Objective: Students will point out the strengths and limitations of the evidence.
Opening Activity: Review from Yesterday
Which of the two pieces below is the strongest evidence on the topic of vaccinations. Justify your choice with language from yesterday's lesson.
"I don't think dirt or getting sick makes you a weak person; your immune system needs to work with things," said Reber, whose children attend the Greenwood School in the San Francisco Bay area town of Mill Valley. "We certainly don't want to go back to having polio, but on the other hand, I don't think we need to eradicate all the childhood diseases.
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Public health officials say that, regardless of why parents choose not to vaccinate their children, the result is the same: an increased risk of an outbreak of whooping cough or other communicable diseases.
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The Yes side of your argument
Suggested Process:
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ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION: SINGLE-SEX CLASSROOMS
BODY IMAGE: BEAUTY PAGEANTS BODY IMAGE: PLASTIC SURGERY FAMILY: HELICOPTER PARENTS SPORTS: DOPING IN SPORTS EDUCATIONAL POLICY: HOMEWORK HUMAN RIGHTS: OVERPOPULATION MASS MEDIA: MUSIC LYRICS TEENAGERS/ CIVIL RIGHTS: PRIVACY RIGHTS FOR TEENAGERS MASS MEDIA: POPULAR CULTURE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & CHILD ABUSE: ABUSED WOMEN EDUCATION POLICY: COMMON CORE STANDARDS |