Freewrite for 20 minutes without stopping. Write at least two double-spaced pages.

No outside research is permitted for freewriting assignments.

Prompts to choose from (you may explore more than one):

• Did this article make you think differently about the death penalty or America’s criminal justice system? Explain.
• Analyze the article in terms of the five elements of analysis (thesis, purpose, methods, persona, audience). Explore how each element functions in the text.