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Larry Hoover

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

Name: 

Date: 

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/larry-hoover

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. When was Larry Hoover born?

  2. 2. Where was Larry Hoover born?

  3. 3. What is the federal sentence commuted?

  4. 4. What is the federal prison?

  5. 5. Who is Larry Hoover?

  6. 6. Why did Larry Hoover go to prison?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Gangster Disciples

  • Kingpin

  • Continuing Criminal Enterprise

  • Commutation of Sentence

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

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

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