Soph---Unit-15-wk-1-edit-There-should-be-a-law!

Thereshouldbealaw!Unit15,Week1Discussion-Laws•Whatisalaw?•Whataresomecommonlawsthatinfluenceyourlife?•AretherelawsinChinaabout▫Marriage?▫Driving?▫IDcards?Snapshot•Switzerland•Iceland•FinlandSnapshot–pg100•Whichoftheselawswouldyouliketohaveinyourcityorcountry?Why?•Canyouthinkofreasonsfortheselaws?•Doyouknowofanyotherunusuallaws?GrammarFocus–pg101AgoodideaAbsolutelynecessaryShouldMustOughttoHaveto/havegottoA–Completethesentencespositivelyornegatively.Chooseamodalthatshowshowstronglyyoufeelabouttheseissues.VocabularyDownsizing▫areductioninthenumberofemployeesworkingforacompanyEthnicConflict▫problemsbetweenpeopleofdifferentraces,nations,tribes,orculturalbackgroundsGraffiti▫wordsorpictureswrittenonordrawnillegallyonwallsofbuildingsorpublicpropertyIlliteracy▫beingunabletoreadorwritePollution▫thingsthatmakeland,water,andairdirtyandnotsafeorsuitabletouseStrayAnimals▫animalsthatdon’tbelongtoanyone(usuallydogsorcats)DebateVideo–TheGreatDebaters•Takesplaceinthe1930sintheAmericanSouth.Atthattimeblacks(Negros)weren’tallowedtoattendstateuniversitieswithwhites.•Ateamofblackdebatershadanopportunitytodebatethetopwhiteteam(fromHarvardinthemovie).•Thetopicwaswhetherblacksshouldbeabletoattendthesameschoolsaswhites.PartsofaDebateProOpeningStatement(lessthan1minute)Argument1(1minute)Argument2(1minute)Argument3(1minute)Rebuttal(4minutestotal)ClosingStatement(lessthan1minute)ConOpeningStatement(lessthan1minute)Argument1(1minute)Argument2(1minute)Argument3(1minute)Rebuttal(4minutestotal)ClosingStatement(lessthan1minute)Schoolsshouldimposestrictdresscodes(uniforms)forstudents.ProConArguments:1–Easierforstudents,don’thavetochooseclotheseveryday2–Costsless3–Increasessafety(decreasesdiscipline,ganginvolvementandbullying)Arguments:1–Studentsdon’tlikeit2–Discouragesindividualismandself-expression3–UniformscanbeuncomfortableanduglyOpeningStatement-Pro(lessthan1minute)Schoolshelpstudentsbesuccessful.Schooluniformssimplifythelifeofthestudent.Uniformscutdownonclothingcostsforstudents.Finally,uniformsincreasesafetyatschools.OpeningStatement-Con(lessthan1minute)Schooluniformsarenotbeneficialtostudents.Studentsdon’tlikeuniforms.Uniformsdiscourageindividualismandself-expression.Uniformscanbeuglyanduncomfortable.Arguments(eachoneminute)Easierforstudents.Don’thavetochooseclothes.Don’thavetogoshopping.Arguments(eachoneminute)Uniformsincreasestudentsafety.Schoolswithuniformshavelessdisciplineissues.Studiesshowthattherearealsolessgangincidentsandlessbullyingamongstudents.Arguments(eachoneminute)Uniformsarecheaperthanbuyingclothesforschool.Uniformscutdownonpurchasestohave“cool”clotheslikeastudent’sfriends.Arguments(eachoneminute)Studentsdon’tlikeuniforms.Unhappystudentsarelesslikelytolearn.Arguments(eachoneminute)Uniformsdiscourageindividualismandself-expression.Studentsshouldbeencouragedtobethebestbutuniformsmakestudentsmorelikelytoblendin.Arguments(eachoneminute)Uniformsareuglyanduncomfortable.Studentswillstarthavingself-imageproblems.Studentsaredistractedfromlearningbyuncomfortableclothing.Rebuttal(4minutestotal)Number1–Yousaidstudentsdon’tlikeuniforms.Idisagree.IworeuniformsinprimaryschoolandIlikedthemverymuch.AccordingtoanarticleinNevadaTodaywrittenbyClaudeneWharton,90%ofstudentssaidtheydidnotlikewearinguniforms.Rebuttal(4minutestotal)Student2–Yousaidthatuniformscostless,butstudentswhowearuniformsalsoneedotherclothesforafterschoolandweekends.Havingtobuyadditionalclothingismoreexpensive.Mostuniformsaremadetolastalongtime,soevenifyouneedafewotherclothesforweekendsandafterschool,Ithinkthecostisstilllower.ClosingStatement-Pro(lessthan1minute)Asyoucansee,uniformsareveryhelpfulinschools.Studentshavemoretimeandenergytofocusontheirstudyingbecausetheydon’thavetoworryaboutwhattheywillwear.Parentsarehappybecauseuniformscostlessthanbuyingregularclothes.Schoolsafetyincreasesduetolessganginvolvementandbullying.Thereisnoquestionthatstudentswhowearuniformswillhaveabetterchanceatsuccess.ClosingStatement-Con(lessthan1minute)Basedontheinformationwehavepresented,itisobviousthatstudentsshouldnotbeforcedtowearschooluniforms.Ifastudentisn’thappy,theywon’tlearnasmuchastheywouldiftheywereinagoodmood.Studentsshouldbeencouragedtoexpressthemselvesandbecomeanindividualratherthanjustanotherstudentthatlookslikeeveryoneelse.Thisisdonebyhowtheychoosetodress.Uniformsdomoreharmthangood.DebateTeamsGetintogroupsof3people.Topics1.Videogames/computergamesareagoodwaytorelax.2.Professionalathletesdeservetomakeaveryhighsalary.3.Playingmajangformoney(gambling)isagoodhobby.4.Thegovernmentshouldfinepeoplefornotrecyclingtrashproducts.5.Smokingshouldbebannedinallpublicplaces.6.StudyingabroadisthebestchoiceforChineseuniversitystudents.Debate–NextWeek•Youwillbegradedindividuallyandasateam.•Eachpersonmustprepareanargumentandhaveatleastoneotherspeakingpart.•Yourscorewillbeloweredifyoureadfromapaper.