T ABLE
PROLOGUE
OF
C ONTENTS
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AMOS 5:24
CREATING CONTEXT
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The Question of Fairness • Justice Through the Ages • Concept Vocabulary
CLUSTER ONE
W H AT ’ S
Thinking Skill
EVALUATING
FA I R — W H AT ’ S N O T ?
13
Someone Who Saw
D AV ID G I FAL DI
short story
14
article
24
Crossing the Line
N ELL B E R NS T E IN
Innocent Have I Been Tortured, Innocent Must I Die
J OH A N NE S J UNI U S ,
WITH
M I LT ON M E LT ZER
letter
32
satire
36
essay
40
The Law vs. Justice
D AV E B AR RY
Could a Woman Do That?
A NITA G U S TAF S ON
Responding to Cluster One
50
LOOK AT IT MY WAY
Writing Activity
CLUSTER TWO
WHO
Thinking Skill
ANALYZING
51
JUDGES?
And Justice for All
J OH N NY D. B OG GS
article
52
Ukrainian folk tale
56
poem
62
short story
64
Shrewd Todie and Lyzer the Miser
I S AAC B AS H E V I S S IN GE R
justice
w. r. rodriguez
Words
D IAN C U R T I S R E G A N
Responding to Cluster Two
Writing Activity
HERE COMES THE JUDGE
80
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CLUSTER THREE
PUNISHMENT
OR MERCY?
81
COMPARING AND CONTRASTING
Thinking Skill
The Quality of Mercy
S H AR ON C R E E DE N
Moroccan folk tale
82
monologue
87
drama
88
Portia’s Speech
W ILL IA M S HA K E S P EAR E
The Bishop’s Candlesticks
L EW Y O L F S ON ,
BY
B AS E D ON
L E S M I S É R A BLES
V I C T O R H UG O
This Isn’t Kiddy Court
J U DGE J UDY S H E IN DL IN
commentary
102
Responding to Cluster Three
Writing Activity
IN MY OWN WORDS
CLUSTER FOUR
THINKING
Thinking Skill
ON
YOUR
110
OWN
111
SYNTHESIZING
The United States v. Susan B. Anthony
M AR G AR E T T R U MA N
biography
112
anecdotes
123
short story
128
poem
142
Dumb Criminal Tales
D ANI E L R. B U T L E R
E T AL .
The Truth About Sharks
J O AN B AU E R
Martin Luther King, Jr.
G WEN DO LY N B R O O K S
Responding to Cluster Four
143
Close Reading
144
Using Textual Evidence
151
Comparing Texts
153
Author Biographies
156
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