Death Penalty
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Before we start our research, let's take a quick poll. Where do you stand on the issue now? Submit your response below:
To get started, check out the LEARNING GOALS next!
Learning Goals
Each lesson will start with the objectives, or goals, for the module. It's always a good idea to start with the end in mind, so you know what we are working towards. You can also use this as a checklist to measure your learning. In other words, by the end of this week, you should be able to:
Summarize the main reasons FOR and AGAINST the use of the death penalty
Write about and support your opinion on the death penalty
At the end of the activity, be sure to come back to these goals and make sure you are able to complete each item successfully. And when you are ready, you can move on to the LEARNING ACTIVITIES.
Learning Avtivities
Each week, I will list the tasks to complete at the start of the lesson. That way, you'll have a checklist of what to do in order to be successful with the lessons. In order to complete this week's lesson, be sure to:
Vote in the pre-activity poll
Watch the video introduction to the death penalty in Part 1
Do online research about the death penalty in Part 2
Summarize your findings in this week's writing activity in Part 3
Estimated time to complete: 1-2 hours
Next, check out the video introduction in PART 1.
Part 1 - Video Introduction to Minimum Wage
Next, let's read about the death penalty in PART 2.
Part 2 - Read about the pros and cons of the death penalty
Now let's read about the pros and cons of the death penalty. Check out the two articles below to learn about some of the reasons on both sides of the issue:
Lastly, let's share our research in a writing activity in PART 3.
Part 3 - Share your research
To practice our writing skills, we will share our research through writing each week.
Click here to access the first assignment now.
This assignment is due by 9pm on Sunday, August 30th.