1. John Oliver on Drones

2. Arguments in support of drone strikes

2. Public Opinion on Drones

3. The Effect of the Drone War on Pakistan

4. Drones Persuasive Paragraph (quiz grade)

Your paragraph must answer one of the following questions:

• Should the US Gov. be able to kill an American citizen by drone strike without a trial?
• Should the United States continue it's drone campaign against suspected terrorists

Required Elements
A. Topic sentence

• clearly states your answer to the question you chose to answer and provides your overall reason for why you feel that way (answer + reason).

B. Evidence/Analysis

• Uses at least 
• Meets the standard - 6-8 specific facts from the Drones FAQ article to support your discussion of drone use by The United States.
• Exceeds the standard 10 specific facts from the Drones FAQ article to support your discussion of drone use by The United States. 
• Provides at least:
• Meets the standard - 3 pieces of specific evidence from 3 different documents in the Drone document packet.
• Exceeds the standard - 5 pieces of evidence in 5 different documents.
• For each piece of evidence from a document you must clearly ANALYZE (describe how/why) that document supports your answer to the question (which you stated in your topic sentence). Feel free to also include a SHORT quote directly from the document to back up your point. But keep quotes short. But be sure to clearly explain what the quote means in your own words, after the quote. And name the person or organization that you are quoting.
• Meets the Standard - Provides analysis for each piece of document evidence. 
• There should be a clear transition that tells the reader you are moving on from one piece of the evidence to the next. Words and phrases like: additionally, furthermore, firstly, secondly, thirdly, in addition to, finally, another reason to support...etc.
• Summation
• conclude your paragraph by restating (in different words) the claim made in your topic sentence (answer + reason)

Persuasive Paragraph = Topic Sentence + Evidence/Analysis + Summation
 
Sample:

Persuasive Paragraph Check List

*Your paragraph also must be typed and proof read to fix errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar.

HW - Work on your "Drones Question Persuasive Paragraph." The due date for the paragraph is 3/19. The paragraph will count as 40 points of your Drones Test. The rest of the Drones Test will be on Monday 3/20.

Agenda for 3/12

1. Review "Drones FAQ" HW Questions - the info from this assignment will be on the "Drones Test."

2. Drones Persuasive Paragraph (quiz grade)

Your paragraph must answer one of the following questions:

• Should the US Gov. be able to kill an American citizen by drone strike without a trial?
• Should the United States continue it's drone campaign against suspected terrorists

Required Elements

A. Topic sentence

• clearly states your answer to the question you chose to answer and provides your overall reason for why you feel that way (answer + reason).

B. Evidence/Analysis

• Uses at least 
• Meets the standard - 6-8 specific facts from the Drones FAQ article to support your discussion of drone use by The United States.
• Exceeds the standard 10 specific facts from the Drones FAQ article to support your discussion of drone use by The United States. 
• Provides at least:
• Meets the standard - 3 pieces of specific evidence from 3 different documents in the Drone document packet.
• Exceeds the standard - 5 pieces of evidence in 5 different documents.
• For each piece of evidence from a document you must clearly ANALYZE (describe how/why) that document supports your answer to the question (which you stated in your topic sentence). Feel free to also include a SHORT quote directly from the document to back up your point. But keep quotes short. But be sure to clearly explain what the quote means in your own words, after the quote. And name the person or organization that you are quoting.
• Meets the Standard - Provides analysis for each piece of document evidence. 
• There should be a clear transition that tells the reader you are moving on from one piece of the evidence to the next. Words and phrases like: additionally, furthermore, firstly, secondly, thirdly, in addition to, finally, another reason to support...etc.
• Summation
• conclude your paragraph by restating (in different words) the claim made in your topic sentence (answer + reason)

Persuasive Paragraph = Topic Sentence + Evidence/Analysis + Summation
 
Sample:

Persuasive Paragraph Check List

*Your paragraph also must be typed and proof read to fix errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar.

HW - Work on your "Drones Question Persuasive Paragraph." The due date for the paragraph is 3/18. The paragraph will count as 40 points of your Drones Test. The rest of the Drones Test will be on Friday 3/20.

Agenda for 3/10 and 3/11

1. Review answers to "Drone FAQ" HW assignment

2. Drones Overview Videos

• Watch videos and complete "Understanding Drones" graphic organizer

3. The Effect of the Drone War on Pakistan

HW (started in class) - Assignment #8 - Drones Document Evidence

• Go to eBackpack "Assignment # 8 - Drones Document Evidence"
• Open the "Drone War Document" resource
• Use the graphic organizer that you received in class (which can also be found in the eBackpack assignment), to analyze ten documents, 7 that support, and 3 that go against, your opinion on the question: 
• Should the US government continue its drone campaign against suspected terrorists? Why or why not?

• When the graphic organizer is complete, take a photo and upload to Assignment #8.

   

Agenda for 3/9

1. You make the call? - Homeland clip

2. So where, exactly, have drone strikes happened?

3. Assignment #7 - "Drones FAQ" questions. Click on the link and answer the questions from the packet (either on paper, or electronically).

4. Drone Pilots. Whose behind the joystick? What are your thoughts about drone pilots?

• How are drone pilots trained?
• Who does the military recruit and how do some feel about their work?
• And many are quitting. 

 HW - None

Agenda for 3/6

1. You make the call? - Homeland clip

2. So where, exactly, have drone strikes happened?

3. Review the "Drones FAQ" questions (HW from last class)

4. Drone Pilots. Whose behind the joystick? What are your thoughts about drone pilots?

• How are drone pilots trained?
• Who does the military recruit and how do some feel about their work?
• And many are quitting.

5. More data about the strikes in Pakistan, in Yemen in Somalia.

• For each country:
• total strikes?
• total killed? 
• civilians?
• militants?
• unknown?
•  The most deadly year?

6. The Effects of the U.S. Drone Program in Pakistan

Agenda for 3/4 and 3/5

1. Debate Wrap-Up

• Debrief
• Hand in Debate Note Sheet 

2. The Drone Debate - Introduction

A. A brief introduction to drones.

B. Are Drones Morally questionable? 

C. Drone Strikes from the perspective of those who live in Waziristan - "Wounds of Waziristan"

D. The Drone Debate FAQ 

HW - Using resource D above, complete "Assignment 7 - Drones FAQ Reading Questions" (eBackpack).

Agenda for 3/2 and 3/3

1. Quick video overview of events in the Ukraine.

2. PRO/CON: Should the U.S. send weapons to Ukraine? (20 mins)

• If asked for a NEWSELA code:  8DU6EJ

• Based on the beliefs/values of your "Option" should the US send weapons to Ukraine?
• Read both the PRO and CON arguments in the article
• Based on those arguments, and what know about your foreign policy "Option" what is your opinion? Make sure your opinion matches the values of your option. Refer back to your Options packet for a description of those beliefs and values.
• Write a one paragraph explanation of your opinion. Be sure to specifically reference the beliefs of your option, as well as at least three specific arguments from the article. Submit your paragraph to eBackpack assignment "In-Class Assignment 3/2."

3. Debate Prep and Regroup

• Meet with group and complete the following tasks
• As a group, discuss your responses to the Ukraine article. Be sure to come a consensus as a group, so when the topic come up in the debate, you are all on the same side.
• It is expected that all students will participate at least once during the debate. If you have yet to speak, take some time to think about an argument that you could make either in defense of your own Option, or to attack one of the other Options.
• Be sure that questions 1, 2, 4, and 5 are answered from your debate note sheet. If those are complete, you should also begin work on questions 3 and 6, while waiting to begin. Remember the note sheet is a quiz grade, and you will be handing it in at the end of class.
• Review your prepared remarks if you have yet present during the debate. Be sure you know who will be delivering them.

2. Continue Debate!

1. Opening Statements

2. Policy Beliefs  

• economy
• international security
• international relations
• health and environment
• culture/values

3. Real world examples (including sending weapons to Ukraine)

4. Closing Argument

3. Complete Assignment 6 -  "Debate Note Sheet"


HW - Finish the Debate Note Sheet (you will hand in the paper copy)