The Death Row Diary
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Transcript of The Death Row Diary
So far……………..
We have looked at: Whether we believe Capital Punishment is
right or wrong Arguments for and against death penalty
( with video clip) Documentary on death row 2 close reading: one on stoning and one on
Death row meals Completed our own death row menu Next week we will be preparing for the major
piece of work- Capital punishment: right or wrong essay.
Today we are……………………………………….
Learning to: do a 20 minute piece of imaginative letter writing
imagining we are on DEATH ROW
Success Criteria: I can produce a piece of writing which shows I understand the death row experience
I can show the emotions the death row inmates feel
I can describe the sights and sounds of death row
I can express the thought the death row inmates might be feeling.
Death Row
You will notice that the young man on death row wrote a letter.
This is what your activity today is- writing a letter to a loved one saying goodbye.
SEEING FOR YOURSELF
You will now see some images from death row. These will help you imagine what it is like.
Now …….You have twenty mins You must write a letter to a loved one at home to
let them know how and when you are going to die. Say whether you want them to attend your death
or not You must either confess to your crime or deny it. You must describe your living conditions and cell Say how you are treated What you are feeling Say any regrets you have Say if you would do things differently You can also tell them your death row meal and
whether you intend to eat it or not. Lastly tell them about what you will miss/not miss
about them
Prisoners are shown where and how they will die
There’s no escape
And lastly