Can you write a persuasive argument?
Your 1st Journal entry will be today...create a new doc, insert a table with 2 columns and several rows. Label the first cell in column 1 with the date, and then Copy and paste the journal question(s) in the same cell below the question(s). Write your answers/responses to the question(s) in the right column in the same row as the question(s) you are responding to.
Journal entry: With the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School the subject of gun control has once again been raised to the forefront of discussion. Your task in your first journal assignment is to answer the question "Should guns laws be more strict, less strict or remain he same". To assist in this assignment I have linked a site whose purpose is to provide information on both sides of a controversial subject so you can become aware of the different arguments for each side.
Here's what you need to do - write a paragraph stating your opinion regarding the subject and provide at least two arguments that support your position and use at least one quote from a credible source to back it up (a credible source is one that is unbiased and is backed up with evidence)
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
You will have 45 mins to do the research and write-up the response.
You will upload your response to the Google Classroom Folder, and then we will do an in-class activity based on the assignment.
You will upload your response to the Google Classroom Folder, and then we will do an in-class activity based on the assignment.
Once this activity is done, we will move to the 2nd assignment
Security VS Freedom -overview
Security VS Freedom -questions to be answered and submitted
There will be a set of Follow-up questions that you will answer once your group had made a decision on Freedom VS Security
CHAPTER ONE
Objective: Given a textbook covering the Greeks, Romans, Judaism, and Christianity, students will be able to accurately outline the chapter using a template guide, and be able to explain how democracy developed in the Greek city-state of Athens and how the Greek philosophers viewed reason, democracy, tyranny, and rule of law.
Rationale: Each student should be able to articulate where the current governmental practices originated from and the events or beliefs systems that influenced those ideals.
Evidence: By answering the chapter template accurately, students will demonstrate a basic understanding of events which created the modern day version of democracy western civilized countries practice.
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DEMOCRACY
Journal write: What does democracy mean to you? Would you be willing to fight/die for it? Why have others done so in the past?
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Once we have covered the requirements of the chapter template, we will start with the basic intro presentation to the Greeks - ( Presentation )
After the first part of the presentation, we will look at the Speeches by Pericles and answer the questions using a Google Drive Doc, and submit the answers to a google classroom folder.
If there is time remaining, students will begin outlining chapter 1 using their Chapter Template.
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Pericles Speeches - You will be using the Pericles Speech to deconstruct the meaning of his words.
Your assignment is to rewrite and translate each sentence (in the linked doc below) in more simple terms...tell me what Pericles means in each sentence.
Pericles Speech on Democracy
