Assignments for Week of October 21-25, 2013

Mon., Oct 21              MaGr Class             Writing on higher self involvement.     

                                   Literature                Thesis statement for essay and three points
                                                                   Proposal for creative project.

                                   RCG                        Write-up for Family History Projects

Tues., Oct 22             Literature                 Revised thesis statement and points

                                   RCG                        Read "Should America Maintain/Increase the Level of
                                                                   Immigration?" and "Arguments Opposing  Immigration"
                                                                   in the Race Reader.  Briefly summarize the articles for and
                                                                   against immigration.

Wed., Oct. 23             RCG                        Read "Georgia Gives Police Added Power to Seek Out
                                                                   Illegal Immigrants" and "The Law of Unintended
                                                                   Consequences: Georgia's Immigration Law Backfires" in
                                                                   the Race Reader.  Answer these questions:

                                                        1. Why is Georgia’s immigration law controversial?

                                                                                           2.  On what basis has it been challenged legally?

                                                                                           3.  How has the law affected immigration?

                                                                                           4. How has the law affected immigrants?

                                                                                           5. What are some of the unintended consequences?

Thurs., Oct. 24           RCG                        Watch the slide show at the bottom of the page at
                                                                    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/13/the-daily-
                                                                    show-aasif-mandvi_n_4094427.html about state
                                                                     immigration laws.

                                                                     Review the chart "U.S. Immigration by Region and
                                                                     Decade" at http://www.jaha.org/edu/discovery_center
                                                                     /push-pull/chart_w_events.htmlBe prepared to discuss
                                                                     how you think oppression may have affected your
                                                                     family's arrival in the U.S.?

Fri., Oct. 25                Literature                Essay due.