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Monday, 10/17: Begin Part 2!

10/16/2016

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Starter 21
  1. Reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of your writing and/or thought process in Part 1.
  2. Regarding the Morality and Politics of Justice project, what is a question you have for me,  an area of growth or simply a challenge you are facing with which I can help you when we conference this week?  
  3. If you haven't yet shared Part 1 with me, share/email it to me asap.

​Class Biz
  • SLC Guidelines
  • Part 2: Due Thursday, Beginning of Class
  • Part 3: Due next Wednesday Beginning of Class
  • No class Wednesday (PSATs) or Friday (chem lab)
  • Test corrections are due today
  • Honors- essay refinements are due Wednesday.

Review Doublespeak
  1. What were the four types the essay highlighted?
  2. React to the Colbert Show satire of Doublespeak
  • What type(s) of doublespeak appear in this video clip?
  • What did you think about this video clip? 
  • It is meant to be funny, but what potentially scary implications does this satire have regarding our society?
     3. More DoubleSpeak for your entertainment: Doublespeak on The Daily Show
Donald Henry Rumsfeld (born July 9, 1932) is an American politician and businessman. Rumsfeld served as the 13th Secretary of Defense from 1975 to 1977 under President Ford, and as the 21st Secretary of Defense from 2001 to 2006 under President Bush. He is the youngest and the second oldest (after Leon Panetta) person to have served as Secretary of Defense.

Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuseDuring the war in Iraq that began in March 2003, personnel of the US Army and CIA committed a series of human rights violations against detainees in the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. These violations included physical and sexual abuse, torture, rape, and murder.  The abuses came to light with reports published in late 2003 by Amnesty International and the Associated Press. The incidents received widespread condemnation both within the United States and abroad, with several media outlets calling for Donald Rumsfeld's resignation


MPJ Project Check-in
  • Part 1 was due beginning of class on Friday, Part 2 is due Thursday, BOC.
  • Please sign up for a conference with me to go over your Part 1 and to assess depth of your research and pro/con arguments
  • Let's review the writing rubric and guidelines for Parts 2 and 3
  • Research for Part 2 note-taking form
    --> I recommend using the above linked research note-taking form (you'll need to  download it and open it as a word doc to be able to edit it).  I left some hard copies with the sub on my desk!
    --> Be sure to save ALL of the links to your sources so you can write a works cited page later on.

Work time!

Homework:  
Finish your research for Part 2 so that you can begin writing tomorrow.
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