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Chris Buttimer, 8th Grade English Introducing the Topic |
Topic of the Week Target Words |
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Sample Lesson Clip 1 of 5 |
[clip length—3:21] TEACHER: You’re gonna look at— The words of the week for week five are wiretapping, source, suspicious, notwithstanding, which is a tough word to use in a sentence, and eliminate, okay? So be sure to take a look at how these words are used in the paragraph or the passage that we’re gonna read in a second, okay? Just so you know, I’ve given you some bonus words, which kind of apply to this topic: covert, which means either secret or hidden, all right?; warrantless, which means without a warrant or permission from the court; and then finally, surveillance, which means keeping a watch on a suspect or suspicious activity. And I may have a— an article that I’m gonna read to you guys later on this week, which includes some of these words, all right? These five words are our words of the week. You’ll need to use them in the writing passage— excuse me, the, um, short answer open response on Friday, answering the question, Should secret wiretapping be legal? Okay? So could everybody turn to page 43, which I believe is this week’s weekly passage. Should secret wiretapping be legal? Sean, I’ll ask you to turn to page 43, okay? And I need you to follow along with us. Pay close attention, particularly to notwithstanding and how it’s used in this passage because it’s not a word that I use all that often, but it’s a good one to know and it’s a good one to be able to use. Okay? Weekly passage. Should secret wiretapping be legal? Alena Woods was talking to her cousin in Mexico over the phone. She remembered hearing about wiretapping on the news. Apparently, the government was listening to international telephone conversations. They were doing this so they could know if terrorists were planning attacks. Alena wondered if someone was listening to her conversation. After the September 11th attacks, President Bush told the National Security Agency, or the NSA, to pay attention to conversations between Americans and foreigners who were suspicious. The NSA could tap phone calls, email and text messages as sources of information. He told them to do this in secret, notwithstanding the fact that they were supposed to ask a court for permission. But President Bush said this was necessary to keep the country safe. He called this the Protect America Act. Some people defend this act because they think it will protect Americans from terrorists. They think it is important to listen to people’s conversations are read their emails if they are suspicious. Also, this act eliminates any possible delays in getting information without— excuse me, about possible terrorists, because the government does not have to wait for a judge’s permission. It will help keep America safe. Other people are against the act, notwithstanding the need for safety and security. They think wiretapping violates a person’s right to privacy. The main problem for opponents is that the act allows the president to spy— excuse me, allows the president the power to spy without warning or court permission. These people think the price we are paying for security is too high. What do you think? Should secret wiretapping to help the government catch terrorists be legal? Or do you think, notwithstanding the risks of a possible attack, nobody should be able to spy on our conversations without telling us? Where do you stand? Remember, someone may be listening.
- Teacher lists targets words plus bonus words and encourages students to pay attention to how they are used in the weekly passage. He also reminds students that the words will need to be included in their Friday essay assignment. - Teachers reads the weekly passage.
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