May 19 - 30, 2014: 1B-21 Victim Compensation

1B-21 Victim Compensation: Should victims’ families all receive the same compensation?

financial -- compensation -- fund -- sum -- recover


Achieve Readings

1. What was 9/11? -- Activating Prior Knowledge
2. 9/11:  A Day We Will Never Forget -- Generating Questions
3. 9/11:  A Young Boy Remembers -- Activating Prior Knowledge
4. They Want Payback -- Generating Questions
5. Tracking A Deadly Sickness -- Generating Questions
6. In the Dark -- Cause and Effect
7. Hi! May I take your Order? -- Compare and Contrast

• Timeline for 9/11 Events
• GM Ignition Switch Victim Compensation Fund
• Man on Wire - Film

May 5 to May 16, 2014 - 1B-20: High School Dropouts: Who's to blame?

1B-20 High school Dropouts:  Who's to Blame?
convince -- enormous -- integrity -- persistent -- reluctant

ACHIEVE READINGS

1. Teens Say:  Stay in School -- Problem - Solution
2. Where should the money go?
3. Are high-cost schools worth it? --  Summarizing
4. A Free Ride to School -- Problem - Solution
5. Bike Shop Gives Kids a Break -- Prior Knowledge
6. Chicago School Sends Everyone to College -- Problem - Solution
7. The Greatest School on Earth?

Debate Resources on School Attendance

idebate.org resources

Urban Prep - Pushing back against the Drop-Out epidemic