writing on the case of Mary Surratt
- This writing exercise will focus on the case of Mary Surratt
- After viewing the multi-media and reading material
- Write a Level One heading
- Your research question is three-fold: 1) Was Mary Surratt, in your view, guilty of the crime of conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln?; 2) Did Mary Surratt received a fair trial in the highly-charged atmosphere of post-Civil War America in 1865?; 2) Was the death penalty an appropriate punishment for the crime for which she was convicted?.
- First paragraph should contain three introductory sentences and a thesis and purpose statement.
- Write a Level Two heading:
- Write three more paragraphs (five sentences minimum)
- Write a fifth paragraph, Conclusion, centered and bolded
- Summarize the prior information.