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Argument Wednesday - Ranking Evidence Things that limit a source:
Assignment: Read one of the articles attached in the document below and fill out one row of the "Jigsaw note catcher." Then, in a group of three, compare the articles you choose and then rank the evidence between most relevant and least relevant if you were writing a research article about the US accepting Syrian refugees.
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Discussed three categories of laws: laws that protect citizens, laws that legislate moral issues, and laws that do both.
Assignment Freewrite ~1 page Considering our discussion about state legislated morality, write about whether you think should the government should or should not legislate moral issues and to what extent. Theorize the repercussions of your decision. Finish Act 2 of the crucible. Review of Act 1 ANALYZE: What role, or roles, does Abigail play in inciting the group hysteria that Act 1 ends with? Read the first half of Act 2 in The Crucible. Began talking about government based legislation of morality. Will finish tomorrow. NOTE: If you ever miss a day in class where we read, be sure to make the reading. My suggestion would be to search Youtube for the corresponding act and listen to it. Act 1 audio 0:00-33:00 Act 2 audio 33:00-59:47 Act 3 audio 59:47-1:30:19 Act 4 audio 1:30:20-1:58:00 Finished Act 1 of The Crucible. Reviewed what was in the mystery box. Discussed McCarthyism, the Cold War, and it's connection to The Crucible. Begin reading Act 1 in The Crucible. If you need to read outside of class here is an online version. It's not a great online version, but it works. Discussed source credibility and some tests we can apply to a source to see if it is a valid source of information. (notes attached) Assignment: Read the article "The Early Bird Gets the Bad Grade" linked below and answer the questions.
Round Robin:
Station 1: Discussion with Mr. Restad Talk about the poem, diction, syntax Station 2: Independent Looking at an article and answering questions about witch hunting Station 3: Group Work Working as a team to examine Atwood’s diction in “Half-Hanged Mary” Create a little word poem of your own. Substitute teacher today. Read Selections from "Half-Hanged Mary" to begin our understanding of Puritanism, witch hunts, and the climate of 1600's New England. Assignment: Complete the poetry breakdown attachment for ""Half Hanged Mary"
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