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1. ANIMAL CRUELTY: MAN VERSES DOG
REAL WORLD PROBLEMS
BY: DEAN BERRY, ED. D.
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2. THE PROBLEM
IN RURAL IOWA A 32 YEAR OLD RANCHER WAS ARRESTED FOR
ANIMAL CRUELTY. HE WANTED TO TEACH HIS GERMAN SHEPPARD
A LESSON SO HE DRAGGED THE DOG WITH A CHAIN BEHIND HIS
TRUCK UNTIL THE DOG’S LEGS WERE BRUISED AND BROKEN. THE
DOG HAD TO BE PUT DOWN BY THE ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS
BECAUSE OF SEVERE PAIN.
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3. PAIR SHARE
MEET IN PAIRS
OR SMALL
GROUPS AND
DISCUSS THE 3

4. THINK & DISCUSS
• SHOULD A PERSON BE ABLE TO DISCIPLINE
ANIMALS AS THEY SEE FIT?
• WHAT IF THE ANIMAL WAS A COW, AND
THE RANCHER WAS DRAGGING IT TO THE
SLAUGHTER HOUSE TO BE CARVED INTO
STEAKS?
• WHAT IF THE RANCHER HAD BEEN BITTEN
FOUR TIMES BY THE DOG BEFORE HE
DECIDED TO PUNISH THE DOG?
• WHAT SHOULD BE DONE IF A RANCHER
SHOOTS THREE COYOTES WHO ARE ON HIS
2,000 ACRE RANCH?
• SHOULD THE RANCHER BE PUNISHED?
• WHAT KIND OF PUNISHMENT WOULD BE
FAIR?
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5. REPORT BACK TO CLASS
SHARE YOUR IDEAS
.
1. LET’S SUMMARIZE
POSSIBLE ANSWERS TO OUR
QUESTIONS.
2. INCLUDE THESE IDEAS IN
YOUR NOTES.
3. YOU MAY CHOOSE TO USE
A GRAPHIC ORGANIZER.
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6. PREPARE TO RESEARCH THE ISSUES
•NOW IT IS TIME TO RESEARCH VARIOUS
POINTS OF VIEW AND LEGAL POSITIONS.
INCLUDE ANY COURT CASES OR RULINGS
THAT MAY LEND SUPPORT TO YOUR
POSITION.

7. RESEARCH
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
• 1. IS IT LEGAL TO DISCIPLINE AN ANIMAL?
EXPLAIN WHAT IS AND IS NOT LEGAL.
• 2. CAN YOU CITE COURT CASES OF ANIMAL
CRUELTY AND EXPLAIN HOW THEY WERE
HANDLED?
• 3. IF A DOG VICIOUSLY BITES ITS OWNER, CAN
THE OWNER STRIKE THE ANIMAL? WHAT
SHOULD BE DONE?
• 4. REVIEW THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ANIMAL
ABUSE CASES AND DETERMINE WHY SOME
CASES SHOULD BE HANDLED DIFFERENTLY.

8. USE THE FOLLOWING INTERNET SOURCES TO
GATHER INFORMATION ON YOUR RESEARCH
TOPIC.
SEE THE
POWERPOINT
VERSION OF THIS
UNIT IN ORDER TO
QUICKLY ACCESS

9. RESEARCH NOTES
• COLLECT A MINIMUM OF 2-3 PAGES OF NOTES
• GATHER INFORMATION THAT WILL ENABLE YOU
TO WRITE A SHORT TWO PAGE ESSAY

10. EVALUATE AND VERIFY
RESEARCH SOURCES
• INTERNET SOURCES WILL VARY GREATLY IN ACCURACY AND
RELIABILITY
• CONSIDER THE EXPERTISE AND REPUTATION OF EACH WEBSITE
• COMPARE FACTS AND INFORMATION OF DIFFERENT INTERNET
SOURCES
• SELECT INFORMATION THAT IS SUPPORTED ON SEVERAL
RELIABLE WEBSITES
• QUESTION OR REFUTE INFORMATION THAT LACKS CONSISTENT
SUPPORT

11. DO ANIMALS HAVE FEELINGS?
6 MIN
•HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WAT
CH?V=59ZKZLOORUW

12. CLEVER AND FUNNY ANIMALS THAT WE EAT
•HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/W
ATCH?V=SR5MGM0ZHOS

13. STARVING HORSES ANIMAL ABUSE
2 MIN
•HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WAT
CH?V=DR8NN8GOWRO

14. JUSTICE FOR ANIMALS
4 MIN
•HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WAT
CH?V=EZPBSPKLOJQ

15. USE THE FOLLOWING INTERNET SOURCES TO
GATHER INFORMATION ON YOUR RESEARCH
TOPIC.
SEE THE POWERPOINT VERSION OF
THIS UNIT IN ORDER TO QUICKLY
ACCESS HYPERLINKED SOURCES.

16. SUPREME COURT: 1ST AMENDMENT
OR ANIMAL CRUELTY
•HTTP://WWW.WASHINGTONPOST.COM/
WP-
DYN/CONTENT/ARTICLE/2010/04/20/
AR2010042001980.HTML

17. MAN ARRESTED FOR ANIMAL CRUELTY
•HTTP://WWW.ABC27.COM/STORY/2
4377390/HIGHSPIRE-MAN-
HEADED-TO-COURT-IN-ANIMAL-
CRUELTY-CASE

18. JAIL TIME FOR ANIMAL CRUELTY
•HTTP://ARTICLES.BALTIMORESUN.C
OM/2014-01-26/NEWS/BS-MD-
CO-ANIMAL-UNIT-
20140126_1_ANIMAL-ABUSE-
ANIMAL-CRIMES-ANIMAL-CONTROL

19. MAN CHARGED FOR TORTURING DOG
•HTTP://WWW.BOSTON.COM/YOURT
OWN/NEWS/QUINCY/2013/10/QUIN
CY_POLICE_HAVE_SUSPECT_IN_DOG_
ABUSE_CASE.HTML

20. WORKERS ARRESTED FOR CRUELTY TO COWS
•HTTP://ARTICLES.CHICAGOTRIBUNE.
COM/2014-02-13/BUSINESS/CHI-
COW-ABUSE-CASE-WORKERS-
CHARGED-20140213_1_ANIMAL-
CRUELTY-DAIRY-FARM-FARM-

21. MAN KILLS DOG WITH FIRE WORKS BOMB AND
PROSECUTOR NOT SURE IF HE SHOULD BE
CHARGED
•HTTP://BLOGS.WSJ.COM/LAW/2013
/08/07/ANIMAL-CRUELTY-
CHARGE-LIKELY-IN-DOG-DEATH-
CASE/

22. FIVE CASES OF ANIMAL ABUSE: COURT
DECISIONS
•HTTP://LAWVIBE.COM/TOP-5-
ANIMAL-CRUELTY-CASES-OF-
2010/

23. REVIEW YOUR RESEARCH NOTES
WRITE AN ESSAY
ON THE TOPIC

24. PREPARE TO WRITE
•WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN
TO SOMEONE WHO
ABUSES A DOG IN THIS
MANNER?
•WOULD THE
PUNISHMENT BE
DIFFERENT IF THE
ANIMAL WAS A COW?
•EXPLAIN YOUR
ARGUMENT BY GIVING
REASONS WITH
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25. ORGANIZE YOUR
IDEAS AND
PREPARE TO
WRITE AN
ESSAY ABOUT
THE ISSUE.

26. ORGANIZE
• REVIEW ALL OF YOUR NOTES
FROM THE GROUP DISCUSSION.
• SELECT THE MOST IMPORTANT
IDEAS.
• CHOOSE FACTS AND EXAMPLES
TO SUPPORT EACH IMPORTANT
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27. DEVELOP A WRITING
PLAN
• DETERMINE WHAT YOUR MAIN POINT
WILL BE, AND WRITE A TOPIC
SENTENCE THAT PROVIDES FOCUS FOR
YOUR ESSAY.
• CHOOSE SEVERAL MAIN IDEAS THAT
SUPPORT YOUR TOPIC SENTENCE.
• SORT YOUR INFORMATION INTO
SUPPORTING DETAILS WITH FACTS AND
EXAMPLES. 27

28. ORGANIZE
YOUR IDEAS
AND PREPARE
TO WRITE AN
ESSAY ABOUT
THE ISSUE.

29. DETAILS MUST
SUPPORT THE MAIN
IDEAS
PROVIDE SPECIFIC
FACTS, EXAMPLES, AND
REASONS FOR EACH
MAIN IDEA IN THE BODY
OF YOUR ESSAY

30. WRITE THE ROUGH
DRAFT
USE THE FIVE
PARAGRAPH FORMAT
THAT INCLUDES AN
INTRODUCTORY
PARAGRAPH, BODY,
AND CONCLUSION

31. ESSAY FORMAT
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Essay-Case 6
Introduction
Clear statement of main
idea
Body
3 supporting reasons with
details
and examples
Conclusion
Review your main idea and
summarize your best
reasons

32. PREPARE TO WRITE
• WRITE A FIVE
PARAGRAPH ESSAY
ABOUT THE ISSUE.
• AS YOU WRITE YOUR
ROUGH DRAFT, IT WILL
BE VERY IMPORTANT TO
USE SPECIAL WORDS
THAT ENABLE YOU TO
TRANSITION SMOOTHLY
FROM ONE IDEA TO THE
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33. TRANSITION WORDS
AS YOU VIEW THESE
WORDS, SELECT THE
WORDS THAT HELP
YOU MAKE
TRANSITIONS
SMOOTHLY FROM
ONE IDEA TO THE
• AS A RESULT
• SUCH AS
• FOR EXAMPLE
• NEVERTHELESS
• FOR THAT REASON
• FINALLY
• AT THIS TIME
• THEREFORE
• FURTHERMORE
• IN ADDITION
• IN CONCLUSION
• AS WELL AS
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34. PAIR SHARE
EDITING
WORK IN PAIRS TO
EDIT AND IMPROVE
YOUR ESSAY. READ
EACH OTHER’S
ESSAYS “OUT
LOUD” AND OFFER
SPECIFIC
SUGGESTIONS FOR

35. REVIEW, EDIT, AND REWRITE
1. RE-READ YOUR ESSAY SEVERAL TIMES.
2. HOW CAN YOU IMPROVE YOUR SENTENCES TO
COMMUNICATE MORE CLEARLY?
3. ARE YOUR MAIN IDEAS SUPPORTED BY EXAMPLES AND
DETAILS?
4. EXCHANGE PAPERS WITH ANOTHER STUDENT AND READ
EACH OTHER’S ESSAY OUT LOUD.
5. MAKE FINAL CORRECTIONS AND WRITE A FINAL DRAFT OF
YOUR POLISHED ESSAY.
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36. FINAL
DRAFT
USE WHAT YOU
HAVE LEARNED
FROM YOUR REVIEW
PROCESS AND
WRITE YOUR FINAL
DRAFT.

37. BRING YOUR COMPLETED PAPER
TO THE NEXT CLASS SESSION.
THE NEXT STEP
WILL BE TO
PRESENT YOUR
IDEAS TO YOUR
SMALL GROUP FOR 37

38. MEET IN SMALL GROUPS TO CROSS EXAMINE STUDENTS AS THEY
PRESENT THEIR PAPERS
• ANALYZE SOLUTIONS AND EVIDENCE PRESENTED BY GROUP
MEMBERS.
• ASK CHALLENGING QUESTIONS WHEN GROUP MEMBERS PRESENT THEIR
POSITIONS. LOOK FOR EVIDENCE THAT IS SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT
CLEAR, LOGICAL ARGUMENTS.
• ASK GROUP MEMBERS TO DEFEND THE CREDIBILITY AND
RELIABILITY OF THEIR SOURCES.

39. SHARE YOUR IDEAS
WITH THE GROUP
DURING THIS EVALUATION PHASE, CLASS
MEMBERS WILL SHARE IDEAS, ANALYZE
ARGUMENTS, AND REVIEW THE MAIN ISSUES OF
THE PROBLEM. STUDENTS WILL BE PREPARED TO
PARTICIPATE BY CONTRIBUTING THEIR IDEAS AND
SUPPORTING EVIDENCE. 39

40. DEFEND YOUR POSITION
AS YOU PRESENT YOUR PAPER TO YOUR GROUP,
CLEARLY STATE YOUR POSITION ON THE ISSUE
AND REVIEW THE MAIN POINTS OF YOUR
ARGUMENT. BE SURE TO CITE SPECIFIC FACTS
AND EXAMPLES THAT SUPPORT EACH POINT
YOU ARE MAKING. INCLUDE EVIDENCE THAT
SUBSTANTIATES ALL CLAIMS.
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