Browsing Archive: November, 2010
Posted by Kira LeeKeenan on Tuesday, November 30, 2010,
Opening or Closing Arguments for both Affirmative/Negative sides.
Bring your research notes to class tomorrow! Today's PowerPoint for those who missed out.The
DEBATE ASSIGNMENT SHEET. Read carefully if you were absent.
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Posted by Kira LeeKeenan on Monday, November 29, 2010,
Posted by Kira LeeKeenan on Friday, November 26, 2010,
Your literary terms take home quiz is due on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH. As you finish reading
Fahrenheit 451, remember to look for examples of your literary terms.
I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
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Posted by Kira LeeKeenan on Tuesday, November 23, 2010,
Vacation Homework:
Finish reading
Fahrenheit 451.
Write a rough draft of your censorship research paper. Assignment sheet is attached
here.
Sample Student Censorship Paper Today's PowerPoint with research information.Banned book essay is due at 11:59PM Wednesday.
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Posted by Kira LeeKeenan on Monday, November 22, 2010,
Please bring your research notes to class tomorrow. Everyone should have 2-3 pages of single spaced typed notes. I'm sorry that I was out today so close to vacation, but hopefully you were able to get some feedback on your papers and discuss your independent reading books. I'll see you all tomorrow!
You will have a short ten question vocabulary quiz at the beginning of class tomorrow. (The ten words that were not tested last week.) Remember that the final draft of your banned book essay is ...
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Posted by Kira LeeKeenan on Friday, November 19, 2010,
Ms. Samuels found this link for you. It is a timeline of NEA events of/or related to censorship.
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Posted by Kira LeeKeenan on Friday, November 19, 2010,
1. Write a rough draft of your banned/challenged book paper. Make sure to bring in a hard copy on Monday.
2. Continue researching. A rough draft copy of your notes will be due on
Tuesday, November 23rd. You will need 2-3 single-spaced pages of notes. Bring them to class on Tuesday.
Remote Access to Library Research Databases:Pearl K. Wise Library @ CRLS
Open a web browser to the library homepage at http://www.cpsd.us/crls/library
Click Research Databases on the left sidebar.
Select the reso...
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Posted by Kira LeeKeenan on Thursday, November 18, 2010,
RESEARCH: Your research needs to focus on all
aspects of your subtopic of censorship.
You will need to research both the
benefits and pitfalls of censorship.
Use the following questions to guide your studies:
What
is the rationale?
Who
is enacting the form of censorship?
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Posted by Kira LeeKeenan on Thursday, November 18, 2010,
Some of you have expressed interest in looking at an outline for the paper that you are writing this weekend. I have attached an
outline here for you to use if you so desire.I hope this helps!
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Posted by Kira LeeKeenan on Thursday, November 18, 2010,
Posted by Kira LeeKeenan on Thursday, November 18, 2010,
Debate Resolution:
The enactment of censorship over the last eighty years is justified.
Topics: These are topics that will need to be understood generally and specifically. The setting for this research is the United States 1930 – 2010.
Religious censorship: separation of church and state (ex. “In God We Trust” on money) and censorship of religion in school curriculum: evolution vs. creationism; school prayer.
For example, an affirmative stance would be: religion has N...
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