Name: Pd: HW Packet # 6 - Due Friday, 10/23/15 We are going to read 3 articles related to the recent mass shooting at Umpqua College in Oregon nd the: controversy that lus been growing in America - the increasing occurrences of gun violence, You'll read articles with different opinions; our goal is to compare their arguments and jdeas and then to what Ameri violence with evidence : about en Grade ca Roar Voces] E. Cesit "Task: 1. Read the article included more than once 2, Summarize in the left margin as usual 3, Annotations on the right / highlights should focus on evidence of the author's argument and supporting evidence he uses to explain the situation. Directions: 1. df each paragraph 2. Circle and define unknown words 3, Summarize each chunk in the left margin 4, Annotate purposefully: show evidence of deep thinking, 1-2 thoughtful annotations per page in the right ‘margin (Inferences, Questions, Connections, Opinions, Interpreting tough sentences) 5, Write a 2-paragraph response using the template below Difficult Vocabulary: Zealots: extremists, passionate believers Quixotic: unrealistically idealistic Grassroots: most basic level / main body of @ group | Proponents: advocates of “The Big Problem with liberal solutions to America’s horrible gun violence” - W. James Antle, WN, 10/7/15, The Week ‘To hear some politicians tell it, the only thing standing in the way of preventing tragedies such as the Oregon community college massacre is the zealots of the National Rifle Association. “Were it not for the NRA and its money, the argument runs, Congress would do the right thing and stop the easy access to guns. Republicans in particular "wage a right-wing ideological crusade fashioned by the National Rifle Association and Gun Owners of America," according to Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, (Can you believe the NRA considered endorsing Reid just five years ago?) But the growing gulf between what liberals appear to believe drives the country's problem with gun violence and the measures they are openly proposing to solve it suggests they realize that there is more to it than the gun lobby's intransigence.‘The implication of recent comments by President Obama and Hillary Clinton isn't simply that we have too few gun control laws, although they do contend that explicitly. It is that America has too many guns. Some of their grassroots supporters say it out loud. At Vox, Dylan Matthews writes that “Yarge-scale confiscation (looks) like easily the most promising approach for bringing U.S. gun homicides down to European rates." MoveOn.org circulated a petition to repeal the Second Amendment. ‘The liberal writer Amanda Marcotte averred in Rolling Stone that the amendment "was written by slaveholders before we had clectricity” and thet its enthusiasts should "feel free to live in a powdered wig and shit in a chamberpot while trying to survive off what yon can kill with an 18th century musket." Many identify Australia and Great Britain, coumries where there are sweeping restrictions on private firearms ownership, as models for the U.S. to follow on gun control. Yet Obama and Clinton actuall¥ propose little more than expanded background checks, something that won't put a dent in our vast supply of guns. Before its vaupted 1996 law that instigated a buyback of hundreds of thousands of firearms and severely restricted theit possession, Australia had a personal gun ownership rate of only about 7 percent compared to 34 percent in the contemporary United States. Even if gun control down under had been effective, which is a matter of some debate, itis of limited applicability to America. Indeed, a Harvard study frequently cited in support of the Australian law says in its conclusion, "It does not appear that the ‘Australian experience with gun buybacks is fully replicable in the United States." ‘There has always been a culture war element to the American gun control debate, Cities in blue states with tough gun laws nevertheless have high rates of gun crime, while ‘well-armed rural citizens where the laws are lax — such as Bemnie Sanders’ Vermont — enjoy relatively low rates of crime, The hope is that imposing stricter gun controls on the latter will reduce the supply available to the former. ‘The horrors of recent mass shooting episodes have at least some liberals contemplating a more direct challenge to America’s gun culture. Their politicians may share their anger, Dut they don't yet share their enthusiasm for such a quixotic quest. Background checks and assault weapons bans are practically the only viable gun control measures not because of the NRA's money or power but because of the high number of guns in the United States, the very fact that proponents who would like to go further lament. Gan buybacks are wilikely to work, Confiscation would pose serious constitutional problems to the Fourth Amendment as well as the Second. The 300 million guns already here and the significant private demand for weapons would make for a potent black market. And the political resistance that tougher gun control would face comes from @ large number of engaged gun owners for whom this is a salient issue, not just nefarious groups seeking to organize them.Far too many people have'lost ther lives due to guns. ‘The seeming frequency of mass shootings makes a desire for easy fixes understandable, as isthe anger and frustration that makes polemicists on behalf of gun control tire of hearing pro-gun counterarguments. But neither the sincerity of those feelings nor the seriousness ofthe ‘underlying problem obviate the obligation to spell out what policies are really being proposed here and marshal evidence that they will actually work. Comprehension Questions: Complete on tae same paper as your Reflection 1. ow does this author’s opinion compare / contrast to the author of AoW 5? 2. What other countries does the author refer to as examples of gun law history? 3. How many guns are in circulation ia the YS, according to this author? Reflection: What is th,author’s main argument? Do you agree or disagsee? Explain with textual evidence. Using the template below, write your response on a lined piece of paper or type/ print it, Staple ito your packet. “The general argument made by author X (first and last name) in his /her article, “ >is that | To prove/support this claim, X (last name only) argues thet He / She writes, : (> In this passage, X (last name) is suagesting that In conclusion, X(last name)’s belief is that | Tn my view, X (last name) is wrong / right, because . More specifically, I believe that For example, . Another reason I believe this to be true is : ‘Although X might object that I maintain that ‘Therefore, I concludePoetry Vocabulary Revie 1. These groups of lines are like a paragraph in a pocm: 2. This pair of rhyming lines are consecutive: 3. ‘This stanza is made of 4 lines with a specific rhyme scheme: 4, Using repeated vowel sounds to create melody, most often at the end of lines 5. A repeated group of words, like a chorus: 6. This type of poctry doesn’t have a thyme scheme or regular meter: 7. This type of poem is made of 3 quattrains and a couplet; 8 Category of poetry that expresses emotion / thought but doesn’t tell a story: 9. is the emotional attachment on words, more than the literal definition, 10. This type of pocm tells a story, usually about love or loss, and has musical quality 11. The thyme scheme of a poem is represented using: Suffix Practice: ‘What part of speech does adding the suffix -ous change words into? Below list as many words ending in -ous as you can think of,Lions are wild relatives of domestic cats such as the Siamese and the Persian. ven after years of hardship and poverty, Bllens indomitable spirit showed in her warm smile. While Democrats dominated the US. Congress in 1992, in 1995 it was controlled by Republicans. Pach of the mechanics at Auto Art has 2 speciality: Bill works on brakes, and engines are Phil's domain. « To dominate means to master or control. In early: England, the master of a house, called the ford, dominated the house. ee Because of his domineering behavior, Bart bbocame known as the 8th-grade bully. Until the Revolutionary War, King George claimed that the Colonies were under English dominion. Some people believe that a domesticated cheetah makes a good pet. For many years, the Big Bang theory of how the universe was formed predominated over other explanations. . Domineer suggests > ruling in an unfair or crue! manner. NG ‘A domineering person is often aggressive and overbearing. ‘A domineering person ““ords itover youl” Domestic refersto the home or homeland. Predominant means Se ea ere ‘most imporiant or having most ‘You must domesticate es : DOM authority. can also mean most ise, lot wolf i you want it as @ jouse, lord ‘frequent in number. ___ domestic pet. : =~ S Vee SS YA SSX In- means not. ‘ A dominion |s the area Indomitable applies to dominated by a ruling power. a person's strong nature that can't Originally adomain =, Dominion also means authori or sphere of influence. ‘be broken or tamed. Do you know anyone with an indomitable spirit? pce 2, was the area under the rule ‘of one master or lord. Ithas come to mean any area of ____ knowledge or expertise. ‘An independent nation has dominion ofits own. =Sener Drills and memorization were once the predominant forms of instruction in school. ‘This means that: a) all other forms of learning had been tried and had failed )_ schools favored drills and memorization over other methods drills and memorization were not very popular with teachers Fach July 1, Canadians celebrate Dominion Day. What are they celebrating? a), their independence as self-governing country b) their control over England, Franco, and the U.S. their success at taming the Aretic wolf A football team that. wins every game against alll odds could be called: a) domineering + b) indomitable , ©) domesticated ‘Ted decided that is parents were too domineering, He felt that his parents were: a) exerting too much control over his life b) not disciplining him enough ) staying at home too much Although skunks are wild animals, they can be ‘and kept as pets: a) domesticated dominated o) dangerous Because anyone may use our national parks i and forests, these places are known as: : a) the American dominion b) domesticated land ) public domain From a distance, the Empire State Building i dominates the New York City skyline. This means that: a) itis taller than the buildings around it, 1) it makes the eity skyline apear to be huge ©) the skyline makes it look smaller than it is ‘The media praised the U.S. President for his handling of foreign policies, but criticized his domestic policies. In this sentence, domestic means: i a) pertaining to housing policy in the U.S. i b) pertaining to the authority of other countries ©) pertaining to the internal affairs of the US. Word Toy, ue Wisk SPARTAN / LACONIC The citizens of the ancient Greek city of Sparta were known for their plain, severe, disciplined ‘ifestyle. Spartan now means austere, disciplined. The Spartans were also known as people of few words. So, since Sparta was also called Laconia, the word laconic means terse, concise, ‘+ Adam's Spartan roommate was offended by his gaudy kniok-knacks, * My laconic aunt never answers questions ‘with more than a word or two. Special orders were not encouraged by the cafe owner.ia aa 7 i wl fal Matha i" Level | so that each row, each column, and each 3 by 3 box contains the numbers I through 9 in some order. The solution is unique. Dad hurt his when the big -knocked him into the fence. “The Queen said, “ E thee Sir = Lfelea little when the __ stuck my finger. ‘My pet didn't normally. ‘The wall looked with the of dirt on it. Answers on page 170.