides contain both closed and open questions, exploring student response, opinion and analysis. - Closed comprehension questions check students' understanding and ensure students are on task. - Open higher order questions promote thinking and reflection. Girl, Stolen Classroom Questions contains 235 questions, divided by chapter, to keep students engaged and actively thinking about April Henry's novel. Scene by Scene Classroom Questions teaching guides keep students focused on the text and encourage lively classroom discussions
The Fault In Our Stars Classroom Questions is a book for English teachers who are teaching The Fault In Our Stars by John Green and intend to set questions for homework or classwork. The Fault In Our Stars Questions contains 182 questions, divided by chapter, to keep students engaged and actively thinking about the novel.
Scene by Scene guides are teaching resources. They are short books of questions, designed to save teachers time and lead to rewarding classroom experiences. Each guide is broken down by scene or chapter, to match and complement the text it accompanies. This means that the teacher is provided with a clear list of questions, at every stage of teaching the text. These questions can be used in class, or as homework, and so provide underlying structure to lesson planning. Classroom Questions teaching guides contain both closed, comprehension testing questions, and open, higher order questions, exploring student response, opinion and analysis. Closed questions can be used to check understanding and make sure students are on-task, while open questions promote thinking and reflection. In this way, Scene by Scene Classroom Questions keep students engaged with and focused on the text, and involved in classroom discussion. A Doll's House Classroom Questions is a teacher's companion guide to Henrik Ibsen's play intended for use in lesson planning and in the classroom. It provides 24 teacher pointers which flag the key elements in the play. There are a further 60 questions to provoke student engagement and personal response.
Wonder Classroom Questions contains summaries of each chapter of R.J. Palacio's classic novel. There are also 834 questions, divided by chapter, to keep students engaged and actively thinking about the novel.
The Plough and the Stars Classroom Questions contains questions, divided by Act, to keep students engaged and actively thinking about the play. It also contains a summary for each Act, to remind students of the action and refresh key points.
The Dare Classroom Questions contains summaries of each chapter of John Boyne's story. There are also 325 questions, divided by chapter, to keep students engaged and actively thinking about the novel.
The Playboy of the Western World Classroom Questions with Comparative Study contains chapter summaries of J. M. Synge's play. There are also 306 questions, divided by chapter, to keep students engaged and actively thinking about the novel. An additional 346 questions explore the Comparative Study Mode.
Foster Classroom Questions with Comparative Study contains chapter summaries of Clare Keegan's novel. There are also 253 questions, divided by chapter, to keep students engaged and actively thinking about the novel. An additional 232 questions explore the Comparative Study Modes.
Pride and Prejudice Classroom Questions is a book for English teachers who are teaching Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and intend to set questions for homework or classwork. Pride and Prejudice Classroom Questions contains 217 questions, divided by chapter, to keep students engaged and actively thinking about the novel.
Scene by Scene Classroom Questions are essential resources for teachers, designed to save time and lead to rewarding classroom experiences. The guides are broken down by scene or chapter to complement the text they accompany. These guides provide a clear list of questions for every stage of teaching the text. Classroom Questions guides contain both closed and open questions, exploring student response, opinion and analysis. - Closed comprehension questions check students' understanding and ensure students are on task. - Open higher order questions promote thinking and reflection. The Iron Man Classroom Questions contains summaries of each chapter of Ted Hugh's classic novel. There are also 202 questions, divided by chapter, to keep students engaged and actively thinking about the novel. Scene by Scene Classroom Questions teaching guides keep students focused on the text and encourage lively classroom discussions.
Scene by Scene Classroom Questions are essential resources for teachers, designed to save time and lead to rewarding classroom experiences. The guides are broken down by scene or chapter to complement the text they accompany. These guides provide a clear list of questions for every stage of teaching the text. Classroom Questions guides contain both closed and open questions, exploring student response, opinion and analysis. - Closed comprehension questions check students' understanding and ensure students are on task. - Open higher order questions promote thinking and reflection. Lord of the Flies Classroom Questions contains 299 questions, divided by chapter, to keep students engaged and actively thinking about William Golding's novel. Scene by Scene Classroom Questions teaching guides keep students focused on the text and encourage lively classroom discussions
The Ocean at the End of the Lane Classroom Questions contains 282 questions, divided by chapter, to keep students engaged and actively thinking about the novel. It also contains a summary for each chapter, to remind students of the action and refresh key points.
Scene by Scene guides are teaching resources. They are short books of questions, designed to save teachers time and lead to rewarding classroom experiences. Each guide is broken down by scene or chapter, to match and complement the text it accompanies. This means that the teacher is provided with a clear list of questions, at every stage of teaching the text. These questions can be used in class, or as homework, and so provide underlying structure to lesson planning. Scene by Scene Classroom Questions contain both closed, comprehension testing questions, and open, higher order questions, exploring student response, opinion and analysis. Closed questions can be used to check understanding and make sure students are on-task, while open questions promote thinking and reflection. In this way, Scene by Scene Classroom Questions keep students engaged with and focused on the text, and involved in classroom discussion. To Kill a Mockingbird Classroom Questions is a teacher's resource intended for use in lesson planning, and in the classroom. It contains 178 questions to provoke student engagement and personal response while studying Harper Lee's classic novel. Why choose to study To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee? Themes of racism, prejudice, injustice, friendship, loneliness and courage. The setting of the Deep American South of the 1930's. Memorable narration of Scout Finch. Interesting characters - Atticus Finch, Boo Radley, Tom Robinson, Miss Maudie Atkinson. Exciting storyline.
Scene by Scene guides are teaching resources. They are short books of questions, designed to save teachers time and lead to rewarding classroom experiences. Each guide is broken down by scene or chapter, to match and complement the text it accompanies. This means that the teacher is provided with a clear list of questions, at every stage of teaching the text. These questions can be used in class, or as homework, and so provide underlying structure to lesson planning. Classroom Questions teaching guides contain both closed, comprehension testing questions, and open, higher order questions, exploring student response, opinion and analysis. Closed questions can be used to check understanding and make sure students are on-task, while open questions promote thinking and reflection. In this way, Scene by Scene Classroom Questions keep students engaged with and focused on the text, and involved in classroom discussion. The Spinning Heart Classroom Questions is a teacher's resource intended for use in lesson planning, and in the classroom. It contains 248 questions to provoke student engagement and personal response while studying Donal Ryan's novel. Why choose to study The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan? Themes of family, relationships, communication, loss. Set in the Irish countryside during the recent economic recession. Alternative perspectives, each chapter is written in a new voice, developing the story in layers. Examines the gulf between our public and private selves. Exciting, compelling plotline.
Big Maggie Classroom Questions with Comparative Study contains chapter summaries of John B. Keane's play. There are also 155 questions, divided by scene, to keep students engaged and actively thinking about the novel. An additional 245 questions explore the Comparative Study Modes:
This 173 page study guide is a companion to 'Eclipsed' for the Leaving Cert English Comparative Study, for use in the classroom or for focussed independent study. This guide is intended for both teachers and students. It contains notes and questions on each Comparative Study mode for each chapter. It also has additional notes and questions on each comparative mode considering the text as a whole. Lastly, it has a comparing texts section, looking at comparing Comparative Study texts under each of the comparative study modes. Section 1 Notes and Questions on each mode for each scene of 'Eclipsed'. Modes include: Cultural Context/Social Setting, Literary Genre, General Vision and Viewpoint, Relationships and Hero/Heroine/Villain. Section 2 Notes looking at each mode as a whole across the entire text. Accompanying questions for each mode. Section 3 Comparing your texts: Questions on each mode to compare 'Eclipsed' and your other chosen Comparative Study texts. This book is a companion guide for teachers teaching both Higher and Ordinary Level students the 'Eclipsed' by Patricia Burke Brogan, a prescribed comparative study text for the Leaving Cert English examination. Each chapter contains notes on Cultural Context/Social Setting, Literary Genre, General Vision and Viewpoint, Relationships and Hero/Heroine/Villain, and a set of questions on Cultural Context/Social Setting, Literary Genre, General Vision and Viewpoint, Relationships and Hero/Heroine/Villain. The notes are intended as a starting point for students, to provide something concrete for each mode that can be developed and built on by exploring the relevant mode-based questions for each chapter. Towards the back of the book, there are short notes looking at each mode as a whole, across the entire play, and accompanying questions (please note, there may be some similarity with earlier questions to draw attention to key ideas). Lastly, there is a section of questions on each mode, designed to prompt comparisons between 'Eclipsed' and other Comparative Study texts, preparing students for the Leaving Certificate exam.
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