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Initial Writing: Males or Females Smarter?

Unit 1: The Consequences of Change

Dream Act Unit
The Dream Act Unit, FHS Argument and Debate Unit 1, Appendix 1, Nikes Practice Paragraph, Appendix 2 Dream Act Factsheet, Appendix 2.5--Dream Act Questions and Answers, Appendix 3 Dream Act KWL, Appendix 4--New Voice Dream Act Article, Appendix 5--Worksheet New Voice Dream Act Article, Appendix 6 Charting the Dream Act, Appendix 7--Undocumented Youth and the Dream Act,  Appendix 8--My Name is O, Appendix 9-My Name is O Worksheet, Appendix 10--United We Manifest, Appendix 11--Four Entry, Appendix 12--Letter to Classmates, Appendix 13--My name is Carlos, Appendix 14--To You Who is Imposing, Appendix 15--Class Discussion Notes, Appendix 16-Five Moral Arguments Against, Appendix 17--Charting the Dream Act,  Appendix 18-Illinois is the latest state to pass dream act, Appendix 19-MEL-Con Outline, Appendix 20--In Class Essay Response


Climate Change/Recycling/Energy
ACE Packet on Climate Change, Video "An Uncontrolled Experiment," Climate Change Process MEL-Con,
More articles: Trash Police, Cons of Recycling, Benefits of Recycling, Disaster in Japan, Solving the Energy Riddle Won't Be Easy, Pro-Con, Should the EPA Halt Natural Gas 'Fracking' Until Proven Safe?, Just Hot Air and Wind?
Tracking the Debate, Energy Choice MEL-Con, Main Ideas Powerpoint


End of Life Unit
Unit Outline, Cover Page, ABC News Video,  Scenarios Activity, Fishbowl Signs,  What's at Stake Worksheet, What's at Stake MEL-Con, MEL-Con Organizer, Prompt and Guiding Questions, MEL-Con Targets, Frontline: Facing Death (Link to the show), Note-taking sheet for Frontline: Facing Death, Annotating Presentation, "Religious Belief Linked to Desire for Aggressive Treatment in Terminal Patients," Distractors Presentation, “At the End of Life, a Racial Divide,” Hospice may no longer mean halting treatment," Non-Fiction Reading Skills, Writing the Main Idea and Gathering Evidence, MEL-Con Organizer, Peer Editing Worksheet, Reminders Presentation


Reactions: Can a Person Unlearn Prejudice?
Unit Outline, Guiding Objectives to Explore,
Worksheet 1, Worksheet 2, Words to Define, Panel Debate Worksheet, Panel Debate Rubric,
Resources: Test Yourself For Hidden Bias, Defining Diversity, Prejudice, and Respect, South Koreans Struggle With Race, Signs in Kenya of a Land Redrawn by Ethnicity, Sudan: A nation driven apart by Muslim bigotry, Promises Video
Supplemental: Mr. Wankoff's Prompt,  How Has Prejudice Effected You? MEL-Con,  Test Yourself For Hidden Bias, What prejudices do you have? MEL-Con, More Articles: Fear of Bias Creating Anxiety,
Resources: Reference List Worksheet, MEL-Con Outline, Note-Taking Sheet, Defining Terms, Peer Edit Worksheet
Rubrics: Mr. Wankoff's MEL-Con with citations rubric,

Gun Violence
Supplemental: Stop the Violence: A Search for Solutions,  Gravity Videohttps://docs.google.com/open?id=0B39-7Z7NpRrQYzI1ZTVkNDgtNDY3YS00ZjFkLTgwYjYtNDM5NDdmY2I0NDE0, Killadelphia, The Innocent Victims of Chicago's Gun Violence, Chicago Teen Tragedy, ripple video
Resources: Note-Taking Sheet, Mini-Lessons,

Imperialism
Resources: Imperialism Scrapbook, Links from Fordham University,
Assignments: Empress of India image and questions, Imperialism Concept Definition Map, Imperialism PowerPoint,   Imperialism MEL-Con #1 Prompt, MEL-Con Rubric, Imperialism Cartoons and Graphic Organizer, Imperialism MEL-Con #2, MEL-Con Rubric,  The Scramble for Africa Video, The Story of India Video,
Speech/Essay  Imperialism Final Speech Assignment, Final Speech Resource Packet, ACTS Outline, STAC Outline, MEL-Con Outline, Counterargument Presentation, Counterargument Outline, How to Cite Powerpoint, Responses to Your Questions

Human Rights
Resource Web Sites: Human Rights Watch, Humanrights.com
Videos: The Story of Human Rights, The 30 Articles of Human Rights,  Human Rights and Poverty #1, Human Rights and Poverty #2, Approaches to Development #1, Approaches to Development #2, Multinational Corporations, Human Rights and Sustainable Development
Documents: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights,  Amnesty International Packet,
Assignments and Their Related Resources: Kony Video, Kony Video Viewing Guide, (Why Kony is Complicated), Article Log,  Who Is Chen Guangcheng?
Formatting Your Paper: Presentation