December 9, 2015 Entry Task  Open to your quick write from the end of class yesterday. You will find the prompt below. How do you now have a greater understanding of the role of Justice as a Global Issue, than you did before the discussion?

Today’s GoalsToday’s Goals You will be able to: Form an initial opinion on the Global Issue of Unjust Treatment Under the Law. You will do this by: Responding to a question about Unjust Treatment Under the Law, and completing readings and annotations on the issue.

Global Issue 3: Unjust Treatment Under The Law When a law is enforced in a way that violates the rights of an individual or multiple individuals. Case Study: Women’s right to be treated the same as men under the law. Susan B. Anthony (1820 – 1906)

Brief History Of Women’s Rights In The United States 1848 – Seneca Falls Convention is the first convention to specifically address “… the social, civil, and religious conditions of the rights of woman.” 1920 – 19 th Amendment ratified, giving women the right to vote 1941 – 1945 – WWII allows millions of women to enter the workforce 1963 – Equal Pay Act passed by congress 1964 – Civil Rights Act outlaws discrimination based on sex 1981 – Sandra Day O’Connor becomes first woman on US Supreme Court 1993 – Supreme Court rules sexual harassment in the workplace illegal 2015 – Women earn $0.78 for every $1.00 a man earns (national average)

How To Build Your Opinion Leaves: Additional evidence that grows from your analysis / Personal insight and connections Branches: Your analysis of the information presented in the case study and how it relates to your opinion Trunk: The case study about Women’s Rights to help expand on your opinion Roots: Your Opinion on the Global Issue – Unjust Treatment under the Law C C E E E E C C

Assignment 1. Take a Stand: Write a CEEC paragraph responding to the following prompt. Try to draw on empirical or logical evidence in your paragraph.  If you are aware of unjust treatment under the law, is it your personal responsibility to stand up against it until it is completely fixed, or does there come a time when it’s appropriate for you to stand down? 2. Refine Your Position: Read and annotate “On Women’s Right to Vote” (pp ). Evidence provided here is mostly LOGICAL.  There will be two additional texts with EMPIRICAL evidence provided tomorrow. This is not a question about Women’s Rights. Rather, Women’s Rights is the case study we’re using to expand on the question.