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Friday, September 23, 2011

Weekend Reading Assignment

Read the following article: "Troublemakers: What Pit Bulls Can Teach Us About Profiling"


Due: Monday, September 26, 2011.
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Weekend Reading Assignment

Read the following article: "How the Google Generation Thinks Differently"

Due: Monday, September 19
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Thursday, September 1, 2011

Socratic Seminar Worksheet (in case you were not in class Friday afternoon)

Title:

Author:

Thesis:

Evidence Used:

Points that I agreed with (why?):


Points that I disagreed with (why?):


Clarifying questions for the author:


Is the logic sound?


Evidence to refute the article:



Summarize reaction:
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Weekend Reading Assignment

Read the following article: "In the Basement of the Ivory Tower".

Due: Tuesday, September 6
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