Just Mercy
Who is the lawyer in "Just Mercy"
Bryan Stevenson
What part of speech describes or modifies a noun?
an adjective?
What part of speech describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb?
adverb?
What is animosity?
Strong hostility or hatred.
What is efficacy?
Effectiveness or power to produce results.
What crime was Walter McMillian wrongly convicted of?
Murder of Ronda Morrison?
In the sentence, The powerful lawyer spoke confidently, what is the adjective?
“powerful”?
In the sentence, Bryan spoke passionately in court. What is the adverb?
What is “passionately”?
What is bureaucratic?
Overly complex, focused on rules and procedures.
What is latent?
Hidden or not yet developed.
What was a significant flaw in Ralph Myers’ testimony against Walter
It was coerced and inconsistent?
Identify the comparative adjective: This case is tougher than the last one.
What is “tougher”?
Identify the adverb: The witness spoke very nervously.
nervously” (also “very” is an adverb).
What is collateral?
Something pledged as security for a loan.
What is mitigate?
To make less severe.
What role does Eva Ansley play in Bryan’s work?
operations director
What is the superlative form of the adjective “just”?
“most just”?
Change the adjective into an adverb: The judge was harsh.
What is The judge ruled harshly.
What is contextualize?
To place in proper context.
What is palpable?
Obvious or able to be felt.
How does the film Just Mercy highlight systemic injustice in the American legal system?
showing racial bias, wrongful convictions, and lack of fair representation for the poor?
Rewrite this sentence using two adjectives: The lawyer argued his case.
Answers will vary (e.g., The determined young lawyer argued his strong case).
Rewrite this sentence by adding an adverb: The lawyer questioned the witness.
Answers will vary (e.g., The lawyer questioned the witness carefully.).
What is convene?
To come together for a meeting.
What is scathing?
Harshly critical.