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Criminal justice - law Common Core RI.4.5 resources

D.B. Cooper, the Disappearing Hijacker: Reading Passage and Assessment

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This is an informational passage and assessment on the D.B. Cooper hijacking. “D.B. Cooper” was the alias used by a still-unidentified man who, the day before Thanksgiving, 1971, hijacked a commercial airplane and extorted a ransom of $200,000. After receiving the money, Cooper parachuted from the plane over the rugged Pacific Northwest, vanishing without a trace. Despite an extensive manhunt and investigation, his true identity and fate remain a mystery, making the case one of the most famous u

Subjects:

Close Reading, Criminal Justice - Law, U.S. History

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.4.1

, RI.4.5

, RI.5.4

, RI.6.1