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Join us this Friday, September 1 for an engaging agenda featuring a Quick Write session, a Discussion on Anticipation Guide, and exploration of Capital Punishment across five countries. We will delve into the dangers of the single story and work on creating a plot diagram for "The Bet." Participants will provide textual evidence for each component of the diagram and share their perspectives on the appropriateness of capital punishment for severe crimes. Dive deep into the moral implications of life imprisonment versus the death penalty, while examining how different countries approach capital punishment with a quick research exercise. Remember to prepare a paragraph response for each country and cite your sources in MLA format. Don't miss this enriching session!
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Friday, September 1 Agenda: *Quick Write *Discussion on Anticipation Guide *Capital Punishment Time *Danger of the Single Story *Anthem
Quick Write • Today we are going to create a plot diagram for “The Bet” • You will need textual evidence for the six pieces of the diagram
Anticipation Guide: Agree or Disagree with a brief Reason • 1. Capital punishment (the death penalty) is an appropriate punishment for very severe crimes. • 2. Capital punishment permanently removes the worst criminals from society. • 3. Capital punishment deters (discourages/prevents) crime. • 4. Criminals who commit serious crimes should be put in jail for life instead of being put to death. • 5. Capital punishment is cruel and unusual punishment. • 6. “It is better to live in some way than not to live at all.” • 7. “Capital punishment and life in prison are equally immoral”
Capital Punishment around the world • You will examine your five countries that pick from yesterday. You are going to do a quick research time and see what capital punishment looks like in those countries. You will be allowed to use what every sources you would like except Wikipedia. I would like a paragraph response for each country and an MLA cited source for each of your respected countries. It should be typed and in MLA-style format • Due Tuesday, September 5th