Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Should the police always act ethically?

Answer the following questions while keeping these points in mind:
  • Write at least five complete sentences in paragraph form with a good topic sentence and a good conclusion.
  • Use standard punctuation, spelling, grammar, and school-appropriate language.
  • If possible, use details from the novel to support your opinion.

Is it ethical to convict suspected criminals by any means? Should the police be able to follow suspected but unconvicted criminals to catch them committing other crimes? Should law enforcement officials be able to entrap suspected criminals? Should the police be able to do whatever it takes to get confessions from suspected criminals? Can the law ever be broken to make sure that suspected criminals are brought to justice?

Period 1

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Period 2/3

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Period 4

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Period 6/7

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Thursday, February 18, 2010

Should teens be allowed to drive with teens?

Answer the following questions while meeting these requirements:
  • Write at least five complete sentences in paragraph form with a good topic sentence and a good conclusion.
  • If possible, use details from the novel to support your opinion.
  • Use school appropriate grammar, mechanics, and language.

Should teens be allowed to drive with teenage passengers? Do other teens distract teen drivers and cause accidents? Are teens more likely to drive recklessly when teen passengers are in a car? Are cars with teen passengers more likely to get pulled over? In conclusion, should cars with teen passengers be looked at differently than cars with adult passengers and why?

Period 1

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Period 2/3

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Period 4

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Period 6/7

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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Are criminals citizens?

Answer the following questions while following these requirements:
  • Write at least five complete sentences (including a topic sentence and a conclusion) in paragraph form.
  • Use specific details from the novel to support your opinion.
  • Use school-appropriate language.

Should released convicted felons be given the same rights as citizens with clean records? Should they be allowed to get driver's licenses? Should they be allowed to get any jobs they choose? Should they be allowed to travel across state/country borders? Should they be allowed to vote? Should they be allowed to live wherever they choose? Should neighbors be notified of where they live? What's more important, individual rights or public safety?

Period 1

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Period 2/3

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Period 4

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Period 6/7

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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Should privacy be protected?

Answer the following questions while following these requirements:
  • Write at least five complete sentences (including a topic sentence and a conclusion) in paragraph form.
  • Use specific details from the novel to support your opinion.
  • Utilize school-appropriate language.

Questions: Should famous or infamous people be able to protect their personal privacy? What should the media be allowed to show the world and what should be off limits? How can the media be regulated? Would regulation infringe upon the rights of free speech and freedom of the press? What could happen if the media isn't regulated? Does public access to the lives of the famous/infamous (think:Eric) serve any good purpose?

Period 1

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Period 2/3

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Period 4

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Period 6/7

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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Why are there bullies?

Answer the following questions while meeting these requirements:
- Write at least five (5) complete sentences (including a topic sentence and a conclusion) in paragraph form.
- Use specific details from the novel (Tenderness) to support your opinion.
- Utilize school-appropriate language.

Questions: Why do some people choose to bully others? What do bullies expect to gain from bullying? Is bullying more the fault of the bullies or the people getting bullied? How should bullies be punished? How can bullying be prevented? Is bullying really a problem in schools or is it given too much attention?

Period 1

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Period 2/3

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Period 4

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Period 6/7

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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Should teens be tried as adults?

Answer the following questions below while following these requirements:
- Write at least five complete sentences (including a topic sentence and a conclusion) in paragraph form.
- Use specific details from the novel to support your opinions.
- Utilize school-appropriate language.

Questions: Should teens and children be prosecuted, convicted, and sentenced like adults for adult-like crimes? Why or why not? Which crimes should warrant adult sentences and which shouldn't? What should be the minimum age for being tried as an adult and why? How would your opinion be different if you or someone close to you (who was underage) was accused of a crime? How would your opinion be different if someone close to you was a victim of a crime committed by a juvenile? What should be done to juveniles who commit drastic adult-like crimes (such as premeditated murder)?

English 1, 2/3

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English 1, 4

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English 1, 6/7

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Saturday, January 9, 2010

1/13 Blog - What about Lori?

Answer the following questions below while following these requirements:
- Write at least five complete sentences (including a topic sentence and a conclusion) in paragraph form.
- Use specific details from the novel to support your opinions.
- Utilize school-appropriate language.

Questions: What kind of person is Lori? What has she done and said to make you believe this? How is she responsible and not responsible for what has happended to her? What do you think is going to happen to her? What advice would you give her and why? If you were her, how would you have reacted similarly and/or differently?

Monday, January 4, 2010

English1, period 1

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English1, period 2/3

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English1, period 4

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English1, period 6/7

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