Wednesday, January 15

Block Day, Jan.16-17 ~ AWC Reviewed

Warm-up: IXL - N2

A Biblical World-View Exploration
What is a scripturally based view on immigration? 
We have some digging to do. Today, let's check out Romans 13.  (P.S. This is a sweet place to practice diplomatic & respectful discussion.) Want more food for thought? Look here and here.

















Annotations Review
  • WHO -- Who wrote it and why does this person have authority on the topic?
  • WHAT -- What did it say? Summarize & comment on the article; compare or contrast this work with another you have cited -- does it agree or disagree? Make sure you include a key quote from the article. 
  • WHY -- Explain why you think this article is a good addition to your research.  Also, comment on the intended audience -- who was the intended audience and most importantly why was it written.
  • See an example here.
Practice: In what order should these sentences go? 
1. Krikorian says that he doesn't agree with immigrants "becoming an American just by them saying the oath of citizenship" (27). He believes that they should earn the right to serve in the armed forces by first forming their relationship with the U.S. 
2. The unique perspective offered in this article is how people can expect illegal immigrants to fight for a country that is not theirs.
3. Author, Mark Krikorian, is a nationally recognized expert on immigration issues and Krikorian has been the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) since 1995.
4. More than 37,000 green-card holders serve in the military and account for about 3%of active-duty soldiers.
5. Krikorian states that they should avoid developing a mercenary army that is made up of illegal immigrants that are loyal to their countries.  
Let's practice with this article.

Work Time: Goal 4 AWC Entries DONE. 
(6 Total since Tuesday)

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Book Distribution during research time

HW: Polish all 6 AWC entries.