Sandwiching Sources

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As promised, here are the examples we worked on in class. Revisit them as you are writing your own paper. You want to use a variety of techniques in your paper, so make sure you mix it up. 

"Teachers Don’t Want to Carry Guns in the Classroom, Poll Says." The Washingtion Times. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Feb. 2013.

A survey by the National Education Association, a labor union representing about 3 million educators, found that only 22 percent of teachers “favor a proposal to allow teachers or other school employees to receive firearms training and allow them to carry firearms in schools.”

Nearly 70 percent oppose it, including 61 percent who said they strongly disagree with the idea, which has been floated by Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and others who believe armed school personnel could reduce the risk of shootings or other violent events.

But the poll does show strong support for background checks and other measures.

More than three-fourths of teachers said they favor a ban on assault weapons, and 69 percent favor a ban on high-capacity clips. Both ideas have been floated by Democrats and gun-control activists in the weeks since the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

Recently, the National Education Association (NEA) polled its member teachers about guns in schools and other gun control legislation. The survey provided some interesting results:

A survey by the National Education Association, a labor union representing about 3 million educators, found that only 22 percent of teachers “favor a proposal to allow teachers or other school employees to receive firearms training and allow them to carry firearms in schools.” Nearly 70 percent oppose it, including 61 percent who said they strongly disagree with the idea, which has been floated by Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and others who believe armed school personnel could reduce the risk of shootings or other violent events. But the poll does show strong support for background checks and other measures. More than three-fourths of teachers said they favor a ban on assault weapons, and 69 percent favor a ban on high-capacity clips. Both ideas have been floated by Democrats and gun-control activists in the weeks since the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. (“Teachers Don’t Want to Carry Guns”)

Since the Sandy Hook shooting, these teachers have a powerful voice that legislators are listening to, so this survey could help defeat legislation allowing teachers to carry weapons at school.

Recently, the National Education Association (NEA) polled its member teachers and found some interesting information: “Nearly 70 percent oppose [teacher-carry legislation], including 61 percent who said they strongly disagree with the idea, which has been floated by Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and others who believe armed school personnel could reduce the risk of shootings or other violent events” (“Teachers Don’t Want to Carry Guns”).  Since the Sandy Hook shooting, these teachers have a powerful voice that legislators are listening to, so this survey could help defeat legislation allowing teachers to carry weapons at school.

Recently, the National Education Association (NEA) polled its member teachers about guns in schools and other gun control legislation. “Nearly 70 percent oppose [teacher-carry legislation], including 61 percent who said they strongly disagree with the idea, which has been floated by Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and others who believe armed school personnel could reduce the risk of shootings or other violent events” (“Teachers Don’t Want to Carry Guns”).  Since the Sandy Hook shooting, these teachers have a powerful voice that legislators are listening to, so this survey could help defeat legislation allowing teachers to carry weapons at school.

Recently, the National Education Association (NEA) polled its member teachers about guns in schools and other gun control legislation. One result of interest in that survey was that “69 percent favor a ban on high-capacity clips” (“Teachers Don’t Want to Carry Guns”). Since the Sandy Hook shooting, these teachers have a powerful voice that legislators are listening to, so this survey could lead to legislation banning these types of clips.