Serial Podcast
If you are absent or want to hear an episode again, all episodes of Serial Season 1 are available here. Take responsibility for your learning and DO NOT fall behind. Each episode is very important.
Class Documents
Day 1, Episode 1: Monday, February 13 and Tuesday, February 14
Day 2, Episode 2: Wednesday, February 15
Day 3, Episode 3: Thursday, February 16
Day 4, Episode 4: Homework for Thursday, February 16 (Reading, listening, AND journal entries due Tuesday, 2/21)
Day 5, Episode 5: Tuesday, February 21
Day 6, Episode 6: Wednesday, February 22
Day 7, Episode 7: Thursday, February 23
Day 8, Episode 8: Friday, February 24 (Finish episode and journal for homework!)
SLC WEEK: All episodes will be finished for homework (including your journal entries)! Stay on top of your work!
Day 9, Episode 9: Monday, February 27
Day 10, Episode 10: Tuesday, February 28
Day 11, Episode 11: Wednesday, March 1
Day 12, Episode 12: Thursday, March 2
Day 13, Updates: Friday, March 3
Post-Conviction
Day 2, Episode 2: Wednesday, February 15
Day 3, Episode 3: Thursday, February 16
Day 4, Episode 4: Homework for Thursday, February 16 (Reading, listening, AND journal entries due Tuesday, 2/21)
Day 5, Episode 5: Tuesday, February 21
Day 6, Episode 6: Wednesday, February 22
Day 7, Episode 7: Thursday, February 23
Day 8, Episode 8: Friday, February 24 (Finish episode and journal for homework!)
SLC WEEK: All episodes will be finished for homework (including your journal entries)! Stay on top of your work!
Day 9, Episode 9: Monday, February 27
Day 10, Episode 10: Tuesday, February 28
Day 11, Episode 11: Wednesday, March 1
Day 12, Episode 12: Thursday, March 2
Day 13, Updates: Friday, March 3
Post-Conviction
Essay Prompt
Based on the evidence presented at trial, was Adnan Syed rightfully or wrongfully convicted of first-degree murder?
Essay outline
Essay outline
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Vocabulary
No words for week 3, but you should take this time to review words from all previous weeks of this semester.
Extra Credit
Using the Innocence Project's website, research one person who was wrongfully convicted of a crime and later exonerated.
Answer the following questions about that person:
1) Name, age at conviction
2) Describe the reason for this person's conviction in detail. What was the evidence presented against him or her? Does the evidence seem reliable to you? Was there adequate evidence to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that this person was guilty?
3) Explain why you think the jury returned a verdict of guilty. Be specific and use evidence from the article when possible.
4) Explain the process for this person's exoneration. What did the Innocence Project do? Why was this appeal and later exoneration successful?
5) How does the case against your chosen person relate to the case against Adnan Syed? BE SPECIFIC and give evidence from Serial and the article.
Answer the following questions about that person:
1) Name, age at conviction
2) Describe the reason for this person's conviction in detail. What was the evidence presented against him or her? Does the evidence seem reliable to you? Was there adequate evidence to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that this person was guilty?
3) Explain why you think the jury returned a verdict of guilty. Be specific and use evidence from the article when possible.
4) Explain the process for this person's exoneration. What did the Innocence Project do? Why was this appeal and later exoneration successful?
5) How does the case against your chosen person relate to the case against Adnan Syed? BE SPECIFIC and give evidence from Serial and the article.