Mon, 9 Mar:  SSR; SBAC information; begin rewriting a timed write for a Writing Work Sample.
HOMEWORK:  Read 4th author novel; issue group prep

Wed, 11 Mar:  SSR; try to finalize Writing Work Sample -- we can complete on Monday, if necessary
HOMEWORK:   Read 4th author novel; issue group prep


Fri, 13 Mar:  SSR; Issue Groups (5th = death penalty; 6th = mental health)
HOMEWORK:  Position paper + notes due Mon 16 Mar; terms quiz on logical fallacies Mon 3/16








5th Period Issue Group articles - death penalty

for reading before class:

informative: http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/death_penalty

pro death penalty:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/25/death-penalty-poll_n_4661940.html

against death penalty:http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/opinion/shifting-politics-on-the-death-penalty.html

6th period Issue Group articles - mental health

http://star.txstate.edu/node/1872

http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2011/05/18/increasing-mental-health-awareness-too-much-of-a-good-thing/

http://thoughtcatalog.com/sarah-hartman/2013/12/we-need-to-stop-romanticizing-mental-illness/

http://everydayfeminism.com/2012/12/mental-illness-stigma/