Question

by ray krone
3 im not a pulitzer - prize - winning columnist. or a politician. or the head of any organization. im simply an average american. an average american who sat on death row.
4 my name is ray krone. i grew up in york, pennsylvania, with a loving family and many friends. i played little league baseball, went hiking with the cub scouts and boy scouts, attended sunday school, and sang in the church choir. i graduated in the top 10 percent of my high school class and did well on my college entrance exams. i decided to enlist in the air force, where i proudly attained the rank of sergeant. i served my country for seven years and was honorably discharged. my last assignment in the air force was in arizona. i decided to stay there and joined the us postal service.
5 i had a normal, good life. nothing spectacular. then, in an instant, my life was turned upside down. i was arrested for the stabbing murder of a local female bartender. at the time, and quite frankly, throughout the whole legal process, i truly felt i would be okay. after all, i was innocent. i reassured my family and friends i would be fine without a private attorney. how could the system fail an innocent man? i was deeply mistaken.
6 it was a bar i frequented, and i did know the bartender. thanks to some bad forensic science, bite marks on the body were mistakenly said to have been made by my teeth.
7 i spent 10 years behind bars, including two years on death row, for a horrible crime i did not commit. its difficult to describe what it is like to serve time on death row knowing you are innocent. all you know is that what seems like an awful nightmare is now reality, a reality beyond comprehension.
honorably discharged released from the military with a good record
forensic relating to scientific methods used for solving crimes
close reading
key idea
why did ray krone spend 10 years in prison?
krone served 10 years in prison for
analyze point of view
how does krone describe himself to readers? underline at least three details and include evidence in your response.
krone describes himself as
language to discuss
(one/another) supporting detail is
stretch
why does krone want readers to know he is
ot a pulitzer prize - winning columnist,\ \politician,\ or \head of any organization\?
krone wants readers to know that he is

Explanation:

For the key idea, the text clearly states his wrongful imprisonment. For the point of view, we find evidence in his self - descriptions. The supporting detail is an additional fact about his normal upbringing. In the stretch question, his self - identification as an ordinary person is related to the broader issue of the justice system's failures.

Answer:

• Key Idea: Krone served 10 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit.
• Analyze Point of View: Krone describes himself as an average American. Evidence: "I'm simply an average American. An average American who sat on death row."; "I had a normal, good life. Nothing spectacular."; "I graduated in the top 10 percent of my high - school class and did well on my college entrance exams. I decided to enlist in the Air Force, where I proudly attained the rank of sergeant. I served my country for seven years and was honorably discharged."
• Language to Discuss: (Another) supporting detail is "I played Little League baseball, went hiking with the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts, attended Sunday school, and sang in the church choir."
• Stretch: Krone wants readers to know he is an ordinary person. By stating he is not a Pulitzer - Prize winning columnist, politician, or head of any organization, he emphasizes that his experience of being wrongly imprisoned could happen to anyone, highlighting the flaws in the justice system that can affect ordinary citizens.