Worksheets"Just Mercy" Ch. 7 Vocabulary
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which of the following would best be described as affluent?
A life jacket
A waterfall
A translator
A wealthy business-owner
Which of the following would most likely be considered an example of one's credentials?
A personal diary
A graduation diploma
A grocery list
an objective news article
precedent means:
something (sometimes a legal decision) that sets a standard for future events.
a social group that holds extreme views
a huge organization
a lawyer
inadvertently means:
suspiciously
unknowingly
intelligently
unconvincingly
___________ occurs when separate people or things are brought together.
Segregation
Inadvertently
Adorn
Integration
If you stubbornly refuse to change your mind about something, you are _______ about it.
jurisdiction
adamant
solemn
excited
________ means having a legal right over something. A court can have ________ over a legal question, a government can have ________ over another country or territory.
(a)
How you view or perceive something is otherwise known as your ___________.
perspective
idea
precedent
jurisdiction
"This book is about how quickly we condemn people in this country. It is about the dramatic increase in the # of people incarcerated in America..." (pg. 19 Stevenson).
What does condemn mean?
to understand others
denounce or openly criticize
without knowledge or intent
take something back
When Ms. Peterson & Ms. Dominguez say "cite your sources," what do they mean?
Express strong disapproval of
To be unbiased
Reference a quote as evidence
To express compassion
Choose TWO of the following words and write a few sentences using the words in context: adorn, sympathetic, retract
What does objective mean?
Quotes as evidence to support your opinion.
No statistics used to support the idea.
Giving your personal reflections on the topic.
No opinions or reactions, just the facts.
The opposite of imposing is:
unpredictable
unimpressive
unanswerable
unbending
adorn means to:
dress something up by decorating it
to admire
to volunteer
expressing compassion or friendly fellow feelings
Condemn
Inadvertently
Adorn
Sympathetic
In your own words, explain what solitary confinement is. Use complete sentences
