Hypothesise

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Knowledge Questions:

1. What crimes are given the death penalty? - Rape, Aggravated murder, Treason for crime.

2. Where did this happen in 2007? - In some states in USA and some western and eastern countries.

3. What year was the death penalty first used? 1800's

4. Is it happening in Auckland?~no it is no longer happening anywhere in New Zealand as it was Abolished?

5. Is it still happening in some countries?~Yes it is especially in Asia, America & Africa.

6. What pieces of equipments are used for the death penalty? Normally gallows, axes, painful poisons, lethal liquids and electric chair.

7. Where is the death penalty held? In the town-square or a death house

8. Can they be pardoned if they behave well in prison? Yes

9. How many people were sentenced to death last year across the world? 5?

10. What are the common methods of execution?~Hanging, Lethal injection, electric chair, firing squad.

Comprehension Questions:

1. How can we stop the death penalty happening? By sending strong vocab letters to the governments of the countries that use it or; educating people more about it, thus giving them reasons to try stop the death penalty.

2. Where does it happen most and why? In countries that are run by their army and they use it because it is a way to prevent more crimes by showing soon to be criminals the punishment of doing a capital crime.

3. Is there a more humane way to punish a person and how? Yes, community service, life time jail sentence and no punishment. These are more humane ways because it does not involve killing and it will give them time to think about what they've done so in the future they would do something better to give back to the community

4. What is the origin of the death penalty and why did they first start using it? I think it started from America because they have the most crime.

5. Why are countries using it and why did other countries abolish the use of it? because they think it's the only way to stop the crime.

Synthesis Question:

1. Why do people think that the death penalty is the only punishment for capital crimes? because the governments think that death penalty is the only way to stop the crime and they think that criminals can't be forgiven.