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 * 11th Grade Socratic Seminar: U.S. History**
 * Topic: The Arizona State Immigration Law**


 * Goals of the Seminar:**
 * 1) To make students aware of the law in Arizona and the complications and possible future implications that law could have to future state and federal government laws.
 * 2) To give students the opportunity to apply critical thinking skills and come up with answers to two key questions: Why did Arizona feel it had to make their own law to combat immigration issues? and If you were in a position of power in the federal government, what would your position be on Arizona’s law?
 * 3) To raise additional questions that aren’t contained in the seminar which students will research the answers to and report back to their classmates. This research will be conducted at the end of the Socratic Seminar with students finding this information during a period spent at the library.

1. From the New York Times website: “//Arizona// //Enacts Stringent Law on Immigration.”// Randal C. Archibald. April 23rd, 2010. //–// URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/24/us/politics/24immig.html 2. Transcription of an interview with Arizona Governor Jan Brewer: “//Interview with Arizona Governor Jan Brewer.”// John King. June 1st,2010. – URL: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/06/01/interview_with_arizona_governor_jan_brewer_105823.html 3. Political Cartoons: The first cartoon depicts that states have to pick up the ball and costs of immigration to their state. Source: The Bergen Record. URL - http://cagle.com/working/071123/margulies.jpg. The second cartoon has a message about why many immigrants come to America while a protestor with a sign that reads “Go Home, Illegal” looks at the illegal immigrant. Source: FairImmigration.files.wordpress.com URL - http://fairimmigration.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/cartoon-1.jpg
 * Documents:**

The day before the Socratic Seminar takes place, the students will read the articles, “//Arizona// //Enacts Stringent Law on Immigration”// and “//Interview with Arizona Governor Jan Brewer”.// The students will highlight what they believe to be important passages and to come up three ideas that they want to debate, discuss or question during the Seminar. On Socratic Seminar day, students will also view two political cartoons on the SMARTboard: one cartoon which supports the law and another that does not.
 * Pre-Seminar Activities:**

Why did Arizona make a law granting police the power to ask for proper immigration documentation?
 * Socratic Seminar Questions:**
 * Opening Question:**

1. Why was this law needed? 2. Why are individuals protesting the law? 3. Has immigration reform been attempted by the federal government? 4. Why did Arizona feel it had to make its own state law to combat immigration issues? 5. How does Governor Brewer defend her states law? 6. Is Arizona the only state that faces issues with immigration? 7. Why should we be interested about this law?
 * Core Questions:**

If you were in a position of power in the federal government, what would your position be on Arizona’s law?
 * Closing Question:**


 * Assessment:**
 * Teacher:** I would use //Assessing Thinking: Six Continua// by Visual Thinking, focusing on Continuum One numbers 3 and 4 – Beyond the Given, Continuum Four numbers 3 and 4 – Multi-Dimensional and Continuum Five numbers 3 and 4 – Generative.


 * Student:** Self-Assessment: What did I learn from this seminar and how can the methods and skills to help me with other problems in the future.