***Complete questions and begin drafting an outline
***Rough draft due: Thursday, March 6th (ready to peer-edit at the beginning of the period)!
***Final draft due: Friday, March 7th (before midnight)!
Objective: Students will synthesize information from multiple perspectives and organize an outline for their open letter.
***Add "Juvenile InJustice...", "Young Kids, Hard Time" and "Furious"
2. Work on missing assignments from the Juvenile Justice unit
*** The last day to submit missing assignments/ late work is Friday, March 7th
Objective: Students will synthesize information from multiple perspectives.
***Listen, illustrate, discuss, respond
Objective: Students will read and analyze the poem "Furious".
Objective: Students will present sound arguments during the Four Corner Debate in class today.
***notes
***"Young Kids, Hard Time" - Where are they now?
***Finish if needed
2. "Juvenile InJustice: Charging Youth as Adults is Ineffective, Biased,and Harmful"
***Finish preparing for the Four Corner Debate on Monday
Objective: Students will prepare sound arguments for a Four Corner Debate in class on Monday.
2. "Juvenile InJustice: Charging Youth as Adults is Ineffective, Biased, and Harmful"
***Read the article and begin preparing for the Four Corner Debate on Monday
3. Watch and discuss "Young Kids, Hard Time"
***notes
***"Young Kids, Hard Time" - Where are they now?
Objective: Students will prepare sound arguments for a Four Corner Debate in class on Monday.
Objective: Students will synthesize information from multiple perspectives.
***Read, highlight, margin, discuss
***Complete the assignment and submit in Classroom
Objective: Students will begin to understand how the development of the prefrontal cortex of the brain impacts decision-making and risk-taking behaviors in teens.
2. Discuss the teenage brain
***prefrontal cortex
***executive function
***Why the teenage brain has an evolutionary advantage
2. Begin "Beautiful Brains" by: David Dobbs
***Read, highlight, margin, discuss
***Complete paragraphs 1-15 (we will finish the article together on Friday)
***Precis paragraph examples and outline
Objective: Students will write a strong précis paragraph in response to the JBJ article.
***Complete for "The Problem with Punishing..." and "Wrestling Defense..."
Objective: Students will begin to synthesize the different perspectives about punishing teens as adults for the crimes they commit.
***Complete vocabulary in small groups and then share as a class
***Watch and discuss the video and take notes
***Complete quickwrite and submit
***Lionel Tate - Where is he now?
Objective: Students will explore and discuss concepts behind juvenile crime.
2. ERWC 12 - "The Problem with Punishing Parents for Their Kids' Crimes"
Objective: Students will think critically about juveniles in the justice system.
Objective: Students will explore and discuss concepts behind juvenile crime.