Concerns Raised on Scarlet Letter for Drunk Drivers Worksheet

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http://www.autohub360.com/index.php/drunk-drivers-repeat-offenders-2-8857/

“Concerns Raised on Scarlet Letter for Drunk Drivers” Worksheet

How is “shame” used in today’s society? Are there any crimes punished by shame?

What about in high school? Is shame an important aspect of the high school experience? Why or why not?

List at least three recent movies or books that deal with the ideas of shame.

In the article, why are people opposed to “shaming” drunk drivers?

Why are people for “shaming”? What reasons, from books, movies, articles, or even

The Scarlet Letter, do people have for shaming?

Do you think shame is an effective punishment? Why or why not? (Write at least 5 complete sentences). See directions below for sample sentences and a good way to organize your paragraph.

Taken from http://www.gusd120.k12.il.us/gosslingk/PDFs/Eng3/TSL/shame.pdf

Sample topic sentence and TAG

Topic Sentence- The use of public humiliation for drunk drivers is a good idea.(agree)

Topic Sentence- The use of public humiliation for convicted drunk drivers is wrong.

TAG- This is stated in the article “Concerns Raised on ‘Scarlet Letter’ for Drunk Drivers” by Tony Locy and the chart “Cost of Alcohol-Related Traffic Crash Injuries.”

ICE chunk samples (listed below are different ways you can start each ICE chunk)

I. The first idea in the article is …..

In the article it discusses ….

An idea from the chart is ….

The second idea in the article/chart

The third idea in the chart/article

C. This can be proven/shown when _____ says, “…….”

This can be proven by the quote, “…………”

E. This explains ………..

This proves ……….

This supports …….

When he/she says this, it proves ……

Sample of a Complete ICE chunk

The use of public humiliation for drunk drivers is a good idea. The first idea in the article is that MADD supports the use of public humiliation. This can be shown in the line, ‘the bill would stiffen penalties under current drunk driving laws and lower the legal blood alcohol level from .10 to .08.” This shows that using public humiliation for drunk drivers would cut down on the number of accidents.