Journal Due Dates

Journals are due EVERY TWO WEEKS

3/3, 3/17, 4/7, 4/21, 5/5, 5/19, 6/2

DON'T FORGET!!

Presentation Topics 

Angel (S2F) & Leona	“Comparing Recent Typhoon in the Philippines to Typhoon Haiyan Disaster”
Lillian & Michelle	“The Nine-In-One Elections in Taiwan”
Rainy & Angel (S2E)	“The Legality and Morality of Euthanasia”
April & Judy	“The Police Shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri”
Lucy & Claire	"Animal Rights and the Case of A-Ho the poor poor Hippo!"
Shelley & Tina	"The Insanity Defense in cases of Murder"

Schedule

12/23 - Lillian & Michelle, April & Judy

12/30 - Leona & Angel, Angel & Rainy

1/6 - Shelley & Tina, Lucy & Claire

Requirements

1) Presentation and ppt need to be in ENGLISH

2) Presentation should be 9-10 minutes long

3) Peter will ask 5-10 difficult questions after your report

4) This will be 40% of your final grade

Next Week's HW

1) Do some research and learn about your debate topic

2) Make a short (5-10 minute) presentation to the class about your issue

3) Explain to the class BOTH sides of the issue (yes and no)

4) Then we will divide class and have a debate

Judy, April, Shelley, Lucy, Tina --> "Sheng Kung should admit boys" (11/11)

Angel, Claire, Rainy, Michelle --> "High school students should be allowed to have BF/GF" (11/18)

Leona, Angel, Lillian --> "Students should be able to pick their teachers" (12/2)

Hong Kong Protests

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Zy-BVPgOPQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwLIjw_fjCo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0Cs5P7oP80

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q919bQOThvM

1. What do the protesters want?

2. Who are they fighting against?

3. Will they get what they want?

4. Any similarities to the Sunflower Movement?

    Any differences?

5. What is China afraid of?

6. What could be the consequences of this protest?

Journals

Hello, ladies!

Your journals are finished. They are on my desk in the Homeroom Teachers' Office on the 3F.
This will be the new location for them.
Look for them there from now on.

Presentation Grading Criteria

Presentation       Criteria:

A+	-        Thoroughly covers the material -        Excellent visual images/ppt -        Asks class thought-provoking questions -        Helps class understand the topic much better -        Natural speaking with confidence
A	-        Covers all the important points -        Good visual images/ppt -        Asks some questions for the class to discuss -        Helps class understand the topic  better -        Not much reading from notes/ppt
B+	-        Covers most of the key points -        Pretty good visual images/ppt -        Some reading from notes/ppt -        Helps class to understand the topic
B	-        Misses a few key points, but okay overall -        Not very good images or ppt -        Mostly just reading from notes or ppt -        Doesn’t prepare any good questions
C (or lower) L	-        Misses the main point of the presentation topic -        Insufficient images or ppt (or not at all) -        Always reading from paper/ppt -        No questions -        Not at all prepared

First Presentation Schedule

9/16 – Lillian Group, Angel Group

9/23 – Raining Group

S2

Rainy, Judy, Claire	IS – Iraq, Syria, and the Islamic Sultanate
April, Angel, Lucy, Shelley, Tina	Ebola Outbreak
Lillian, Leona, Angel	Hong Kong Democracy Protests