Stuck In Neutral
A jog the web that students will complete after they finish reading the book Stuck In Neutral by Terry Trueman
Author MrCulp
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Sean's dad felt that Sean would be better off dead than alive. At the end of the book, the reader can infer that Sean's dad killed him. Based on this, use this website to answer the following questions: 1. Explain what Euthanasia is in your own words. 2. Using the above definitions, what type of euthanasia did Sean's dad commit? Explain your choice. 3. Do you think it's ever to a person's benefit to have their life ended? Why or why not? Give examples.
http://www.euthanasia.com/definitions.html
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Using this website, define the following words: infanticide, sanctioned, passive, controversies, constitutes, discretion, irrevocably, proponents, and applicable. If you cannot understand onelook.com's quick definition, click on one of the links for another definition.
http://www.onelook.com
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After reading the Article: 1. Find each word above in the article. Read the sentence and see how the word is used. Using the definition and the knowledge gained from reading it, write your own sentence using the word. 2. Write 1 of each QAR question (right there, think and search, author and me, and on my own) about the article. 3. Post a comment in the comments portion of this wiki aobut the article.
http://readingprojects.pbwiki.com/Stuck-In-Neutral#
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Task 1: After you read the article, summarize what it is about (using the format of the journalist role sheet - You do not need to write out the who, what, etc unless it helps). Task 2: If you were the judge and had to decide if you should side with her husband and remove the tube or with her family and not remove the tube, what would your decision be? Give three good, detailed reasons why you would have decided this way.
http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-smith090503.asp