Vocabulary
The action of reducing something
mitigation
The 8 parts of speech
noun, verb, adjective, adverb, conjunction, preposition, pronoun, interjection
First person Bryan met on death row
Henry
Who warned Caesar about the Ides of March?
Soothsayer
Explain MLA format
Times New Roman, Size 12, Double Spaced, Heading= Your name, teacher's name, class info, date
Pleasingly old fashioned.
quaint
How to separate 2 independent clauses and type of sentence this makes
semicolon or comma/FANBOYS- compound
Sentenced to life in prison without parole and many years of solitary confinement
Ian
Brutus
Name 2 central ideas in Just Mercy
empathy, justice, mercy, corruption, equity
To want something or have an eager attitude for something
voracious
1 independent clause and 2 or more dependent clauses
Purpose of the Rule 32 Petition
Tribunes-definition and names
Represent the people- Mareulus andl Flavius
The men who were the first to benefit from the Supreme Court Ruling that made it illegal for juveniles to be sentenced to life in prison without parole for nonhomicide crimes
Carter and Caston
To absolve from blame or wrong doing
exonerate
definition of a prep phrase
begins with a preposition and ends with a noun
Mockingbird Players
Ralph Myers, Karen Kelly, Ronda Morrison, Vickie Pittman, Sheriff Tate
Who told the story about Caesar's lack of swimming ability?
Cassius
4 signs/omens seen during the Ides of March
slave with a hand on fire and no burns, lion, men in the street on fire, night bird out during the day
Inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment
punitive
Comma rules (at least 5)
shortest pause, list, before a FANBOYS, use 2 around extra info or for an appositive, dates, dialogue, between city/state, sometimes before or after dependent clause
Why is Bryan "broken"?
People on death row he has worked with, unfairness of the justice system, tough juvenile cases, poor treatment of mentally disabled people such as Avery Jenkins, etc.
How did Antony refer to the conspirators in his speech to the people at Caesar's funeral?
Honorable men
Why does Brutus decide to join the conspirators in assassinating Caesar?
family duty, save the Roman Republic, power corrupts