GRAB A COMPUTER.
LOG INTO GOOGLE DOCS and then HAVE A SECOND BROWSER OPEN.
This is a open class to spend some time browsing the web, learning more about what has happened between April 17 and April 29….
Your task is to identify 3-4 notable events that meet the following requirements:
1. Something that happened in Africa that was notable.
2. Something that happened in Massachusetts that was notable
3. Something that happened in Europe that was notable.
4. Something that happened in the US that was notable.
5. Something that happened in the US govt that was notable.
6. Something that happened in the world of sports that was notable.
7. Something that happened in Asia that was notable.
8. Something that happened in South America that was notable.
9. Something that happened in the Middle East that was notable.
For each, describe in 3-4 sentences what happened, why it was notable, and why we should be paying attention to this topic/event.
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Last day to prep! Death Penalty debate on Fri for Odd Day, Mon for Even Day!
By the end of this class, each individual MUST have the following completed:
1. a 30 second-1 minute introduction to your group's view on the Death Penalty, with specifics on the category you are representing. (should be typed in google doc, shared with me, and printed by end of class)
2. You must have prepared 3-4 questions to potentially ask the opposition, hopefully highlighting a weakness in their argument. (should be typed in google doc, shared with me, and printed by end of class)
3. You must be prepared to answer targeted questions shot at you from the opposition AND the judges. Be prepared with statistics, stories, reactions to what you know will be the opposing viewpoint. (notes should be in google doc)
1. a 30 second-1 minute introduction to your group's view on the Death Penalty, with specifics on the category you are representing. (should be typed in google doc, shared with me, and printed by end of class)
2. You must have prepared 3-4 questions to potentially ask the opposition, hopefully highlighting a weakness in their argument. (should be typed in google doc, shared with me, and printed by end of class)
3. You must be prepared to answer targeted questions shot at you from the opposition AND the judges. Be prepared with statistics, stories, reactions to what you know will be the opposing viewpoint. (notes should be in google doc)
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Today's Class: Self-run…make it work!
GRAB COMPUTERS, LOG IN and GO!!!
Today, your job is to get as far as you possibly can in preparing for the Mock Legislative Session set for later this week.
Today's class:
If you are either representing Law Enforcement, Victims' Families, Accused Families, Task Force
1. Dig deep in becoming an expert in your position (Pro/Anti Death Penalty) AND in your category (Cost, Deterrence, Retribution, Innocence, Discrimination).
2. You are going to be responsible for the following:
1. a 30 second-1 minute introduction to your side and your category's reasoning. Think logical, emotional, factual. You want to make sure you introduce the biggest reasons why your side (Pro/Anti) has the superior position.
2. Prepare 3-4 questions to ask the opposing side that cuts into the weakness of their argument. The best questions are phrased such that they are forced to acknowledge that perhaps your position has some merit.
3. Prepare what you think are going to be the big questions/points raised by the opposition and plan what your response is going to be…
4. The MOST effective groups will be those who select compelling data/statistics that help to support position and help to EXPLAIN why these statistics should make us side with their position.
if you are representing Legislators:
1. Make sure you are becoming an expert in BOTH sides of the issues.
2. Formulate 3-4 questions for EACH side in the debate, trying to highlight what might be weaknesses in both sides.
Today, your job is to get as far as you possibly can in preparing for the Mock Legislative Session set for later this week.
Today's class:
If you are either representing Law Enforcement, Victims' Families, Accused Families, Task Force
1. Dig deep in becoming an expert in your position (Pro/Anti Death Penalty) AND in your category (Cost, Deterrence, Retribution, Innocence, Discrimination).
2. You are going to be responsible for the following:
1. a 30 second-1 minute introduction to your side and your category's reasoning. Think logical, emotional, factual. You want to make sure you introduce the biggest reasons why your side (Pro/Anti) has the superior position.
2. Prepare 3-4 questions to ask the opposing side that cuts into the weakness of their argument. The best questions are phrased such that they are forced to acknowledge that perhaps your position has some merit.
3. Prepare what you think are going to be the big questions/points raised by the opposition and plan what your response is going to be…
4. The MOST effective groups will be those who select compelling data/statistics that help to support position and help to EXPLAIN why these statistics should make us side with their position.
if you are representing Legislators:
1. Make sure you are becoming an expert in BOTH sides of the issues.
2. Formulate 3-4 questions for EACH side in the debate, trying to highlight what might be weaknesses in both sides.
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Death Penalty
Step 1: Open up Google Doc, under your Wellesley account and create a document titled Death Penalty_last name.
Step 2: Share with me.
Step 3: Write down the 5 categories we are going to be researching:
Cost
Retribution
Deterrence
Innocence
Arbitrariness/Discrimination
Arguably pretty objective:
Pew Forum. This website does a nice job of showing both sides of the issue, with an emphasis on some of the recent Supreme Court cases that have involved the death penalty.
http://www.pewforum.org/topics/issues/Death-Penalty/
Has bias, but still reliable sources:
Supports the death penalty:
This is a website that is organized by the lead prosecutor for Clark County, Indiana. This site is very well known and respected for containing a large amount of verifiable data related to the arguments in support of the death penalty. (there is also a link off of his site that has a list of many additional pro-death penalty sites)
http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/death.htm
Opposes to the death penalty:
American Civil Liberties Union: Clealy opposes the death penalty and has a lot of information to support their point of view.
http://www.aclu.org/capital-punishment
Constitutionality
http://www.thisnation.com/question/018.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/27/colorado-death-penalty-ca_n_2773237.html
http://www.aclu.org/capital-punishment/case-against-death-penalty
Just cool...
Very cool website for both sides of the argument. This is how others have debated this topic, included the major reasons pro/con and the sources used to support their point of view:
http://idebate.org/debatabase/debates/capital-punishment/house-supports-death-penalty
And, again our grounding website for objective analysis of the issues: Today, we're going to be looking solely at one website, ProCon.org. This is a pretty fabulous website that focusses on looking at controversial issues by providing both sides as objectively as possible.
Step 2: Share with me.
Step 3: Write down the 5 categories we are going to be researching:
Cost
Retribution
Deterrence
Innocence
Arbitrariness/Discrimination
Arguably pretty objective:
Pew Forum. This website does a nice job of showing both sides of the issue, with an emphasis on some of the recent Supreme Court cases that have involved the death penalty.
http://www.pewforum.org/topics/issues/Death-Penalty/
Has bias, but still reliable sources:
Supports the death penalty:
This is a website that is organized by the lead prosecutor for Clark County, Indiana. This site is very well known and respected for containing a large amount of verifiable data related to the arguments in support of the death penalty. (there is also a link off of his site that has a list of many additional pro-death penalty sites)
http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/death.htm
Opposes to the death penalty:
American Civil Liberties Union: Clealy opposes the death penalty and has a lot of information to support their point of view.
http://www.aclu.org/capital-punishment
Constitutionality
http://www.thisnation.com/question/018.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/27/colorado-death-penalty-ca_n_2773237.html
http://www.aclu.org/capital-punishment/case-against-death-penalty
Just cool...
Very cool website for both sides of the argument. This is how others have debated this topic, included the major reasons pro/con and the sources used to support their point of view:
http://idebate.org/debatabase/debates/capital-punishment/house-supports-death-penalty
And, again our grounding website for objective analysis of the issues: Today, we're going to be looking solely at one website, ProCon.org. This is a pretty fabulous website that focusses on looking at controversial issues by providing both sides as objectively as possible.
- Overall reasons why people are either for or against the Death Penalty
- The background on exactly what the Death Penalty is, what qualifies as a crime worthy of the death penalty, where the death penalty is legal, etc.
- Some of the specific reasons why people are either for or against the Death Penalty.
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