EQ: How can we better understand problems in our society? How can the legal system and a government protect us but not limit or rights?

Aim: How can a simple criminal action change someone's life forever?

Do Now: Select one quote and answer in book.1. How can someone’s beliefs lead to violence? ExplainOr2. Why do people recommend not to talk about religion and politics at work?

*Fast review of mass murders. Go over posters.This week we will be looking at different problems facing society and

examining how the government or law enforcement can help fix some of these issues. M- Assassination Case, T- Drugs/crack (Tupac), W-Shelter Life, Th-You can’t take the hood out of the girl and F- Essay to choose from- How can the legal system and a government protect us but not

limit or rights? Or How can we better understand problems in society?

Hook/ Transition- New Vocabulary• Copy Vocabulary-• Assassinate – to kill suddenly or secretively,

especially a politically prominent person; murder premeditatedly and treacherously. To destroy or harm treacherously and viciously:

Brainstorm some famous assassinations you might have heard about.

Activity- • Do SQ3R on the article Almost Assassinated.

• Remember what SQ3R is.

• Write questions in notebook/binder. (Minimal of 5 questions and answers).

• Come up to the board with one of your questions and answers you made.

Summary/ Conclusion-• Exit Slip- • Answer:• Aim: How can a simple criminal action change

someone's life forever?

EQ: How can we better understand problems in our society? How can the legal system and a government protect us but not limit or rights?

Aim: How can a teen look for inspiration in a world where drugs have killed many? • Do Now: • KWL Chart• Fill out the Know- What do you know about Tupac Shakur or

Jay Z (Shawn Corey Carter)This week we will be looking at different problems facing society and examining how the government or law enforcement can help fix some of these issues. M- Assassination Case, T- Drugs/crack (Tupac), W-Shelter Life, Th-You can’t take the hood out of the girl and F- Essay to choose from- How can the legal system and a government protect us but not limit or rights? Or How can we better understand problems in society?

Hook/ Transition- •Listen to Tupac’s song and come up with some questions about how Tupac might inspire others.

•Minimal of 5 questions in W part of chart.

Activity- Read annotate document on Identifying with Tupac•After your done annotating fill out L part of your KWL chart. •You may discuss with your neighbor the issues this teen faces.

Summary/ Conclusion- • Answer Aim- • Aim: How can a teen look for inspiration in a world

where drugs have killed many?

EQ: How can we better understand problems in our society? How can the legal system and a government protect us but not limit or rights?

Aim: To what extent should the government get involved to help people out?Do Now: Select One and answer1. What do you know about shelters? Explain2. What do you know about adoption? Explain3. What do you know about domestic violence? Explain

This week we will be looking at different problems facing society and examining how the government or law enforcement can help fix some of these issues. M- Assassination Case, T- Drugs/crack (Tupac), W-Shelter Life, Th-You can’t take the hood out of the girl and F- Essay to choose from- How can the legal system and a government protect us but not limit or rights? Or How can we better understand problems in society?

Hook Transition- Look at all these images. How do they make you feel? How should the government and law enforcement deal with these issues? Should they be involved at all? Write down and pair share

Activity- READ AND SUMMARIZE• The article called life in a shelter. • Summaries will be collected today!!

Summary/ Conclusion- • After reading about life in a shelter answer todays

Aim.

• Aim: To what extent should the government get involved to help people out?

EQ: How can we better understand problems in our society? How can the legal system and a government protect us but not limit or rights?

Aim: How can someone overcome life in the hood/ghetto? Should government or law enforcement be more involved? Do Now: 1. What does this quote mean to you? “You may live in the hood or ghetto but

the ghetto and hood doesn’t have to live in you.” Do you agree with this?Or2. What does this saying mean? “Ghetto kids have dreams too.” How do you? What do you think?Or3. How does this quote inspire you? Explain “It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.” Walt Disney said this. • This week we will be looking at different problems facing society and examining how the government or law

enforcement can help fix some of these issues. M- Assassination Case, T- Drugs/crack (Tupac), W-Shelter Life, Th-You can’t take the hood out of the girl and F- Essay to choose from- How can the legal system and a government protect us but not limit or rights? Or How can we better understand problems in society?

Hook/ Transition- Examine quote by Oprah and Mahatma GandhiDiscuss with the members at

your table the quotes and how can these quotes be applied to you right now.Write in your notebook a hardship you are facing now.

Activity- Document Analysis • You Can’t Take the Hood Out of the GirlTake your time and really read this story.Do the 5W’sWho?What?When?Where?Why? And How?OR SQ3R

Summary/ Conclusion • Answer Aim.• Aim: How can someone overcome life in the

hood/ghetto? Should government or law enforcement be more involved?

EQ: How can we better understand problems in our society? How can the legal system and a government protect us but not limit or rights?

Aim: How can we evaluate all the teen stories we examined this week to write a well developed essay?• Do Now INSTRUCTIONS ON ESSAY / Activity- Work on Essay1. Choose an issues or two. No more than two issues. (drugs, shelter, domestic

violence, assassinations, youths in the city, or any other topic we read and discussed this week.)

2. You are to write an informative essay answering the EQ. (How can we better understand problems in our society? How can the legal system and a government protect us but not limit or rights?)

Possible Outline but not limited to this-Introduction- What’s your topic? Why is it an issue?Body 1- Possible ways to deal with the issue. How should law enforcement get involved? Body 2- How should government get involved?Summary- Restate your thesis and summarize**Use quotes from the readings we did this week! **Good Luck!

Summary/ Conclusion• How productive were you today? • Scale of 1-5• 5 being very productive to • 1 being not productive• And explain why