Thu (A flex) 1/7 -- Fri (B flex) 1/8

Rules to help avoid wordy "fat" writing
Return writing assignments for student review and evaluation
Work on author essay -- have outline, author novel, and notes in class



HOMEWORK:
  - Issue Group prep for Mon 1/11 (A) and Tue 1/2 (B)
  - Complete rough draft for author essay due in class for peer review Wed 1/13 (A) and Thu 1/14 (B)
  - Final author essay due Wed 1/27 (A) and Thu 1/28 (B) -- include outline, rough draft, and peer

Issue Group Articles for 1/11 and 1/12

Period 2 (A) -- Planned Parenthood

Pro article:

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/why-defunding-womens-health-isnt-just-irresponsible-its-counterproductive

Con article:

http://www.lifenews.com/2015/09/16/de-funding-planned-parenthood-would-save-several-thousand-babies-from-abortion/

Period 5 (B) -- Affirmative Action

Pro Affirmative action:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2014/07/03/why-we-still-need-affirmative-action-for-african-americans-in-college-admissions/

-Anti Affirmative Action:

https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/magazine/article/?article_id=43448

http://www.csus.edu/indiv/g/gaskilld/business_computer_ethics/the%20case%20against%20affirmative%20action.htm

-Background Information/both sides of the argument:

(pick one)

http://civil-rights.lawyers.com/discrimination/arguments-for-and-against-affirmative-action.html

http://www.ncsl.org/research/education/affirmative-action-overview.aspx

Period 6 (B) -- GMOs

http://enhs.umn.edu/current/5103/gm/harmful.html

http://www.gmo-compass.org/eng/news/573.gm_crops_continue_boost_productivity_farm_incomes.html

http://m.livescience.com/40895-gmo-facts.html