FBI Most Wanted:Do some people "deserve" the death penalty?

Do some people "deserve" the death penalty? (at least one paragraph)

Give examples from the FBI most wanted list to make your case. Use at least two quotes to make your argument. Response without quotes will not be scored.

Also, make two additional comments responding to your classmates' statements.

The Death Penalty:Methods of Execution

Is there a "humane" method of execution?


 Use information from Handout 2(at least 2 quotes) to make your case. You can also cite the film, "Do No Harm."

Women Waging Peace!

Based on the history of the five genocides, do you think women can do a better job of keeping the peace than men. Explain in a well-supported persuasive paragraph. (write more if you wish)

You should have two quotes(at least from the case studies text)

Additionally, make one comment responding to the comment of another student in the class. You can question their stance, make a positive comment, or give them additional information to suppor their comment.

Microcredit:Can it help the poor?

Grameen Bank Site:

http://www.grameenfoundation.org/

Compartamos Site:

http://www.pbs.org/now/enterprisingideas/Compartamos.html

Status of women in government: Full Chart

% of women in government:

http://edition1.cnn.com/interactive/2010/11/world/chart.women.govt.worldwide/index.html

Female Literacy Rate:

http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.ADT.1524.LT.FE.ZS/countries

Male literacy rate:

http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.ADT.1524.LT.MA.ZS/countries

Income Per Capita

http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD/countries

Children per woman

http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.TFRT.IN/countries

Comparing the 10's and 50's

How does the women's movement of the 1900's/1910's compare to the women's movement of the 1950's/60's?

Use evidence from the the two document set from today and yesterday's lesson. You must use at least two quotations from the text to make your argument.

The Status of Women Around the World

In a well-supported persuasive paragraph, answer the question:

Is the status of women in the world: Declining, poor, improving, or excellent?

Use evidence from your readings today to make your case.

The Roots of 9/11/01

Based on the evidence, why did 9/11 happen?

Use evidence from the documents and video to make your statements. You should write about 1 paragraph to explain your reasoning.

Animal Farm Chapter 9 and 10

Chapter 9:

1. How did Squealor argue “that in comparison with the days of Jones, the improvement was enormous,” on the farm?



2. What was the significance of Sugarcandy Mountain?


Chapter 10:

1. Why is this quote so important to the book, Animal Farm and communism?

"All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others."

Animal Farm Chapters 7 and 8

Chapter 7:

How had things on the farm changed since the revolution?
 
Chapter 8:
 
What did Benjamin know about Squealor that the other animals could not understand?
“None of the animals could form any idea as to what this meant, except old Benjamin, who nodded his muzzle with a knowing air, and seemed to understand, but would say nothing.”

Animal Farm Chapter 5 and 6

Chapter 5:

Why did Snowball and Napoleon argue over running the farm?

Chapter 6:

Why were the animals content, "in spite of the hardness of their work?"

Animal Farm: Chapter 3 and 4

Chapter 3:

How was farm life after the revolt compared to life for the animals before with Mr. Jones?

Chapter 4:

According to Pilkington and Frederick, what came of "rebelling against the laws of Nature"?

Animal Farm Chapter 1 and 2

Explain using evidence from the text:


Chapter 1:


Why did Old Major believe that the animals lived a miserable life?

Chapter One Link


Chapter 2:


How did Animalism work in practice?

Chapter Two Link

Your immigration Bill

Design your own immigration bill. What would you do about these five areas?

1. Border fence?

2. Family and Merit-Based Visas?

3. A path to citizenship for illegal immigrants?

4. Guest/Temporary Worker Program?

5. Legal status of job applicants

Please indicate any details that you think are important for you.

Jamaican and Puerto Rican Immigration: A News Story

It is 1965 and there have been several years of immigrants coming to CT to work in tobacco. Write a newstory about Puerto Rican and Jamaican immigration to CT. It should be between 1-2 paragraphs in length. You can use newsletters on Word or Publisher.

Use these links and and the documents to help you write your newstory:

http://www.hogriver.org/issues/v01n01/tobacco_valley.htm

http://www.unh.edu/inquiryjournal/10/commentary/cook.html

Human Trafficking Poem Contest

Write a poem about human trafficking for the SASS contest.

Message from Mrs. Nelson-Kauffman:

"The topic is modern day slavery. I would make the poems no longer than one page because a SASS committee will select the best ones to be displayed and voted on by those attending the Abolitionist Fair. The longer ones tend to get ignored. They can use any poetic format they want, from an “I am” poem to a Shakespearean sonnet. (OK the latter probably would not win)."

Resources:

I am poem Format

http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/iampoem.htm

Free the slaves

www.freetheslave.net

Essay: Taking advantage of desperation

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/dying-to-leave/essay-profiting-from-disparity-and-desperation/1230/

Human Trafficking Worldwide:

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/dying-to-leave/photo-essay-confronting-the-problem-of-human-smuggling/1242/

Human Trafficking WorldWide:

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/dying-to-leave/human-trafficking-worldwide/introduction/1231/

Is slavery today worse than in history?

Is slavery today worse than in history?

In a persuasive paragraph aruge, whether slavery today is worse than slavery in history. Use quotes from the freetheslave.net website to support your work. A paragraph should be betweeen 6 and 8 sentences.

Border Fence

Should we keep or get rid of the border fence?

Write a well-supported paragraph using information from the documents.