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Six AP English Language FRQ prompts based on Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson. 2 Synthesis2 Rhetorical Analysis2 Argument PromptsPrompts do not require students to read the text, but these prompts enable a deeper reading of the text through consideration and analysis of specific issues and experiences ...

In this very personal work--proceeds of which will go to charity--Bryan Stevenson recounts his many and varied experiences working as a lawyer in the criminal justice system on behalf of those in society who have experienced some type of discrimination and/or have been wrongly accused of a crime and who deserve a powerful advocate and due justice under the law. Stevenson continues important work as a founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, an organization committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States. The organization challenges racial and economic injustice, and works to protect basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society.

Book reviews in January 2020, including Such a Fun Age, Castle of Water, The History of Love, Underland, Just Mercy, The Dry, and Dominicana.

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson book review. I also highly suggested book for teachers to use in their high school classrooms.

170 Comprehension Questions for "Just Mercy." Focused on basic comprehension, writer's purpose and a few questions on rhetorical analysis. Includes full answer key with page references for ease of use. ...

Anthony Ray Hinton spent nearly 30 years on death row for a crime he did not commit, but with the help of civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson (also the author of Just Mercy), he walked out of the Jefferson County Jail as a free man on April 3, 2015. "The sun does shine," he said, as he was embraced by family and friends. The book relates his dramatic journey, and Hinton shows how you can take away a man's freedom yet still not take away his imagination, his hope, his sense of humor, or his joy. An Oprah's Book Club Selection for Summer 2018, this powerful story seems even more timely today."An amazing and heartwarming story, it restores our faith in the inherent goodness of humanity."—Desmond Tutu

LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD &bull, A &ldquo,vivid and frank&rdquo, (NPR) account of the crack cocaine era and a community&rsquo,s ultimate resilience, told through a cast of characters whose lives illuminate the dramatic rise and fall of the epidemic  , &ldquo,A master class in disrupting a stubborn narrative, a monumental feat for the fraught subject of addiction in Black communities.&rdquo,&mdash,The Washington Post &ldquo,A poignant and compelling re-examination of a tragic era in America history . . . insightful . . . and deeply moving.&rdquo,&mdash,Bryan Stevenson, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Just Mercy A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR The crack epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s is arguably the least examined crisis in American history. Beginning with the myths inspired by Reagan&rsquo,s war on drugs, journalist Donovan X. Ramsey&rsquo,s exacting analysis traces the path from the last triumphs of the Civil Rights Movement to the devastating realities we live with today: a racist criminal justice system, continued mass incarceration and gentrification, and increased police brutality.  , When Crack Was King follows four individuals to give us a startling portrait of crack&rsquo,s destruction and devastating legacy: Elgin Swift, an archetype of American industry and ambition and the son of a crack-addicted father who turned their home into a &ldquo,crack house&rdquo,, Lennie Woodley, a former crack addict and sex worker, Kurt Schmoke, the longtime mayor of Baltimore and an early advocate of decriminalization, and Shawn McCray, community activist, basketball prodigy, and a founding member of the Zoo Crew, Newark&rsquo,s most legendary group of drug traffickers.  , Weaving together riveting research with the voices of survivors, When Crack Was King is a crucial reevaluation of the era and a powerful argument for providing historically violated communities with the resources they deserve.

This AP Lang-style argument essay collection includes fourteen controversial prompts based on the social justice book Just Mercy, by Bryan Stevenson. These are just some of the thought-provoking prompt subjects based on Stevenson's arguments in his book: * proximity develops understanding * "Each one of us is more than the worst thing we've ever done." * victim involvement in the trial process * treating others with mitigation * hope * judging juvenile misconduct * the brokenness of humanity * just mercy * the death penalty * the power of "stonecatchers" Student must take a position and support with appropriate evidence. Most of these can be stand-alone prompts or can be incorporated into a book study of Just Mercy; however, some prompts in the collection will require the reading of the book. This Google Drive folder contains the whole set of fourteen prompts on one document as well as each individual prompt as its own file to suit your digital needs to share with your students. Perfect for distance learning! Open the preview for a closer look at four of the argument prompts. You might be interested in the pdf version of this product: Just Mercy Argument Prompts | AP Lang | Social Justice | PDF & Digital

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- A deeply researched, revelatory work, it joins books by Ibram X. Kendi and Heather McGhee as part of an essential new look at the ill-health ramifications of racism, a topic increasingly under discussion in the UK. - Linda Villarosa is a campaigning public figure on a par with Bryan Stevenson, the author of Just Mercy.

This Just Mercy Mega Bundle includes the following four products: 1. Just Mercy Argument Prompts | AP Lang | Social Justice | PDF & Digital This AP Lang-style argument essay collection includes fourteen controversial prompts based on the social justice book Just Mercy, by Bryan Stevenson. These are just some of the thought-provoking prompt subjects based on Stevenson's arguments in his book: * proximity develops understanding * "Each one of us is more than the worst thing we've ever done." * victim involvement in the trial process * treating others with mitigation * hope * judging juvenile misconduct * the brokenness of humanity * just mercy * the death penalty * the power of "stonecatchers" Student must take a position and support with appropriate evidence. Most of these can be stand-alone prompts or can be incorporated into a book study of Just Mercy; however, some prompts in the collection will require the reading of the book. Digital Activity already created for you to easily assign to your students via Google Classroom. Via the Digital Activity Interactive Layer, you also have the option to customize and create annotations and additional directions to this Digital Activity for your specific needs. 2. Just Mercy: Syntactical Imitations | AP Lang | PDF One of the best ways for AP Lang students and high school English students to understand and use parallel construction and other syntactical constructions is have them imitate successful authors' constructions. Students will learn the following syntactical constructions: *Parallel Construction *Antithesis *Asyndeton *Anaphora *Epistrophe *Epanalepsis For nineteen text passages from Just Mercy, by Bryan Stevenson, representing the above syntactical constructions, students will write commentary for the rhetorical effect the construction has on meaning (suggested answer key provided). They will then write an original imitation of the structure, mimicking the author. In my AP Lang classroom, students who practice imitating specific syntactical structures are more able to incorporate them successfully into their own writing! A suggested answer key for how the structure affects meaning is also included. Be sure to open the preview for a closer look at this product. 3. Just Mercy Quote Response: Say, Mean, Matter | PDF In this Just Mercy product, students respond with commentary in the format of "Say, Mean, Matter" to seventeen significant quotes from the book Just Mercy, by Bryan Stevenson. The first page defines the expectations for "Say, Mean, Matter," in the following manner: Say: What is the text literally saying; a direct quote or paraphrase Mean: What does this quote or passage mean in the context of the story? What does it illustrate about a character or conflict? Is it symbolic? How does it connect to a deeper meaning in the story? Read between the lines. What can you infer? Be sure to connect to the story. Matter: Why is this quote or idea in the passage important past the novel? What universal meaning or thematic idea does it illustrate? How does it relate to society, human behavior, the world, or abstract concepts? Example response included. 4. Just Mercy: The Movie | Questions & Quote Responses This movie guide for Just Mercy, based on the book by Bryan Stevenson, includes twenty-three short-answer questions with a suggested answer key, plus six Say, Mean, Matter significant quotes from the movie on an accompanying document. In the quote response part of this product, students respond with commentary in the format of "Say, Mean, Matter" to six significant quotes from the movie Just Mercy. The first page defines the expectations for "Say, Mean, Matter," in the following manner: Say: What is the text literally saying; a direct quote or paraphrase Mean: What does this quote or passage mean in the context of the story? What does it illustrate about a character or conflict? Is it symbolic? How does it connect to a deeper meaning in the story? Read between the lines. What can you infer? Be sure to connect to the story. Matter: Why is this quote or idea in the passage important past the novel? What universal meaning or thematic idea does it illustrate? How does it relate to society, human behavior, the world, or abstract concepts? Example response for Say, Mean, Matter included for the first quote. While this could be an engaging supplement to reading Just Mercy, this movie guide and quote responses are not dependent on reading the book first and can fully function as stand-alone lessons following the movie viewing.

In May 2020, you told Jane, via Instagram, non-fiction books to read to be anti-racist and to make us all better people, and she made it into an Ideal Bookshelf. AND, click here to download a checklist of those books, so you can read them all. We're donating the profits (for the mug version, too!) to the Equal Justice Initiative. Founded in 1989 by Bryan Stevenson (author of Just Mercy), the EJI "is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society." Please visit their website to learn more about them. First offered in May 2020 Archival pigment ink print on fine art paper Based on original paintings by Jane Mount BOOKS INCLUDED: Have Black Lives Ever Mattered? by Mumia Abu-JamalThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderThe Fire Next Time by James BaldwinBlindspot by Mahzarin R. Banaji & Anthony G. GreenwaldHow Does It Feel to Be a Problem? by Moustafa BayoumiI’m Still Here by Austin Channing BrownBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesWhite Fragility by Robin DiAngeloAn Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-OrtizTears We Cannot Stop by Michael Eric DysonWhy I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-LodgeMinor Feelings by Cathy Park HongGood Talk by Mira JacobThis Book Is Anti-Racist by Tiffany Jewell & Aurélia DurandHow to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. KendiStamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. KendiWhen They Call You A Terrorist by Patrisse Khan-Cullors & Asha BandeleMindful of Race by Ruth KingSo You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma OluoAn African American and Latinx History of the United States by Paul OrtizCitizen by Claudia RankineStamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. KendiThe Color of Law by Richard RothsteinMe and White Supremacy by Layla F. SaadJust Mercy by Bryan StevensonWhy Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly TatumAmerica’s Original Sin by Jim WallisThe Fire This Time by Jesmyn WardThe Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson

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Bryan Stevenson's Just Mercy book is one I enjoyed every minute of. If you loved Just Mercy as much as I did, here are six more books you should try!

An account of an idealistic lawyer's coming of age in relation to mass incarceration and racial injustice across the United States. Soon to be a film starring Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx.

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson Themes Textual Analysis Activity → Includes editable files! Teaching Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson provides so many opportunities for explorations of theme. This is an engaging literary analysis activity to be used after students have read at least most of the text. You will need the following materials: eight large envelopes, markers, chart paper, and sticky notes. Working in small groups, students will receive a folder with approximately 8-10 quotations from the text. They will read each of the quotations and then attempt to decide upon a theme that can relate to all of the quotations. After checking with the teacher, students then begin to create a wall poster. On their poster, they will include the most powerful quotation to represent their theme as well as a detailed analysis of the author’s use of language. Following completion of the wall posters, students will participate in a carousel discussion in which they review other groups’ posters and ideas. This is a hands-on activity that my students thoroughly enjoy! It is also a great form of test prep if you are preparing students for Common Core final exams. I use this with my Honors students to deepen their comprehension of the text before they write an extended critical analysis essay. This lesson plan is classroom-tested and includes the following: A teacher lesson plan with… • Common Core objectives • preparation steps • a classroom agenda • assessment strategies A class PowerPoint with… • student-friendly objectives • student directions • activity time limits

Governerds Book Club Discussion about Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson, an author and lawyer who runs a nonprofit (@eji_org), Q and A with Sharon McMahon (@sharonsaysso), review of event

Sharing the best books I read in 2021 and why you should read them, too. I will be honest – I didn’t read as much as I wanted to this year. Whoops. I think I honestly just spent a ton of time outside, which…no complaints about that! Some years I read a ton, and other […]