Private Prisons

Discussion Starters

Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

Students read about the controversial use of private prisons in the US. The lesson includes vocabulary review exercises, comprehension questions, and discussion questions.

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Focus

topic-based
4-skills
prisons
money
expressing opinions
agreeing & disagreeing
interpretive
productive
interactive

Vocabulary

offender
detention
immoral
opponent
sentence
decriminalization
high turnover
inmate
revolt
incarceration
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