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Date Posted: 12:58:05 09/03/04 Fri
Author: Mary carpenter
Subject: Re: oprah: a teachable moment
In reply to: dpego 's message, "oprah: a teachable moment" on 06:15:38 08/18/04 Wed

David, Let me know if you get this response. You see, I am a ditz on computers. I agree! Bringing a real-life happening like Oprah into the classrom would be very motivating!! And bringing in a lawyer would be awesome too...all the more awesome if he is "HOT" as well!!!!

Oh, I did notice a few typos on this segment over Oprah. The words "guide" and "with" somewhere in the text. Just the English teacher coming out in me!! Sorry!!

WoW!!!! I am totally impresses with all of your work. Good God....how many hours and hours of work did this take?

I will pass on the word abut this fabulous site. Good job, David!!!!

(This is repeated from David Pego's posting to the
>national Newspaper education listserve.)
>
>Teachers will have a wonderful civics lesson to follow
>in the news for a couple of weeks -- or maybe longer.
>
>In case you haven't seen the story yet, entertainer
>Oprah Winfrey has been chosen to serve on a jury pool
>for a murder case. It's not a high-profile killing
>and initial news reports indicate she wants to do her
>civic duty but also hopes it doesn't take too much
>time.
>
>Explain to students how the legal system works. Or
>better yet, ask them first to explain to you how the
>system works. Caution them not to divulge details of
>their own encounters wih the legal system if they
>already have run afoul of community laws. But as a
>group, discuss why it is important to have laws to
>gide our behavior and why it is even more important to
>have a system in which someone accused of a crime can
>plead their case in front of a judge or a judge and
>jury.
>
>If you can invite a lawyer to come in and explain
>briefly how the state laws are enforced in your area,
>it might make for a compelling classroom
>question-and-answer session.
>
>Discuss as a group whether Oprah should be faulted for
>not wanting to take time away from taping her
>television show to sit for days in a jury box.
>
>Most important, explain that good and great newspapers
>try not only to report horrific crimes but also
>attempt to cover the resolution of those criminal
>investigations. News should not just be crime. It
>should be crime and punishment, when warranted.
>
>Then bring the discussion a bit closer to home for
>many of your teens. Ask them how they feel about
>illegally copying music CD's and videos for friends.
>Is it right? Is it wrong?
>
>Here is a link to one story about the Oprah jury call:
>(Have students look in your newspaper to find another
>version of this news story.)
>
>http://www.suntimes.com/output/roeper/cst-nws-roep18.ht
>ml
>
>Good luck!

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Re: oprah: a teachable moment -- dpego, 20:11:19 09/04/04 Sat