Taking Sides: Is Chaos in the Middle East Largely the Fault of U.S. Policy?

For Monday's class, please tackle this issue as we did with the issue of Chinese aggression in the South China Sea, but with more prep and stronger debate. Yes and No, you know who you are.

Your annotated bibliographies, along with copies of your sources, are due in class on Monday as well.

Blog posts are due tonight before midnight.

Taking Sides: Is China Being the Aggressor in the Issue of the Disputed Island in the Pacific Ocean?

For Wednesday class, please read and respond in writing to the "Learning Outcomes" and "Critical Thinking and Reflection" sections of this issue. In addition, you have each been assigned the "Yes" of "No" position to argue in class. You may work together as a team or on your own, but either way, you should be well prepared to support your position (whether you agree with it or not).

Rules for Arguments

For Friday's class, please write up a short (no more than a page long) argument that follows rules 1 through 6 (Chapter I) of A Rulebook for Arguments. You choose the topic. Use a different colored pen from that of the argument to point to your argument's use of the the 6 rules.

Not this.

Taking Sides: Is the UN a Worthwhile Organization?

For Monday's class prepare written responses to the learning outcomes and critical thinking and reflections sections of the Taking Sides issue, "Is the UN a Worthwhile Organization?" I reserve the right to collect your written responses in class. Copies of the textbook are no on reserve in the library.

Taking Sides: Immigrant Children

Thank you for a strong discussion today. I've posted the third Taking Sides issue on the Moodle. Please read it and answer the relevant questions/prompts in writing as you did for the Guantanamo discussion.

Taking Sides: Guantanamo

UPDATE: We will resume discussion of this topic on Monday, 9/9. Written responses must be turned in on Monday.

For Friday's class, please read the chapter of Taking Sides on Guantanamo and bring written responses to the "Learning Outcomes" and "Critical Thinking and Reflection" sections. Make an effort to connect the information in this chapter to today's issues.

I have scanned the chapter and posted it on the Moodle because of textbook delivery issues. I hope that this will be resolved for everyone very soon.