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Today you will research arguments for and against arming teachers. As you review these sources, you will gather information so you can write an essay synthesizing what you have learned.

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Arming Teachers Research Simulation Task

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Reading Selection #1

Click on the picture below to read the article titled “Arming Teachers Will Not Reduce School Violence”

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Reading Selection #2

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Click on the picture below to read the article titled “Arming Teachers and Parents Will Prevent School Shootings”

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Click below to watch the video “Principals and Teachers Who Carry Guns at School”

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Task:

Open a Google Doc and write an essay that compares and contrasts a primary argument in each text you have read regarding arming teachers. Your essay should explain how effectively you think each author supported that claim with reasoning and evidence. Be sure to use evidence from the three texts to support your ideas.

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