Lesson 20

Good morning!

It's time for chapter 3 in our book - The Pelican brief...

But first of all - the book is about the Supreme Court of the United States. Here's a quick view of one case that the court has been ruling in recently.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/16/supreme-court-gay-marriage_n_6439926.html

1. What do you think their verdict was in this specific case?
2. Why do you think it was such a big issue that the Supreme Court would take up this case?

Today I'll hand you the questions before we start reading/listening to the book.

Page 10:
What makes it so hard to find the murderer?
What is Darby looking for in the library?

Page 11:
Tomas, the man Darby's seeing, speaks with his friend Gavin. How did they get to know each other?
What does Tomas want Gavin to tell him?

Page 12:
How old is Darby?
Why did Darby go to the court in Lafayette?