Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

High school (ages 12+)
Safety & Emergency

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/dzhokhar-tsarnaev

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Dzhokhar Tsarnaev born?July 22, 1993
2. Where was Dzhokhar Tsarnaev born?Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan
3. What is the current status?On death row at ADX Florence federal supermax prison, Colorado
4. What happened at the Boston Marathon in 2013?On April 15, 2013, two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, causing many injuries and a few deaths. The event made people very scared and led to a big police search.
5. Who was Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and what did he do?Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was a young man who, together with his older brother, set off the bombs at the marathon. He later tried to escape and was involved in more violence.

Domestic terrorism: Terrorism perpetrated by individuals or groups within their own country against their own people.
Radicalization: The process by which an individual or group comes to adopt extreme political or religious views.
Capital punishment: The legally authorized killing of someone as punishment for a crime; the death penalty.
Appeals court: A higher court that reviews decisions made by lower courts.