Big6 Research Project -- The Vegetative State based on the reading of Stuck in Neutral, by Terry Trueman

Assignment:

You will be conducting research on the vegetative state experienced by Shawn in the novel Stuck in Neutral.
A great deal of controversy has swirled around the definition of the condition as well as the treatment that people should receive.
Strewn throughout these arguments is the controversy about whether people in a vegetative state are aware of those around them, and whether their state even constitutes life.

You will be researching information with a goal of answering this question:

Should a person in a vegetative state be euthanized (killed)?

You will collect information on three subtopics related to vegetative state: 
the physical conditions of the person,
the issues surrounding the controversy (legal, religious, and ethical),
and specific cases that have been in the news.

Once you've read and highlighted the articles and taken notes, you will put your collected information in the form of an outline,
stating reasons in favor of euthanasia and arguments used by those opposed to euthanasia.

Check out the rubric below to see how you will be graded.

Resources for your research:

Copies of articles will be provided for you.

Be sure to use FOUR articles to get the best score.

Be sure that you have answers to all sections of the outline -- if there's a portion that you can't fill in, you'll need to find another article that answers the question.

Timeline

Instructional Materials:

Rubric (how you will be graded on this project)

Graphic organizer for you to use when taking notes

Outline Template for you to fill in