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Due Date Tasks Friday, 2/3/2012 Begin Unit: Loyalty and Betrayal, Section A, Order and Chaos Order and Chaos: Introduction Section Warm-Up: Product Loyalty Loyalty vs. Betrayal Literary Elements: Symbolism Tutorial: Symbols and Symbolism Reading 1: Two Kinds, by Amy Tan Practice: Symbolism Loyalty and Betrayal Theme Quiz, 40 points Friday, 2/10/2012 Begin Unit: Loyalty and Betrayal, Section B, Context Context: Introduction Section Warm-Up: A Context Riddle Reading 2: from Communists in the State Department, by Sen. Joseph McCarthy Exploring the Context of Senator McCarthy’s Speech McCarthy Era Self-Check Context Clues More Root Words Loyalty and Betrayal Context Quiz, 40 points Friday, 2/17/2012 Begin Unit:†¦show more content†¦Kennedy Vocabulary: Time and Space Words Tutorial: Greek and Latin Roots Memory Game: Vocabulary Practice Friday, 5/4/2012 Into the Future Quiz, 33 points Begin Unit: Time, Section D, Reading Longer Fiction Section Warm-Up: A Lady Named Bright Sci-Fi Reading 6: The Time Machine, by H. G. Wells Writing: Creative Writing 100 points The Time Machine Quiz, 40 points Time Unit Exam, 98 points Begin Unit: Justice and Injustice, Section A, Lady Justice Friday, 5/11/2012 Section Warm-Up: Images of Lady Justice Where do our Ideas of Justice and Injustice Originate? Reading 1: The Code of Hammurabi Reading 2: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Categorize Game: Comparing Ancient and Modern Ideas of Justice Lady Justice Quiz, 30 points Begin Unit: Justice and Injustice, Section B, Research Section Warm-Up: Why Is the Sky Blue, Mommy? Research: A Researchable Question Friday, 5/18/2012 Research: Deciding on a Researchable Question Research: The Process Research : Creating Note Cards How Many Sources?Show MoreRelatedHistory of Corrections: from Then to Now1809 Words   |  8 PagesRunning head: HISTORY OF CORRECTIONS History of Corrections: From Then to Now Kris L. Sullivan Colorado Technical University Online A Paper Presented in Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements of Corrections Solutions January 14, 2008 Abstract The U.S. corrections system, a subdivision of the criminal justice system, continues to undergo change. From its beginnings as laws written in stone, the corrections system has sought to punish offenders. 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