Spring 2001: Does Capital Punishment Have a Future? Death Penalty Teaching Resources: Lessons “Compassion on Death Row?: Analyzing Clemency and Capital Punishment in the Social Studies Classroom” by Alison Zimbalist and Lorin Driggs. The New York Times on the Web Learning Network, May 10, 1999. Encourages students to analyze the politics and ethics behind the ability of governors to grant clemency. Related article: “Granting Clemency: Being in the Wrong Place at the Right Time” by Evelyn Nieves. The New York Times on the Web Learning Network, May 9, 1999. “The Death Penalty.” Social Studies School Service. Introduces students to the death penalty and helps them to determine for themselves if it is an appropriate and just punishment. “Newspaper in Education (NIE) Program: Curriculum Guides: Teaching Law and Justice with The New York Times” by Sonia Lerner. The New York Times on the Web Learning Network. Offers suggestions on using law-related articles in the Times as motivators and springboards for projects and research assignments. “Teaching Kids the Gentle Art of Persuasion” by Terry Lindquist. Scholastic, Inc. A teacher discusses how she uses a “talk-show” format as critical thinking and persuasive speaking activity as a culmination for teaching units. Spring 2001 Summit Home | Learning Links & Readings Student Activities | Participants | Transcripts National Online Youth Summit Home