- •In close-up
- •In close-up
- •II d II
- •1. Analyzing a Song
- •2. Interview Practice
- •3. Writing a Resume
- •4. Comprehension Check
- •7. Essay Writing
- •8. Debate
- •1. Previewing and Anticipation
- •2. Scanning
- •3. Comprehension
- •6. Comprehension Survey
- •8. Cloze Summary
- •9. Summary
- •10. Discussion
- •7. Comprehension questions
- •11. Structural Analysis
- •12. Style
- •13. Comment and Discussion
- •1. Text Analysis
- •4. Discussion
- •6. Comprehension
- •7. Comprehension
- •8. Discussion
- •3.Continued
- •9 The Forgotten
- •1. Comprehension
- •2. Anticipation
- •3. Organization of the Text
- •4. Style
- •5. Producing a Filmscript
- •6. Structuring an Article
- •7. Discussion
- •8. Comprehension
- •9. Text Production
- •1. Comprehension
- •2. Text Reproduction
- •3.Discussion
- •4. Text Analysis
- •5. Comprehension Check
- •6. Cloze Comprehension Test
- •7. Guided Letter Writing
- •8. Interpretation of Photos
- •1987 License Laws for Passenger Cars
- •1. Text Analysis
- •2. Global Comprehension
- •3. Discussion
- •1975 1980 1981 1983 1986
- •8 30
- •I 4/86-1
- •4. Comprehension
- •5. Debate
- •6. Modified Cloze Test
- •7. Preparing an Interview
- •I Am The Redman
- •United States
- •1. Interpreting Poems
- •2. Previewing
- •3. Text Analysis
- •4. Comprehension
- •5. Discussion
- •6. Dialogue Practice
- •7. Comprehension
- •8. Discussion
- •9. Interpreting a Cartoon
- •1985 86.8 Million Households:
- •1970 63.4 Million
- •1. Scanning
- •2. Comprehension
- •3. Comprehension
- •I л li II
- •7. Comprehension
- •Independent
- •1. Continued
- •2. Continued
- •9 "If Conservatives Cannot Do It Now..."
- •Inflation
- •1. Comprehension
- •2. Analysis of a Speech
- •3. Questionnaire
- •4. Scanning
- •5. Simulation of a Debate
- •6. Writing Newspaper Articles
- •7. Global Comprehension
- •8. Text Analysis
- •9. Writing a Newspaper Article
- •10. Comprehension
- •11. Comparative Study
- •1981:128 1987:139
- •In the nuclear age, power politics, the struggle
- •9 American Policy in Vietnam:
- •2. Continued
- •It actually played to an American strength. American popular culture,
- •In fact, may be an emissary as important as Ambassador Burt himself—
- •Itself—and its major competitor, Pepsi.
- •1. Text Analysis
- •2. Text Analysis
- •3. Comprehension
- •4. Visual Comprehension
- •6. Interviewing
- •5. Discussion
- •Innovations at Glenbrook South make classes stimulating.
- •0: What are the subjects required in your four years of high school?
- •198 America in close-up
- •0: Is there a strict code of conduct at your school? 0:
- •1. Global Comprehension
- •2. Text Analysis
- •3. Discussion and Comment
- •4. Comprehension
- •5. Interpretation and Discussion
- •6. Dialogue Writing and Interview Practice
- •7. Text Production
- •8. Discussion and Comment
- •9. Comprehension
- •10. Comment and Discussion
- •11. Text Production
- •12. Comprehension
- •13. Text Analysis
- •14. Discussion
- •Religious Information
- •Religious preference
- •Based on national surveys and approximately 29,000 interviews
- •Impoverished within American society. Halfway through his speech, he was
- •1. Comprehension
- •2. Discussion
- •3. Analysis of a Speech
- •4. Note Taking
- •5. Discussion
- •6. Scanning
- •7. Text Analysis
- •8. Letter Writing
- •It's been said that you gave yourself 10 years to become a star. Is that true?
- •1. Structural Outline
- •2. Scanning
- •3. Comprehension
- •4. Interview Practice
- •5. Comparative Study
- •5. Continued
- •1. Comprehension
- •2. Text Analysis and Comment
- •3. Comprehension
- •4. Comprehension
- •5. Letter Writing
- •6.Preparing an Interview
- •Television
- •3. Global Comprehension
- •4. Choosing a tv Program
- •5. Comparative Study
- •6. Text Analysis
- •7. Letter Writing
- •8. Analysis and Discussion
- •9. Comment
7. Guided Letter Writing
Write a letter to the editor of Fortune magazine in which you:
give a positive evaluation of the renaissance of Pittsburgh as described in the article
ask whether the text and the photo show the whole truth about Pittsburgh
state that the gap between the rich and the poor has widened in recent years
demand that the mayor and the city council take stern measures against the growth of poverty among children
warn them not to underestimate the problem, which could lead to serious social unrest and irreparable harm to the whole community.
8. Interpretation of Photos
Describe and interpret the pictures on this page and page 91 under the heading "A Tale of Two Cities."
б Law, Crime, and Justice
PART A Background Information
CRIME AND JUSTICE
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS
JUDICIAL BRANCH
STATE COURTS
Issues of crime and justice have always held Americans' attention. Americans are accustomed to bringing their claims for justice to the courts. There are few countries where so many people treat the law as part of their everyday lives. Local, state, and federal courts handle approximately 12 million cases a year. The sheer number of Americans employed in the legal profession is overwhelming; there is one lawyer for every 440 Americans, whereas in Japan there is one lawyer for every 10,000 people. The number of lawyers practicing in the Washington, D.C. area alone almost equals the 40,000 lawyers in all of West Germany.
Americans' claims for justice rest on the provisions of the United States Constitution. Most of the rights and freedoms that Americans enjoy are guaranteed in the first ten amendments or "Bill of Rights" of the Constitution. Among the guarantees are freedom of religion, freedom of the press, and freedom to assemble in public. Citizens have the right to be judged in a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury. If someone feels that these or other legal rights have been violated, he or she may bring the case to court.
The Constitution, written in 1787, established a separate judicial branch of government which operates independently alongside the executive and legislative branches. Within the judicial branch, authority is divided between state and federal (national) courts. At the head of the judicial branch is the Supreme Court, the final interpreter of the Constitution.
The Constitution recognizes that the states have certain rights and authorities beyond the power of the federal government. States have the power to establish their own systems of criminal and civil laws, with the result that each state has its own laws, prisons, police force, and state court. Within each state, there are also county and city courts. Generally, state laws are quite similar, but in some areas there is great diversity. The minimum age for marriage and the sentences for murder vary from state to state. The minimum legal age for the purchase of alcohol is 21 in most states.
Constitution of the United States: fundamental law of the U.S., framed in 1787 by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia and put into effect in 1789.
Supreme Court: the highest federal court in the United States consisting of nine justices and having jurisdiction over all other courts in the nation.
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