Read Gangs and Children & Why Young People Join Gangs
Highlight aspects that relate to Justyce in each article.
Based on the novel, if Justyce did not get accepted to the Prep School, do you think he would have joined the gang at a young age? Use multiple pieces of textual evidence to support your claim.
Read Broken: Teens open up on why Nashville's youth turn to crime, then Go to Broken, skim the titles and pick 3-4 articles to read.
Based on the texts you have read, create a program that would intervene teens from joining gangs.
First - Identify why teens are joining gangs.
Second - How can these reasons be diminished.
Third - What resources are going to be needed?
Fourth - Designing your program.
While writing out your program proposal, be sure to include:
Who - Who is in charge, who works there
What - What does the program do?
When/Where - Where & when does the program take place?
How - How will the program be beneficial at addressing the issue of teens & gangs?
Remember, you need to ARGUE why YOUR program should be used over other
programs.
Read The Real Consequences of Fake News.
Explain what Fake News is and why it is a concern.
How does Fake News use connotation to effect the audience?
How can you evaluate for Fake News?
Is the press objective or bias in your opinion?
Read the poem “Interracial Love” by Naomi Johnson. For each stanza of the poem, select one line that reflects the relationship between Justyce and SJ. Use textual evidence from the book to support your analysis.