1. Grab an article from the Student Center, and open to your Reading Response section of your Journal. Get out your device and go to www.socrative.com.www.socrative.com READ SILENTLY!

2. Editorial Articles – Anticipation Guide 1. I am willing to give up my privacy in order to feel safe. 2. I believe that my private information is safe with the government. 3. Citizens are guaranteed the “right to privacy” under the U.S. Constitution. 4. It is okay for governments to violate its citizens’ rights in order to protect them.

3. WE WILL Draw a conclusion by analyzing advantages and disadvantages of an issue SO THAT I CAN Create logical, convincing arguments.

4. GUIDING QUESTION Is this a violation to my right of privacy?

5. Background Information  Discuss at your tables what “right to privacy” means.  What does the Constitution say about my “right to privacy”?

6. Constitutional Rights  The First Amendment provides that Congress make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting its free exercise. It protects freedom of speech, the press, assembly, and the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances.  The Third Amendment prohibits the government from quartering troops in private homes, a major grievance during the American Revolution.

7. Constitutional Rights  The Fourth Amendment protects citizens from unreasonable search and seizure. The government may not conduct any searches without a warrant, and such warrants must be issued by a judge and based on probable cause.  The Ninth Amendment states that the list of rights enumerated in the Constitution is not exhaustive, and that the people retain all rights not enumerated.

8. Constitutional Rights  Discuss what each of these amendments means and how each one might prevent government intrusion into our private affairs. Also, what questions do you have about any of these amendments?

9. Constitutional Rights  These amendments were meant to limit the powers of the government. They say nothing about the conduct of private institutions or corporations. How many of you have typed in personal information in order to use the features of a website? Instagram? Twitter? Facebook?  What do you think companies do with the information you give them?

10. Article Discussion  “Eye Scan Technology Comes to Schools”: Have your parents ever visited your school during the normal school day? If so, they probably had to present an official photo ID and sign in. However, the district in this article has taken visitor identification a step further – regular school visitors must submit to eye scan identification, a technique that until now you’ve seen only in some science fiction films.

11. Article Coding  As we read, think about the advantages and disadvantages of this technology as it relates to these big questions.  Underline the advantages and mark them in the margin with a plus sign.  Underline the disadvantages and mark them in the margin with a minus sign.  Draw a chart in your journal with the title on the top. Then, make two columns, “For” or “Against”. Leave a third of the page at the bottom for a “Conclusions” section.

12. Philosophical Chairs  Expectations:  You must remain quiet while the person in the chair is speaking.  No more than one person per side can speak each turn.  You may remain in the middle for no more than three speakers.  You must restate what the opposing side said before you begin your argument, or you will not be allowed to speak. (This means you have to be listening!)  You may change sides at ANY time you feel the other side has made a convincing argument.

13. Philosophical Chairs  Argument:  It is acceptable for governments to violate its citizen’s right to privacy in order to protect them.

14. Article Jigsaw Group  Choose an article from your table.  Read it independently, and code the article the same way that we did.

15. Article Jigsaw Group  Now, meet up with others that read the same article, and create a chart like we did for your article.  Make sure that your conclusion is a sufficient representation of the information in the editorial article.

16. Gallery Walk  We will have another philosophical chairs about the main question.  You need to take your journal around the posters and look for evidence you could use for philosophical chairs.

17. Philosophical Chairs  Now that you have read and gathered more information, we will do another round of philosophical chairs using the new information you gathered.  Argument:  It is acceptable for governments to violate its citizen’s right to privacy in order to protect them.