Saturday, October 18, 2008

Week Eight Assignment

This assignment is due on October 23rd.

Remember you are responsible for commenting on FOUR other blogs.

This article corresponds to the strategy we have been studying: locating the topic, main idea and supporting details.
In your textbook read pages 547-550. Campus Violence
Preventing Violence on Campuses.
This article is relevant to you, as college students, and is something that affects your lives.
1. Read the article.
2. Answer the following questions:
What is the topic of the article?
What is the main idea of the article?
What types of supporting details does the author use to support the main idea?
This goes back to the five types of supporting details we discussed in class. Give an example of one detail used.
3. List three characteristics that can be early warning signs of a student's potential to become violent.
4. What security measures have you noticed on this campus? Do you think these measures are worthwhile?? Why or why not??

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