Begin Grit Presentation. Students will be reflecting their presentations on the board in front of the class and presenting the research they found over their specific topic. Last Thursday students were assigned a Grit Project in which they were allowed to select their topic and then construct their own research over such topic.All topics relate back to grit somehow and student's requirement is to prove how their topic is grit worthy.
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Tuesday Jan. 20
Wednesday Jan. 21
Thursday Jan. 22
Deflategate VS. Watergate
The most recent scandal against the New England Patriots deflating 11 of their 12 game balls used against the Indianapolis Colts this past Sunday in the AFC Championship game. The infamous name of the issue, "deflategate" is in reference to the "Watergate" scandal which forced former President, Richard Nixon, to resign from his presidency. The two articles below go more in depth behind each controversy. After reading BOTH articles, write a well constructed ARGUMENTATIVE essay involving these two scandals (half a page). Discuss the whether or not (yes or no) the New England Patriots and Nixon's campaign were seeking an advantage during these acts. Does "cheating" play a part in these two scandals?(yes or no) Be sure to referrer back to the articles to support your claims. ESSAYS DUE MONDAY!!!