Thursday, September 3

#rhetoric

Today's Goals

• Continue to seek and develop answers to our DRIVING QUESTIONS!
• Evaluate perspective and bias in media and identify evidence that supports your claims around bias

Starter 9.3
Listen to the NPR story on the impact on Navajo farmers.  How does looking downstream further influence your perspective on the situation?

The owner speaks...

• Owner of Gold King Mine speaks
• Pair Share:  What is his perspective on the situation?  How does hearing his view modify your perspective?

Superfund?  
In groups:

• What are arguments for and against?  
• If not Superfund, then what? 
• Share out whole group

Independent Research Time:  Continue down the rabbit hole...

• Pick a perspective from the list on the board that most intrigues you or one that you know the LEAST about or are least drawn to
• Focus your research on those perspectives
• Take notes using the template or another format.
• Did you find a SUPER good resource? Post it in the stream on our Google classroom!  Feel free to read each others' and respond in the comments.

Follow your own curiosity or click on some of the links below:  

Need further clarification on the Superfund dilemma?  Check out these resources during independent work time:

• See this Durango TV coverage on the Superfund issue
• EPA Superfund Info
• Summary of Clean Water Act
• Website of the Animas River Stakeholders Group
• History and Process of the ARSG
• Good Samaritan Info

Further perspective on Navajo impact

• Animas River Spill Unleashes Potential Disaster on Navajo Nation
• Navajo Nation President Angry with EPA
• Navajo Nation Prepares Lawsuit Against the EPA
• FEMA may deploy response team to Navajo Nation 

For historical context

• For a broad historical perspective:   History of mining in Colorado
• Silverton history
• More context:  Gold King: A long history of public risk for private gain  (What's the bias here?)

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