Hey class,
Great job today. I thought that we did well, trying to tackle the issue of crime and punishment in America. Of course, we focused on the extremities involving the case of Troy Davis and capital punishment.
I remember having to write an essay on the topic in high school. At the time, I was very adamantly pro-execution. I wrote a pretty rough article and titled it: "Free 'em or Fry 'em?"
My teacher was horrified by it. Funny how time and life will change the things that you think you're so sure of.
Sometimes you have to see things from all angles before you decide. And it's okay to change your mind.
Maybe you should (someday). Life keeps changing, so must we.
Here's a recap of this week's assignments.
1. If the group members could email me their points from the article activity we did in class, that would be splendid. I'd like to take a look at your summary skills and discuss the elements of good slides before our group projects. Speaking of...
2. Email your group members and decide on a topic. Brainstorm and narrow down your topic. Try to choose something that we've touched upon. But you will go into further detail. Zoom in. Also, you should start to delegate tasks and break up the work. Communication is key.
3. Blog. Your article this week should answer/explore the question: Should the U.S. ban the death penalty?
Please submit your blogs by Wednesday. Some of you are trying to sneak them in on Thurs. Points will be deducted if you don't make the deadline.
4. Bring in an article next week about technology. What's hot? What's next? How has technology effected our society (lately)? This will be are focus next week.
Remember: an observer will be in our class next week to monitor what's going on. She will be monitoring me mostly. Please be on time. When we discuss issues, please be as professional as possible. We did a great job today discussing an explosive topic. Let's all keep up the good work and learn from each other.
Have a great holiday weekend!
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