Unit 8: Baddies

Pages 142-143
Pages 144-145
Pages 146-147
Pages 150-151
Pages 154-155
Pages 156-157


 

Pages 142-143 - Outline
 
  Famous outlaws
Outlaws on page 142 • Read more about:
- Phoolan Devi (Wikipedia; Crime Library)
- Jesse James (Wikipedia, Crime Library)
- Ned Kelly (Wikipedia, Crime Library)
  Fictional baddies
Two baddies • If you want to know more about the two characters, read about Kill Bill and The Joker (Wikipedia).
   

 

Pages 144-145 - Text 1: The jet song
 
West Side Story
  West Side Story • The official website, with many original lyrics.
  West Side Story (1961) • Information about the film.
 
Today's gangs
  Street Gangs • A website about gangs in the USA today.
   

 

 

Pages 146-147 - Text 2: Busted up!
 
The rights of black people
  Discrimination. Visit the links for Unit 9: Outline.
   

 

 

 

Pages 150-151 - Text 3: A few civil questions
 
The author
  Raymond Chandler. Read this page from Thrilling Detective or the Wikipedia biography and bibliography.
 

 

 

Pages 154-155 - Issue: Guilty or not guilty?
 
Trials
  Profiles. A few pages about the people featured on page 154:
- Nelson Mandela (Wikipedia | testimony);
- the Rosenbergs (Wikipedia | Committee);
- Constance Markiewicz (Wikipedia).
  Famous trials • A list of important trials in history, with a detailed page for each trial.
 
Crime today
  Crime news • Latest news from Yahoo. Get some examples of recent crimes and trials.
 

 
 

 

 

Pages 156-157 -  Extra Text: A band of robbers
 
The author & his books
 

Mark Twain • The Wikipedia article about the author. There are also articles about his books, including Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
 

Mark Twain etexts • Project Gutenberg has many Mark Twain books you can read for free.