1. Attention Getter Rhetorical Question When is it okay to kill? *Use Imagery Imagine being seventeen years old again and never being able to see your eighteenth birthday. Your life cut short because you chose to wear a hoodie and to walk to the local 7-11 to get a bag of Skittles and an Arizona iced tea one heinous night. Your last words are not to anyone you love, but to the person that murdered you and took your life before even reaching adulthood. There would be a trial, but your murderer is able to walk free and live a full life that was taken from you. Your name, you ask? Trayvon Martin, but, in reality, we all could be Trayvon Martin because… Use Generalizations The average American has the right to protect themselves when they feel threatened under the second amendment… Announcement Teens beware, you can be killed for carrying skittles and an Arizona iced tea… *State a Fact According to The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, every year in the U.S., an average of more than 100,000 people are shot. Try to use more than one, if you can!

2. Background Information Should answer some and/or all of these questions about Stand Your Ground laws in general and the rights of citizens: Castle Doctrine-protect home if life is in jeopardy WHAT are Stand Your Ground laws? WHEN can you use Stand Your Ground laws? WHERE are Stand Your Ground laws? WHY would you use Stand Your Ground laws? HOW are Stand Your Ground laws used? WHO can use Stand Your Ground laws?

3. SYG Laws Write your thesis statement (claim + reasons): Stand Your Ground laws should exist because… Stand Your Ground laws should not exist because…

4. Finding Evidence 1.Go to http://www.ed1stop.orghttp://www.ed1stop.org username: heathert_stu password: student 2. On the tabs at the top of the page, click “Reference”. Click “EBSCO”. 3. Click on “Ebsco Host Magazines, Newspapers, Books and More” 4. Select the top three options -Always click “Full Text” to ensure that the articles you get are the full article and not just a summary. -Type in your topic. You can narrow your topic by typing in other search words. -Look at some of the article titles to see if they are what you are looking for. If so, click on the title and read over the article. If it has good information, you can save it to your Drive or email it. -Click on the right hand side on “Cite” and scroll down to MLA format. This will give you the full citation for your Works Cited! Copy (ctrl + c) and paste (ctrl + v) into a Google Doc to use later.

5. TIQAT Body Paragraph Stand Your Ground laws should exist throughout the United States because innocent people have a right to protect themselves from harm. In today’s society, crime has increased three fold since 1960 according to the Bureau of Justice statistics. These increases leave the average American vulnerable to becoming a victim of violent crime or even worse, dead. Innocent Americans don’t have to become a crime statistic victim if the laws were on their side, protecting the innocent instead of the criminals that are committing these heinous crimes. While owning a gun does not increase nor decrease crime rates according to the magazine Real Clear Science, it does prevent you or a loved one from falling victim to a criminal attack. Think about it, if you are being attacked, are you going to allow the person to attack you without trying to fight back or get away? Of course not, you would do whatever it takes for you or your loved one’s survival. Having Stand Your Ground laws, an innocent person would be able to protect themselves against a violent criminal that is threatening their life without fear of being incarcerated or labeled a murderer in the justice system. Laws appear to be helping and protecting the criminal, when they should be helping and protecting the innocent Americans that are left defenseless without the protection of Stand Your Ground laws. Not only should Stand Your Ground laws exist so innocent people can protect themselves against criminals, but they should also exist because it is your right to bear arms.

6. TIQAT Body Paragraph(s) Topic Sentence: Topic + Reason Stand Your Ground laws should exist throughout the United States because innocent people have a right to protect themselves from harm. Introduce Evidence: Define the reason and lead into the general evidence (quote/statistic) In today’s society, crime has increased three fold since 1960 according to the Bureau of Justice statistics. These increases leave the average American vulnerable to becoming a victim of violent crime or even worse, dead. Quote/Example: Give a specific quote, statistic, and/or example Innocent Americans don’t have to become a crime statistic victim if the laws were on their side, protecting the innocent instead of the criminals that are committing these heinous crimes. While owning a gun does not increase nor decrease crime rates according to the magazine Real Clear Science, it does prevent you or a loved one from falling victim to a criminal attack. Analyze Reason: Why is this important to SYG? How does it affect citizens? Think about it, if you are being attacked, are you going to allow the person to attack you without trying to fight back or get away? Of course not, you would do whatever it takes for you or your loved one’s survival. Having Stand Your Ground laws, an innocent person would be able to protect themselves against a violent criminal that is threatening their life without fear of being incarcerated or labeled a murderer in the justice system. Laws appear to be helping and protecting the criminal, when they should be helping and protecting the innocent Americans that are left defenseless without the protection of Stand Your Ground laws. Transition: Summarize your reason and lead into the next reason Not only should Stand Your Ground laws exist so innocent people can protect themselves against criminals, but they should also exist because it is every American’s right to bear arms.

7. TIQAT Body Paragraph(s) Topic Sentence: Topic/Claim + Reason Stand Your Ground laws should exist throughout the United States because innocent people have a right to protect themselves from harm. Stand Your Ground laws should not exist throughout the United States because it causes an unnecessary increase in violence.

8. TIQAT Body Paragraph(s) Introduce Evidence: Define the reason and lead into the general evidence (quote/statistic) Quote/Example: Give a specific quote, statistic, and/or example In today’s society, crime has increased three fold since 1960 according to the Bureau of Justice statistics. These increases leave the average American vulnerable to becoming a victim of violent crime or even worse, dead. Innocent Americans don’t have to become a crime statistic victim if the laws were on their side, protecting the innocent instead of the criminals that are committing these heinous crimes. While owning a gun does not increase nor decrease crime rates according to the magazine Real Clear Science, it does prevent you or a loved one from falling victim to a criminal attack.

9. TIQAT Body Paragraph(s) Analyze Reason: Why is this important to SYG? How does it affect citizens? Think about it, if you are being attacked, are you going to allow the person to attack you without trying to fight back or get away? Of course not, you would do whatever it takes for you or your loved one’s survival. Having Stand Your Ground laws, an innocent person would be able to protect themselves against a violent criminal that is threatening their life without fear of being incarcerated or labeled a murderer in the justice system. Laws appear to be helping and protecting the criminal, when they should be helping and protecting the innocent Americans that are left defenseless without the protection of Stand Your Ground laws.

10. TIQAT Body Paragraph(s) Transition: Summarize your reason and lead into the next reason Not only should Stand Your Ground laws exist so innocent people can protect themselves against criminals, but they should also exist because it is every American’s right to bear arms. Stand Your Ground laws cause an increase in unnecessary violence, but they also depict the United States as a racially biased society.

11. Counterclaim-Acknowledge Other Side Topic Sentence: Topic + argument of the other side Now, some might argue that Stand Your Ground laws should not exist. Reason: Give two examples that the other side argues They believe that it will lead to an increase in violence throughout the United States and that trained cops should be the ones to protect the citizens. Example and Analysis: Downplay 2 arguments and counter them What they don’t understand is nobody wants to have blood on their hands and to be responsible for another person’s death unless it was absolutely necessary. What if it was your life or your child’s life in question, wouldn‘t you want to fight to survive and be protected under the law in doing so? Sure, you could wait for a trained officer to arrive, but how long do you really have when someone is trying to kill you or your loved one? Transition: Go back to your side Stand your ground laws are essential in protecting the innocent when they feel there is nothing else they can do to survive.

12. Counterclaim-Acknowledge Other Side Topic Sentence: Topic + argument of the other side Now, some might argue that Stand Your Ground laws should not exist. Some Americans might say that Stand Your Ground laws should exist.

13. Counterclaim-Acknowledge Other Side Reason: Give two examples that the other side argues They believe that it will lead to an increase in violence throughout the United States and that trained cops should be the ones to protect the citizens.

14. Counterclaim-Acknowledge Other Side Example and Analysis: Downplay 2 arguments and counter them What they don’t understand is nobody wants to have blood on their hands and to be responsible for another person’s death unless it was absolutely necessary. What if it was your life or your child’s life in question, wouldn‘t you want to fight to survive and be protected under the law in doing so? Sure, you could wait for a trained officer to arrive, but how long do you really have when someone is trying to kill you or your loved one?

15. Counterclaim-Acknowledge Other Side Go back to your side Stand Your Ground laws are essential in protecting the innocent when they feel there is nothing else they can do to survive. Stand Your Ground laws are detrimental to the United States and create a society filled with violence.

16. Conclusion Restate Thesis Stand Your Ground laws should/should not exist for all states in the United States because… …are all reasons why Stand Your Ground laws should/should not exist for all states in the United States. Generalize Points A society filled with violence is a society where… A protected society is a society where… Extension/Relate to Life So, when is it okay to kill? The answer is… Life is something to… Leave the Reader With Something to Think About OR Revisit Attention Getter Stand Your Ground laws should exist because…PROTECTION Stand Your Ground laws should not exist because…VIOLENCE Second Amendment/Constitutional rightMistakes are made by the “untrained” Law abiding citizens need to defend themselves Represents a license to kill

17. Works Cited Help Civil War Wasn't to End Slavery Purposes The Civil War is often thought to be fought to end slavery; however, “The confusion stems from the failure to realize that the two sides in a war need not be fighting over the same issue. The objective of the North was not to end slavery but to preserve the Union. What the South sought was not to end the Union but to preserve slavery” (“Civil War Wasn’t to End Slavery Purposes”). The Civil War is often thought to be fought to end slavery, but according to the article “Civil War Wasn’t to End Slavery Purposes,” the Civil War has a different objective, “The objective of the North was not to end slavery but to preserve the Union. What the South sought was not to end the Union but to preserve slavery.” Works Cited "Civil War Wasn't to End Slavery Purposes: The South Fought to Defend Slavery. The North's Focus Was Not to End Slavery but to Preserve the Union. The Slavery Apology Debate Misses These Facts." Baltimore Sun. N.p., 31 Aug. 1997. Web. 16 May 2014.

18. Works Cited Help In-Text Citations Book (Author Pg.) = (Green 42) Magazine/Newspaper/Website (Author Pg.) = (Green 2) (“Title of Article” Pg.) = (“Civil War” 2) Basically, the beginning portion of your Works Cited and the page number. Works Cited Separate page Alphabetical order Indent any lines after the first line

19. Example-Needs to be double spaced Works Cited "Blueprint Lays Out Clear Path for Climate Action." Environmental Defense Fund. Environmental Defense Fund, 8 May 2007. Web. 24 May 2009. Clinton, Bill. Interview by Andrew C. Revkin. “Clinton on Climate Change.” New York Times. New York Times, May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009. Dean, Cornelia. "Executive on a Mission: Saving the Planet." New York Times. New York Times, 22 May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009. Ebert, Roger. "An Inconvenient Truth." Rev. of An Inconvenient Truth, dir. Davis Guggenheim. rogerebert.com. Sun-Times News Group, 2 June 2006. Web. 24 May 2009.