Just Mercy Lesson Plan

Read Chapter Fourteen, "Cruel and Unusual," through the Postscript.

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2
   Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.7
   Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.8
   Gather relevant...