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Word Generation - Thomas Brook
Word Generation: An Overview
1.01 What is the Purpose of School?
1.02 Where are the Women in Math and Science
1.03 What is an American?
1.05 Does Rap Music Have a Negative Impact on Youth?
1.06 Animal Testing: Is it Necessary?
1.07 Censorship: Who should decide what young people read?
1.16 Teen Smoking: Who Is Responsible?
1.19 Should the NFL Require the Washington Redskins to Change Their Name?
1.20 High School Dropouts: What can be done?
1.23 Explicit Photos and Cell Phones: Innocent fun or illegal behavior?
2.04 Do Professional Athletes Deserve Multi-Million Dollar Salaries?
2.06 Does Title IX Promote Gender Fairness in Sports and Education?
2.10 Should the Pledge of Allegiance say “one Nation under God”?
2.12 Are Kids Responsible for Stepping in to Prevent Bullying?
2.13 Should doctors be allowed to assist seriously ill patients with suicide?
2.15 Are Green Technologies Worth The Investment?
2.20 Should There Be Amnesty for Undocumented Immigrants?
2.23 Are After School Jobs Helpful or Harmful?
3.04 Should Adoption Information Be Kept From Children?
3.05 Should Secret Wiretapping be Legal?
3.06 When should the U.S. Government Send Troops to Another Region of the World?
3. 07 Should the Government Impose a Mandatory Year of Service?
3.08 Should the Government Regulate Genetic Testing?
3.09 Should the US Have Tighter Regulations on Genetically Modified Foods?
3.11 Is an Extended School Day the Right Choice for Middle School Students?
3.11 Do the Benefits of Renting a Pet Outweigh the Potential Harm it Causes the Animals?
3.12 Should Single-Gender Education Be an Option for Everyone?
3.15 Who is Responsible for Protecting Teens from Online Predators?
3.16 Should Schools Protect Kids from Cyberbullying?
3.17 Should Marijuana be Allowed as a Medical Treatment?
3.18 How Should Doctors Choose Recipients for Organ Transplants?
3.20 Should the US Have Stricter Gun Regulations?
3.21 Should People be able to Trademark Phrases
3.22 Is Barbie a Bad Influence? OR Would You Buy a Doll that Misrepresents Your Values?
3.23 Should Shopping Malls be Allowed to Institute Teen Curfews?
3.24 Should it Be Mandatory to Get a License to Be a Parent?
Site Created Topic: Grit
Site Created Topic: Extracurricular Activities: How Does Participation Encourage Positive Youth Development?
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1.03 What is an American?
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Table of Contents
Essential Component: Vocabulary
Essential Component: Writing
Teaching Writing
Assessing Writing
Conferencing Writing
Scheduling a Word Generation Unit
Philosophical Chairs Debate
Discussion and Debate Activities
News forum
Course Feedback/Report an Issue
Purpose of School: Student Packet
Purpose of School: Teacher Packet
What is the Purpose of School?
Purpose of School: Chart
Purpose of School: Chart Submission
Purpose of School: Root Words
Purpose of School: Word/Meaning/Image Chart
Infographic: What is the Purpose of Education, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Vocab Review: Purpose of School
Purpose of School: Word Find
Women in Math and Science: Student Packet
Women in Math and Science: Teacher Packet
Where are the Women in Math and Science?
Women in Math and Science Root Words
Women in Math and Science Chart
Women in Math and Science Chart Submit Here
Article: The Math Gender Gap, Time Magazine
Article: Women in Math and Science: It’s Not about Daring to Discuss, It’s About Discussing What is Important, Psychology Today
Article: Girls Beat Boys in Every Subject, Time Magazine
Article: Girls' Math Skills May Fall Short, Huffington Post
Study: Education and Workforce Disparities Gender: A cradle to career perspective, Wilder
Article: Why Women are Poor at Math and Science, By Harvard President, The Guardian
Article: What Larry Summers Said— and Didn’t Say, Swarthmore College Bulletin
Biographies of Women Mathmaticians, Agnes Scott College
What is an American: Student Packet
What is an American?
What is an American: Chart
What is an American Chart: Submit Here
What is an American: Root Words
Rap Music: Student Packet
Rap Music: Teacher Packet
Does Rap Music Have a Negative Impact on Youth?
Rap Music: Chart
Rap Music: Chart Submission
Rap Music: Root Words
Infographic: The Largest Vocabulary in Hip Hop
TED Talk: Your Brain on Improv
Video- Freestyle Rap (Clean!): Eyedea & SLUG on the Wake Up Show
Issue Brief: Excerpt From Manhood and Gender Identity in Hip Hop, PBS
Article Excerpt: Black Noise, Tricia Rose
Article: Tupac Shakur's Legacy, 20 Years On, NPR
Video: Manhood and Gender Identity, iTVs
Animal Testing: Student Packet
Animal Testing: Teacher Packet
Animal Testing: Chart
Article: Should Animals be Used for Scientific or Commercial Testing?, ProCon.org
Article: Defending Animal Research: American Psychological Association
Article: Animal Experimentation up 73 percent, study says, CBS News
Article: Animal Testing is Bad Science, Point/Counterpoint, PETA
Article: When is Animal Testing Justified?, NY Times
Censorship: Student Packet
Censorship: Teacher Packet
Censorship: Chart
Censorship: Sentence Stems
Teen Smoking: Student Packet
Teen Smoking: Teacher Packet
Teen Smoking: Chart
Teen Smoking: Sentence Stems
Washington Redskins: 2016 Student Packet
Washington Redskins: Teacher Packet
Washington Redskins: Chart
Washington Redskins- Teacher Chart
Article: 'Redskins': Soon gone the way of 'Injun Orange'?, Star Tribune
Article: Protesters will challenge Washington Redskins name in Minneapolis Sunday, Star Tribune
Article: Washington nickname protest, Star Tribune
Article, California Governor Bans Redskins Name at Public Schools, NewsELA
Article: Daniel Snyder Can't See that the Future is Here, ESPN
Essay: Celebrate the Redskins as a Successful Business, U.S. News & World Report
Article: Jeb Bush doesn't think the Redskins should change their name, The Washington Post
Article: 'Redskin': A fun name or racial epithet?, Lancaster Online
Article: Update: Yes, A 'Redskin' Does, In Fact, Mean the Scalped Head of a Native American, Sold, Like a Pelt, for Cash, Esquire
Video: The Redskins' Name- Catching Racism, The Daily Show
Wikipedia Entry on William Henry Dietz, Football Coach
High School Dropouts: Student Packet
High School Dropouts: Teacher Packet
High School Dropouts: Chart
High School Dropouts: Root Words
Vocabulary Sort: High School Dropouts
Definition Matching: High School Dropouts
Word/Meaning/Image Vocab Chart: High School Dropouts
Vocab Practice With a Different Topic- California Drought
Article: 3 Reasons Students Dropout of High School, United Way
Report: The Silent Epidemic Perspectives of High School Dropouts. Gates Foundation
Map: Graduation Rates by State, Student Group, Education Week
Article: High School Dropout Crisis Continues in the U.S., Study Says, CNN
High School Dropouts: Visual Vocab Posters
Explicit Photos: Student Packet
Explicit Photos: Teacher Packet
Explicit Photos: Chart
Explicit Photos: Root Words
Study: Teens and Sexting, Pew Research Center
Article and Video: "Sexting" Leads to Child Porn Charges for Teens, CBS News
Response Questions After Reading or Viewing "Sexting" Leads to Child Porn Charges for Teens
Videos and Response Questions: Sexting and Child Pornography
Athlete Salaries: Student Packet
Athlete Salaries: Teacher Packet
Do Professional Athletes Deserve Multi-Million Dollar Salaries?
Athlete Salaries: Chart
Athlete Salaries Chart: Submit Here
Athlete Salaries: Root Words
Athlete Salaries: Word Find
Title IX: 2016 Student Packet
Title IX: Pre 2015 Student Packet, Preventing Discrimination Against Girls and Women in Sports and Education?
Title IX: Pre-2015 Teacher Packet
Title IX: Chart
Video: Know Your IX, Amy Poehler's Smart Girls
Statute: Title IX, Education Amendments of 1972
Video: Title IX: Let 'em play!
Video: Historic Title IX Turns 40
Article: The Battle Over Title IX: Male Athletes Suing to Change the Law, CBS News
Article: The Gender Discrimination Lawsuit that Could Change College Sports Forever, Vice
Are Kids Responsible for Stepping in to Prevent Bullying?: 2016 Student Packet
Bullying: Student Packet
Bullying: Teacher Packet
How Should Schools Present Bullying?
Bullying: Chart
Bullying Chart: Turn in here
Bullying: Root Words
Word/Meaning/Image Vocab Chart: Bullying
Article: Bullying: What Schools, Parents and Students Can Do, Huffington Post
Definition: What is Bullying, Stopbullying.gov
Minnesota Anti-Bullying Laws & Policies, Stopbullying.gov
Law: Safe & Supportive Minnesota Schools, outfront.org
Article: Dayton signs anti-bullying bill, Star Tribune
Article: Minnesota’s New Bullying Law and the Ability of Educators to Respond to Off-Campus Bullying, Cyberbullying Research Center
Article: Bullying Intervention Strategies That Work, Education World
Article, Bullying blamed in suicide of 13-year-old Minn. girl, KARE 11
Picture Series: The Deadly Cost of Bullying, CBS
Article and Video: Minnesota School District Agrees to Protect Students from Anti-Gay Bullying in Settlement with SPLC, Southern Poverty Law Center
Article: Documentary chronicles student suicides in Anoka-Hennepin, ABC Newspapers
Trailer: Same Difference Documentary
Crossword- Using Bullying Vocab
Assisted Suicide: Student Packet
Assisted Suicide: Teacher Packet
Assisted Suicide: Chart
Assisted Suicide Chart: Teacher Cheat Sheet
Green Technologies: Student Packet
Green Technologies: Teacher Packet
Are Green Technologies Worth the Investment?
Green Technologies: Chart
Green Technologies Chart: Submit Here
Green Technologies: Root Words
Article: China Leads In Renewable Investment -- Again!, Forbes
Article: 10 things you should know about investment in renewable energy, The Guardian
Lesson Plan: Green Energy, British Council
Green Technologies: Visual Vocab
Amnesty: Student Packet
Amnesty: Teacher Packet
Should There Be Amnesty for Undocumented Immigrants
Amnesty: Chart
Amnesty Chart Submission
Amnesty: Root Words
Game: A vocabulary game in Kahoot
Lesson Plans: Energy of a Nation: Immigrants in America, The Advocates for Human Rights
Report: The Economic Impact of Immigrants in Minnesota, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
Article: 5 Reasons to Grant Amnesty to Illegal Immigrants, Reason.com
Fact Sheet: Dreams Deferred: The Costs of Ignoring Undocumented Students, American Immigration Council
Article: Five Reasons Obama Shouldn't Declare Amnesty, The Atlantic
Fact Sheet: Minnesota Dream Act, Minnesota Office of Higher Education
2016 Student Packet: Are After School Jobs Helful or Harmful?
Pre-2015 Student Packet: Are After School Jobs Helpful or Harmful?
Teacher Packet: Are After School Jobs Helpful or Harmful?
After School Jobs: Chart
Article: Teens with Summer Jobs are Arrested Less Often, One Study Found, NewsELA
Article/Video: After-School Jobs Spark Academic Success, PBS
Article: Teenagers and Part-Time Jobs: Benefits. Drawbacks and Tips, Middle Earth
Statistics: Reasons Why After-School Programs Benefit Students and Communities, After-School All-Stars
Video: The Benefits of Youth Employment, ChicagoEducation
Teen written Article: After-School Jobs, TeenInk
Article: Linking Poor Performance to Working After School, Economic Policy Institute
Article, Should High School Students Have Part-Time Jobs?, Huffington Post
Study: Time to Work or Time to Play: The Effect of Student Employment on Homework, Sleep, and Screen Time, U.S. Department of Labor
Article: Benefits of Working a Part-Time Job in High School. eCampusTours.com
Article: Teenagers' Work Can Have Downsides, NY Times
Article: Working n High School Doesn't Pay Off the Way It Used To, Bloomberg Business
Article: High School Jobs: Impact is Different for Whites and Minorities, University of Michigan Institute for Social Research
Study: The Benefits and Risks of Adolescent Employment, National Institute of Health
Article: Professional Students: Benefits and Risks of Working While in High School, Concordia Online Education
Adoption: Student Packet
Adoption: Teacher Packet
Adoption: EL Materials
Secret Wiretapping: Student Packet
Secret Wiretapping: Teacher Packet
Should Secret Wiretapping be Legal?
Secret Wiretapping: Chart
Secret Wiretapping Chart: Turn in here
Secret Wiretapping: ELL Packet
Sending Troops to Other Regions: Student Packet
Sending Troops to Other Regions: Teacher Packet
Sending Troops to Other Regions: Chart
Sending Troops to Other Regions: Root Words
Sending Troops to Other Regions: EL Materials
Report: The Costs of War Since 2001: Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, Watson Institute for International Studies
Activity: Questions for The Cost of War Since 2001
Graphic Organizer: Comparison of US Troop Intervention Situations- Past decisions to intervene
Article Round Up: Sending Troops to Other Regions
Powerpoint: Sending Troops to Other Regions, Focus on US/NATO Mission in Kosovo
Article: Active-duty troops to deploy to Kosovo for first time in a decade, Stars and Stripes
Fact Sheet: NATO Mission in Kosovo, Allied Command Operations
Article: NATO's Role in Kosovo, NATO
Map: Refugees and IDPs from Kosovo, UN Refugee Agency
Questions: NATO Mission in Kosovo
Video: Kosovo Makes Arrests in New Push to Stem Flow of Fighters to Syria, Iraq, NY Times
Year of Service: Student Packet
Year of Service: Teacher Packet
Should the Government Impose a Mandatory Year of Service
Year of Service: Chart
Year of Service: Chart Submission
Year of Service: Root Words
Year of Service: EL Materials
Genetic Testing: Student Packet
Genetic Testing: Teacher Packet
Genetic Testing: EL Materials
Genetically Modified Foods: Student Packet
Genetically Modified Foods: Teacher Packet
Genetically Modified Foods: EL Materials
Extended School Day: Student Packet
Extended School Day: Teacher Packet
Extended School Day: EL Materials
Rent a Pet: Student Packet
Rent a Pet: Teacher Packet
Rent a Pet: Chart
Single-Gender Education: Student Packet
Single-Gender Education: Teacher Packet
Single-Gender Education: EL Materials
Online Predators: Student Packet
Online Predators: Teacher Packet
Online Predators: EL Materials
Cyberbullying: Student Packet
Cyberbullying: Teacher Packet
Cyberbullying: EL Materials
Medical Marijuana: Student Packet
Medical Marijuana: Teacher Packet
Should Marijuana be Allowed as a Medical Treatment?
Medical Marijuana: Chart
Medical Marijuana Chart: Submit Here
Medical Marijuana: Root Words
Medical Marijuana: EL Materials
Article: Why I Changed My Mind on Weed, CNN
Article: Industrial Hemp Production, University of Kentucky
Presentation: One Example of the Economics of Industrial Hemp
Graphic Organizer: One Example of the Economics of Industrial Hemp
Article: Buzzkill: Washington State Discovers that it's not so Easy to Create a Legal Marijuana Economy, The New Yorker
Article: Legalize Pot? You Must Be High, Time Magazine
Organ Transplants: Student Packet
Organ Transplants: Teacher Packet
How should doctors choose recipients for organ transplants?
Organ Transplants: Chart
Organ Transplants Chart: Submit Here
Organ Transplants: Root Words
Organ Transplants: EL Materials
Article: Should a Prisoner be Placed on the Organ Transplant Waiting List, AMA Journal of Ethics
Gun Regulations: Student Packet
Gun Regulations: Teacher Packet
Gun Regulations: EL Materials
Gun Regulations: Chart
Gun Regulations: Teacher Chart
Trademarking Phrases: Teacher Packet
Trademarking Phrases: Student Packet
Should people be able to trademark phrases?
Trademarking Phrases: Chart
Trademarking Phrases: Root Words
Trademarking Phrases: EL Materials
Barbie: Student Packet
Barbie: Teacher Packet
Doll that Misrepresents Your Values: Student Packet
Doll that Misrepresents Your Values: Teacher Packet
Doll that Misrepresents Your Values: EL Materials
Mall Curfews: Student Packet
Mall Curfews: Teacher Packet
Should Shopping Malls Be Allowed To Institute Teen Curfews?
Mall Curfews: Chart
Mall Curfews Chart: Submit Here
Mall Curfews- EL Materials
Article: Mall Owners Continue to Refine Their Approach to Teen Curfews, National Real Estate Investor
Article: New Policies Exterminating Teen Mall Rats, ABC News
Article: “Mall Brawls” Make a Lot of Noise After Christmas. So Should Teens Be Banned?, Footwear News
Article: More Under 18 Curfews at Malls May Be Instated for 2015, After Social Media-Spurred Mall Fights, Bustle
Article: Life's so unfair! Shopping mall sets 6pm curfew for teenagers - unless they bring their parents, Daily Mail
Article: For teens, it's curfew time ... at the mall, Christian Science Monitor
Article: Big Mall's Curfew Raises Questions Of Rights and Bias, New York Times
Policy: Mall of America Parental Escort Policy
Article: Teen curfews don't deter sales, traffic, local malls say, St Louis Post-Dispatch
Game: Vocabulary Practice in Kahoot
Parent License: Student Packet
Parent License: Teacher Packet
Parent License: EL Materials
Grit: Chart
Article: Characteristics of Grit
Powepoint: Effort and Praise
Powerpoint: Getting Grittier
Video: TED Talk, Angela Lee Duckworth
Video: The Marshmallow Test
Leveled Article: Math-Class Makeover Encourages a More Positive Approach to Learning, NewsELA
Video: Shimon Schocken: What a bike ride can teach you, TED
Extracurricular Activities: Main Unit Article
Extracurricular Activities: Chart
Extracurricular Activities: Packet Page 2
University of MN Student Groups Directory
Extracurricular Activities: Simplified Version of Main Article
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