Compare and
Contrast Ancient
Civilizations Due 10/4
Must turn it in using
Turnitin.com
Warm Up: What is a
century?
Tuesday/Wednesday 10/1 & 10/2
Objective:
I will be able to read a
short essay and show
where I found answers to
questions by underlining
the text.
Justice
Case A
 Eddie is caught shoplifting a cell phone at Radio Shack. Eddie
is 15 years old. It is his first offense. The police call his
parents, and Eddie returns the phone. There will be no
criminal record.
 Is this fair to Eddie?
 Is this fair to Radio Shack?
 Is it fair to society? Is it in the best interest of society?
Case B
 JD does the same thing, except he is 19 and it’s his third
offense and will be his third felony conviction. Due to
mandatory sentencing, he will do 10 years in prison.
 Is this fair to JD? To Radio Shack? To society?
Task:
Read the Background Essay on the
second page of your packet (page
7).
Answer the questions on the third
page (page 9).
15 minutes
Understanding the Questions
P. 11
1. What is the analytical question asked by
this Mini-Q?
Hammurabi’s Code: Was it just?
2. What terms in the question need to be
defined?
code & just
3. Rewrite the question in your own words.
Pre-Bucketing
 Use any clues from the Mini-Q question and the
document titles on the cover page, think of possible
analytical categories and label the bucket.s
Reason #1
Hammurabi’s
Code is just/not
just:
Reason #2
Hammurabi’s
Code is just/not
just:
Reason #3
Hammurabi’s
Code is just/not
just: