Key Vocab
To save or rescue.
What is salvage?
Her command ("Pick up my pocketbook, boy, and give it here") shows she is...
What is strong and in control?
The reason Roger tried to steal Mrs. Jones’s purse...
What are the blue suede shoes?
The primary structure of interviews.
What are questions and answers?
Teens tried in adult courts are less likely to
What is receive rehabilitative support?
The result of another action.
What is consequence?
Despite Roger trying to steal from her, she takes him home, washes his face, and feeds him—showing she is
What is kind?
"Roger looked at the door - looked at the woman - looked at the door - and went to the sink."
The last 5 words are important because they show that Roger...
What is has realized how dirty his face is.
Used when the author changes or adds a word to clarify what the interviewee said
(e.g., "He [understood] that...").
What are brackets [ ]?
Judge Cordell believes young offenders should be
given a chance to change their lives through proper support and programs.
Connection
What is contact?
The reason Mrs. Jones avoid asking Roger personal questions about his family or background while they eat?
What is Mrs. Jones respects his dignity and doesn't want to make him feel ashamed
The reason Roger wants to say something other than "Thank You, Ma'am!" to Mrs. Jones.
What is the words are not strong enough to show how he feels.
Used when the author leaves out words spoken by the interviewee.
What are elpises? ...
All interviewees and judges agree that most juvenile offenders should be...
What is judged in juvenile court?
To perform, do, or carry out something, often a crime.
What is commit?
When Roger chooses to stay instead of run, it shows he now respects her....
What are rules/trust?
The thing that Mrs. Jones give Roger before he leaves her apartment?
What is $10?
The reason Judge Thomas Edwards believe a 14-year-old offender should be treated differently than a 24-year-old
They lack the maturity, wisdom, decision-making, and thought process of an adult.
Captions giving us background information on the people interviewed build...
What is credibility?
Understanding someone' else's problems, feelings or behavior.
What is empathy?
Roger wants to say something more meaningful than "Thank you, M'am" because those words are not strong enough to show how grateful he truly feels for her
What is kindness?
Harlem, NY around 11:00pm
What is the setting of Thank You, Ma'am.
To restate what someone said in your own words.
What is to paraphrase?
Background information often appears in this typ of font.
What is italics?