Friday, March 19, 2010

HW # 2 - Due 3/18

Answer the two Aim questions in one paragraph each. Make sure to use details/evidence to support your answer.

Aim Questions:
1. What role does health care play in the way wealth is distributed in the U.S. today?

2. What affect does health care have on who has power in American society?

HW # 1 - Due 3/17

Topic: Health Care
Read and annotate 7.2-7.5. Write 2-3 discussion questions.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Article Summary Response # 3 - Due Friday, 3/12

This Article Summary Response will count towards the 2nd Marking Period Grade. You may want to select an article about Health Care since that is what we have been focusing on in class.

Friday, March 5, 2010

Check out this link!

The link below will take you to a photo collection that the NY Times started. The Photos are of the Gowanus Canal and were submitted by the public. Two of the photos were from our show and were taken by our students!!! Awesome!!!

NY Times: Gowanus Photos

Check out this link!

The link below has an article from NY Times about the Gowanus Canal being declared a Superfund site. What is most interesting is all the reader comments at the bottom of the page. Their comments sound very similar to our debate!

Gowanas Article: NY Times

HW # 6 - Due Friday 3/5

Read and Annotate the excerpt from "Savage Inequalities in Public Education" by Jonathan Kozol. Write 2-3 discussion questions.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010