Notes for Unit Exam Vocabulary Universe of Obligation the individuals or groups for whom a person is responsible and for whom justice is expected Meritocracy a system where the people in powerwith privileges earned it based on ability and hard work ID: 632411
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Nationality and Universe of Obligation
Notes for Unit ExamSlide2
Vocabulary
Universe of Obligation
- the individuals or groups for whom a person is
responsible
and for whom justice is expected
Meritocracy
-
a system where the people in power/with privileges earned it based on ability and hard work
Citizenship
- a legally recognized subject of a nationSlide3
What does the phrase “race is a biological myth and a social reality” mean? *
Be sure to explain all parts of the phrase.Slide4
What does the phrase “race is a biological myth and a social reality” mean? *Be sure to explain all parts of the phrase.
“Race is a biological myth.”
Race is made up!
Skin color does not mean anything about intelligence, personality, talents, etc.
There is nothing that is true about all members of a particular race.
EXAMPLE
Race is “a social reality.”
Even though race is a made up classification, we still experience very real consequences of this idea.
EXAMPLE Slide5
Describe how and why the concept of race developed alongside the United States.Slide6
Describe how and why the concept of race developed alongside the United States.
The concept of separate and unequal races supported existing power and economic structures in the US.
The US needed to justify the exclusion of Africans and Native Americans from the protections, rights, and freedoms promised by the Constitution.
Example of how the concept of race was used to further the goals of wealthy whites in America.Slide7
What does it mean to be included in a nation’s universe of obligation? Slide8
What does it mean to be included in a nation’s universe of obligation?
To be inside a country’s universe of obligation means:
The country looks out for your best interest.
The law protects you and you can expect justice
.
Example
Explain how example shows what it means to be in the nation’s universe of obligation.Slide9
What happens to those who are outside of any nation’s universe of obligation?Slide10
What happens to those who are outside of any nation’s universe of obligation
?
To be
outside
a country’s universe of obligation means:
The country
does not look after you or prioritize your safety or success.
The law
does not always protect you. If something happens, you cannot always expect
justice.
Example
Explain how example shows what it means to be
outside
the nation’s universe of obligation
.Slide11
Describe the relationship between meritocracy and equality of opportunity? What is the danger of believing in the meritocracy
?Slide12
Describe the relationship between meritocracy and equality of opportunity? What is the danger of believing in the meritocracy
?
In order for the meritocracy to work, everyone has to have equal opportunities to succeed.
If people do not have equal opportunities, some people will have an advantage over others, and we will not know if the people with power and success have it because they truly earned it, or if they have it because they had a head start in life.
Example
Connect example to thesis.
The danger of believing in the meritocracy is that we start to believe that those without success or power are struggling because they are lazy or somehow less than others.Slide13
Open-text Essay
Notes and preparationSlide14
Write an essay in which you discuss the founding ideals of the United States and evaluate the country’s inclusion and exclusion of various groups. In your discussion, explain the reasons for these decisions and the ways these decisions impacted the country’s future. Support your answer with textual evidence from at least three sources. Be sure to analyze each quote and connect it to your claim.Slide15
Do
What
?**
Write
an essay
in which you
discuss
the
founding ideals of the United States
and
evaluate
the country’s inclusion and exclusion of various groups
. In your discussion,
explain
the
reasons for these decisions
and the ways these decisions
impacted the country’s future
.
Support
your
answer with textual evidence
from at least three sources. Be sure to
analyze
each quote
and
connect
it to your claim
.
**Use your Key Words in Prompts resource with
ths
.Slide16
Thesis Statements
Your thesis statement should never contain the words “I think,” “I believe,” “In my opinion,” “Yes,” or “No.”
Never
use a quotation in your thesis statement!
Your thesis statement should give the reader an idea of what the prompt is asking.Slide17
Founding Ideals:
Freedom/Liberty
Justice for all
All men are created equal
Fundamental Inalienable Rights
Participation in GovernmentSlide18
Groups Excluded
Native Americans
African Americans
Women
Men who did not own property
Non-ChristiansSlide19
Thesis should include:
Founding Ideals
Exclusion of groups
Reasons behind exclusion
The United States was founded on the promise of ______________________________; however, we excluded ___________________ and __________________ because _______________
_________________________________________.Slide20
Using Textual Evidence
Step 1: Be sure that your quote is relevant.
Step 2: Be sure that your quote communicates a complete thought! It should NOT be a fragment of a sentence or a partial idea.
Step 3: SET UP your evidence. EXPLAIN the context of the quote (Who said it? Where did this happen? What does your reader need to know in order to understand it?).
Step 4: Write the quote in quotation marks and cite your source.
Step 5: Explain how your quote supports your thesis.Slide21
MLA In-text Citations:
Formatting Review
Write your quote in quotation marks. NOTHING else should be inside these quotation marks, ESPECIALLY NOT your citation. Your citation will include the author’s last name and the page number. If there is no known author, use the title of the work and the page number.
“
I’m a quote. I
’
m also relevant, and I include a complete thought” (“Article Title” 330)
.Slide22
Which of the following is CORRECT?
“Dogs are very loyal companions. Everyone should have one.” (“Fake Article” 3)
“Cats are good pillows. They are soft and warm (“Another Fake Article” p. 4).”
“Fish do not make good pillows. They never survive” (“Fake Article Again” 67).
“Fish should stay in water” (“Unknown 67”).Slide23
What is WRONG?
“Dogs are very loyal companions. Everyone should have one
.
” (“Fake Article” 3
)
.
“Cats are good pillows. They are soft and
warm
”
(“Another Fake Article”
p.
4).
”
“Fish do not make good pillows. They never survive” (“Fake Article Again” 67)
. CORRECT
“Fish should stay in water” (“
Unknown
Article Title”
67
”
).Slide24
Analysis
Be sure to explain your quote. What does it mean?
Then connect it to your thesis. How does this quote prove your claim?