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Today’s Goals Prepare for upcoming quiz
Continue discussion of “Civil Disobedience” Begin brainstorming for class debate
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Quiz Review Next week we will have our first ENC quiz
There will be approximately 4 quizzes and 3 additional quiz grades (From projects) throughout the semester Most quizzes will have 2-3 multiple choice and 2-3 short answer Quizzes count for 15% of your final grade
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Quiz Review: Kahoot Log in to Kahoot individually using your name as an ID Log into Kahoot.it using the following pin number: The questions on this Kahoot will be very similar to our quiz next week Your participation score for this activity will be based on the percentage you get correct
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Class Discussion: Civil Disobedience & Debatable Topics
Since our last discussions, have you been able to think of any additional unjust laws or laws that ordinary people break on a daily basis? If they are broken so often, what is the purpose behind these laws? What other ethical or legal dilemmas are still going on in the US today? In the world? Why are there two sides to these issues? What keeps them from being resolved? Which of these topics merit further research and would be acceptable for a class debate?
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Previous debate topics
Euthanasia Free college Standardized Testing Prisoner Rehab Education reform Teachers bearing arms Death penalty for juveniles Citizenship for babies Influences of Video games Polygamy Random drug testing in schools Single Sex schools Driving age raised Nuclear energy Sexual assault on campus Homeopathic medicine GMOS Capital Punishment Minimum Wage Government regulation of cigarettes Exploration – Underwater and space Alternative energy sources Pay for college athletes NSA Invasion of privacy Standardized testing/IQ testing Right to bear arms/gun control Animals in captivity/zoos Tablets vs. textbooks in schools Effects of social media Cross dressing Cost of college Animal testing
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Short Write Write 2-3+ paragraphs on the following prompt:
What do you think are the biggest or most important moral and ethical issues going on in the world today? What are there two sides to these issues? Why haven’t they been resolved yet? It is recommended to suggest 2+ topics you would like to investigate further. We will consider all of these topics as possible debate topics next week
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Homework Read A&B p and 78-88
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