Due: Read the first five web pages of this article by Eric Schlosser: Prison Industrial Complex
Wed, 11/2 The Prison Industrial Complex: Still true today?
Due: finish reading Schlosser's article
Mon. 11/7 Prison Overcrowding
Due: read “Prison Nation,” “Inmate Count in US”, “California, in Financial Crisis. Opens Prison Doors” and “California’s Changing Prison Population” in reader (given out in class)
Wed. 11/9 Guarding Prisoners
Due: read Ted Conover, "Guarding Sing Sing," next article in the reader.
Fri. 11/11 "The Farm"
DUE: Read The National Prison Rape Commission Report
Tues. 11/15 Prisons in Crisis
DUE: 1) Turn in your topic for the final project and 2) go to this website Prisons in Crisis and either listen to the audio version or read the transcript of the program. It relates to all topics
Thurs. 11/17 Prisons in Crisis: Mental Illness/Meet in downstairs computer lab
DUE: Read the first 3 pages of this article, through "Re-entry": Mental Illness, Human Rights and US Prisons from Human Rights Watch. The rest of the article is a fantastic resource for your projects, if mental illness issues relate to your topic.
Mon. 11/21 Guest Speakers: Released Men Tell Their Stories
DUE: Turn in your bibliography. At the top of the page, write the essential question that your research will answer.
Wed. 11/23 Capital Punishment
DUE: Read pp. 242-246, 249-253 of reading on this topic handed out in class 11/21.
Tues. 11/30 Guest Speaker
DUE: 1) Write two thank you notes, one to Leonard and one to Terry and 2) continue your research--find an interview. Notes of interview are due 12/1
Thurs. 12/1 "Bad Boys of Summer" ?
DUE: Revised: Be ready to let me know whom you will be interviewing, or whom you have contacted.
Mon. 12/5 Guest Speaker
Due: Notes of interview
Wed. 12/7 Work Session: upstairs computer lab
Due: 1) Please bring two thank you notes: one to Michael Laurence and one to Beth Waitkus, 2) bring your research materials to class.
Fri. 12/9 Work Session: upstairs computer lab
Due: Work on final research project
Tuesday 12/13 Meet in Library for Interviews
Due: email your papers by 9:30. I will schedule an interview with you and a Marin Academy community member sometime between 10 and 11 in the library. (This time you'll be interviewed!)
Here is the rubric for the interview
Chicago style citation format
Wed. 11/9 Guarding Prisoners
Due: read Ted Conover, "Guarding Sing Sing," next article in the reader.
Fri. 11/11 "The Farm"
DUE: Read The National Prison Rape Commission Report
Tues. 11/15 Prisons in Crisis
DUE: 1) Turn in your topic for the final project and 2) go to this website Prisons in Crisis and either listen to the audio version or read the transcript of the program. It relates to all topics
Thurs. 11/17 Prisons in Crisis: Mental Illness/Meet in downstairs computer lab
DUE: Read the first 3 pages of this article, through "Re-entry": Mental Illness, Human Rights and US Prisons from Human Rights Watch. The rest of the article is a fantastic resource for your projects, if mental illness issues relate to your topic.
DUE: Turn in your bibliography. At the top of the page, write the essential question that your research will answer.
Wed. 11/23 Capital Punishment
DUE: Read pp. 242-246, 249-253 of reading on this topic handed out in class 11/21.
Tues. 11/30 Guest Speaker
DUE: 1) Write two thank you notes, one to Leonard and one to Terry and 2) continue your research--find an interview. Notes of interview are due 12/1
Thurs. 12/1 "Bad Boys of Summer" ?
DUE: Revised: Be ready to let me know whom you will be interviewing, or whom you have contacted.
Mon. 12/5 Guest Speaker
Due: Notes of interview
Wed. 12/7 Work Session: upstairs computer lab
Due: 1) Please bring two thank you notes: one to Michael Laurence and one to Beth Waitkus, 2) bring your research materials to class.
Fri. 12/9 Work Session: upstairs computer lab
Due: Work on final research project
Tuesday 12/13 Meet in Library for Interviews
Due: email your papers by 9:30. I will schedule an interview with you and a Marin Academy community member sometime between 10 and 11 in the library. (This time you'll be interviewed!)
Here is the rubric for the interview
Chicago style citation format
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