Friday, February 15, 2013

Friday, February 15th

STARTER
February Blues and School Stress got you down?  Take some advice from this little girl on how to stay positive!


NPR Radio Clip on Fisher v. Texas and Affirmative Action
  • What was the immediate effect of the federal district appeals court in 1996 that got rid of any race-based Affirmative action programs?
  • What did Texas do to fix this problem?
  • How do UT officials defend themselves against Fisher's claims?
  • What do Fisher's lawyers claim?
  • What are the prospects for the Supreme Court's verdict?
AGENDA
** Spicy Unicorns Skype with Justice Castenada @ 10:40 **

1.  Ashley define quota systems and review strict scrutiny: Constitutional Status of Affirmative Action
2.Project Work Time Goals

            A. Finish Supreme Court Case research and share your findings with your group.  Can your team use any of the ideas from these cases in your debate?

            B. Decide which angle each group member will take in supporting your position and begin researching.
  •  Process for Angle Decision:
    •  Review your team line
    •  Decide which arguments are most critical to your stance
    • Divide up these arguments among your group and dive into research to find evidence/statistics/arguments to back up that specific angle.

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