1. ANIMAL CRUELTY: MAN VERSES DOG REAL WORLD PROBLEMS ELA GRADES 9-10 BY: DEAN BERRY, ED. D. COPYRIGHT PROTECTED © 2013 DEAN R. BERRY NO PART OF THIS DOCUMENT MAY BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE AUTHOR 1

2. ANIMAL CRUELTY: MAN VERSES DOG PART ONE

3. INTRODUCTION 3

4. COMMON CORE WRITING STANDARD WRITE INFORMATIVE/EXPLANATORY TEXTS TO EXAMINE A TOPIC AND CONVEY IDEAS AND INFORMATION CLEARLY.

5. TEXT TYPES AND PURPOSES COMMON CORE STANDARDS WRITE ARGUMENTS TO SUPPORT CLAIMS IN AN ANALYSIS OF SUBSTANTIVE TOPICS OR TEXTS USING VALID REASONING AND RELEVANT AND SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

6. SPEAKING AND LISTENING STANDARDS ENGAGE EFFECTIVELY IN A RANGE OF COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSIONS WITH DIVERSE PARTNERS ON TOPICS AND TEXTS, BUILDING ON OTHERS’ IDEAS AND EXPRESSING THEIR OWN CLEARLY

7. PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF WRITING COMMON CORE STANDARDS DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN WRITING AS NEEDED BY PLANNING, REVISING, EDITING, REWRITING, OR TRYING A NEW APPROACH.

8. THE PROBLEM IN RURAL IOWA A 32 YEAR OLD RANCHER WAS ARRESTED FOR ANIMAL CRUELTY. HE WANTED TO TEACH HIS GERMAN SHEPPARD A LESSON SO HE DRAGGED THE DOG WITH A CHAIN BEHIND HIS TRUCK UNTIL THE DOG’S LEGS WERE BRUISED AND BROKEN. THE DOG HAD TO BE PUT DOWN BY THE ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS BECAUSE OF SEVERE PAIN. 8

9. PAIR SHARE MEET IN PAIRS OR SMALL GROUPS AND DISCUSS THE ISSUES. 9

10. THINK & DISCUSS SHOULD A PERSON BE ABLE TO DISCIPLINE ANIMALS AS THEY SEE FIT? WHAT IF THE ANIMAL WAS A COW, AND THE RANCHER WAS DRAGGING IT TO THE SLAUGHTER HOUSE TO BE CARVED INTO STEAKS? WHAT IF THE RANCHER HAD BEEN BITTEN FOUR TIMES BY THE DOG BEFORE HE DECIDED TO PUNISH THE DOG? SHOULD THE RANCHER BE PUNISHED? WHAT KIND OF PUNISHMENT WOULD BE FAIR? 10

11. REPORT BACK TO CLASS SHARE YOUR IDEAS. 1. LET’S SUMMARIZE POSSIBLE ANSWERS TO OUR QUESTIONS. 2. INCLUDE THESE IDEAS IN YOUR NOTES. 3. YOU MAY CHOOSE TO USE A GRAPHIC ORGANIZER. 11

12. PREPARE TO RESEARCH THE ISSUES NOW IT IS TIME TO RESEARCH VARIOUS POINTS OF VIEW AND LEGAL POSITIONS. INCLUDE ANY COURT CASES OR RULINGS THAT MAY LEND SUPPORT TO YOUR POSITION.

13. RESEARCH ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS 1. IS IT LEGAL TO DISCIPLINE AN ANIMAL? EXPLAIN WHAT IS AND IS NOT LEGAL. 2. CAN YOU CITE COURT CASES OF ANIMAL CRUELTY AND EXPLAIN HOW THEY WERE HANDLED? 3. IF A DOG VICIOUSLY BITES ITS OWNER, CAN THE OWNER STRIKE THE ANIMAL? WHAT SHOULD BE DONE? 4. REVIEW THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ANIMAL ABUSE CASES AND DETERMINE WHY SOME CASES SHOULD BE HANDLED DIFFERENTLY.

14. USE THE FOLLOWING INTERNET SOURCES TO GATHER INFORMATION ON YOUR RESEARCH TOPIC. SEE THE POWERPOINT VERSION OF THIS UNIT IN ORDER TO QUICKLY ACCESS HYPERLINKED SOURCES.

15. RESEARCH NOTES COLLECT A MINIMUM OF 2-3 PAGES OF NOTES GATHER INFORMATION THAT WILL ENABLE YOU TO WRITE A SHORT TWO PAGE ESSAY USE THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS BASED QUESTIONS TO COMPLETE THE REQUIRED READING ASSIGNMENT.

16. AS YOU CONDUCT YOUR RESEARCH, USE THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS TO REVIEW AND ANALYZE YOUR SOURCES.

25. EVALUATE AND VERIFY RESEARCH SOURCES INTERNET SOURCES WILL VARY GREATLY IN ACCURACY AND RELIABILITY CONSIDER THE EXPERTISE AND REPUTATION OF EACH WEBSITE COMPARE FACTS AND INFORMATION OF DIFFERENT INTERNET SOURCES SELECT INFORMATION THAT IS SUPPORTED ON SEVERAL RELIABLE WEBSITES QUESTION OR REFUTE INFORMATION THAT LA CKS CONSISTENT SUPPORT

26. USE THE FOLLOWING INTERNET SOURCES TO GATHER INFORMATION ON YOUR RESEARCH TOPIC. SEE THE POWERPOINT VERSION OF THIS UNIT IN ORDER TO QUICKLY ACCESS HYPERLINKED SOURCES.

27. SUPREME COURT: 1 ST AMENDMENT OR ANIMAL CRUELTY HTTP://WWW.WASHINGTONPOST.COM/WP- DYN/CONTENT/ARTICLE/2010/04/20/AR201 0042001980.HTML HTTP://WWW.WASHINGTONPOST.COM/WP- DYN/CONTENT/ARTICLE/2010/04/20/AR201 0042001980.HTML

28. MAN ARRESTED FOR ANIMAL CRUELTY HTTP://WWW.ABC27.COM/STORY/2437 7390/HIGHSPIRE-MAN-HEADED-TO- COURT-IN-ANIMAL-CRUELTY-CASE HTTP://WWW.ABC27.COM/STORY/2437 7390/HIGHSPIRE-MAN-HEADED-TO- COURT-IN-ANIMAL-CRUELTY-CASE

29. JAIL TIME FOR ANIMAL CRUELTY HTTP://ARTICLES.BALTIMORESUN.COM/20 14-01-26/NEWS/BS-MD-CO-ANIMAL- UNIT-20140126_1_ANIMAL-ABUSE- ANIMAL-CRIMES-ANIMAL-CONTROL HTTP://ARTICLES.BALTIMORESUN.COM/20 14-01-26/NEWS/BS-MD-CO-ANIMAL- UNIT-20140126_1_ANIMAL-ABUSE- ANIMAL-CRIMES-ANIMAL-CONTROL

30. MAN CHARGED FOR TORTURING DOG HTTP://WWW.BOSTON.COM/YOURTOW N/NEWS/QUINCY/2013/10/QUINCY_PO LICE_HAVE_SUSPECT_IN_DOG_ABUSE_CAS E.HTML HTTP://WWW.BOSTON.COM/YOURTOW N/NEWS/QUINCY/2013/10/QUINCY_PO LICE_HAVE_SUSPECT_IN_DOG_ABUSE_CAS E.HTML

31. WORKERS ARRESTED FOR CRUELTY TO COWS HTTP://ARTICLES.CHICAGOTRIBUNE.COM/ 2014-02-13/BUSINESS/CHI-COW-ABUSE- CASE-WORKERS-CHARGED- 20140213_1_ANIMAL-CRUELTY-DAIRY- FARM-FARM-WORKERS HTTP://ARTICLES.CHICAGOTRIBUNE.COM/ 2014-02-13/BUSINESS/CHI-COW-ABUSE- CASE-WORKERS-CHARGED- 20140213_1_ANIMAL-CRUELTY-DAIRY- FARM-FARM-WORKERS

32. MAN KILLS DOG WITH FIRE WORKS BOMB AND PROSECUTOR NOT SURE IF HE SHOULD BE CHARGED HTTP://BLOGS.WSJ.COM/LAW/2013/08/ 07/ANIMAL-CRUELTY-CHARGE-LIKELY-IN- DOG-DEATH-CASE/ HTTP://BLOGS.WSJ.COM/LAW/2013/08/ 07/ANIMAL-CRUELTY-CHARGE-LIKELY-IN- DOG-DEATH-CASE/

33. FIVE CASES OF ANIMAL ABUSE: COURT DECISIONS HTTP://LAWVIBE.COM/TOP-5-ANIMAL- CRUELTY-CASES-OF-2010/ HTTP://LAWVIBE.COM/TOP-5-ANIMAL- CRUELTY-CASES-OF-2010/