TED TALKS: CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Adam Foss: " A Prosecutor's Vision For a Better Justice System"

Victor Rios: "Help for Kids the Education System Ignores"

Ismael Nazario: "What I Learned as a Kid in Jail"

Socratic Seminar Questions

English 11 Period 3 & 4 Socratic Seminar Questions

1. What are some possible consequences for young offenders, other than jail time?
2. What type of education/training do prosecutors need to help them become more sensitive to young offenders' situations?
3. How can the money used to hold prisoners be used for something more productive?
4. Why should the criminal justice system get to know its youth offenders?
5. How can society do its part to prevent teens from committing crimes that may send them to jail?
6. What role, if any, should empathy play in criminal justice?
7. In what ways does the court system need improvement?
8. How would education benefit those who are in prison? Explain.
9. What are some possible consequences for young offenders, other than jail time?
10. What would you change if you were prosecuting the boys in Sleepers?
11. Should all criminals receive second chances no matter what? 

Project Due Mon.; Socratic Seminar Next Week: Monday and Tuesday

Please buy your own copy of Girl, Interrupted NOW> We will begin reading it on Thursday May 3. Your books will be checked on Thursday. Please write your name across the front side of the book. 

Socratic Seminar next week: Monday and Tuesday. Everyone will be in the inner circle one of those days. On Friday, you will be asked to submit one thought-provoking question for the Seminar that addresses Sleepers and "Why Prisons Don't Work" and a 3rd text you will get on Friday. 

DUE MONDAY: IRR #5. 

Regents Prep Saturday 8-11. You may stay for the entire time, or half session (8:00-9:30 or 9:30-11. You may not come in and out any other times than 8 or 9:30. 

HW Due Fri. 4/26

Finish Sleepers by Friday.

IRR #5 due 4/30 - Monday.

Regents Prep Session #1 Sat. 8-11. You can come for 1.5 hours or stay the entire 3 hours. Please come on time and prepared to work.

HW Due Wed. 4/25

Read Sleepers through p. 318.
Continue to find and comment upon central ideas and literary devices/writing strategies that help develop the central ideas.

Vocabulary.com has ended for the year. We will now focus on Regents practice each week.
After today, no more vocabulary.com assignments can be made up. Your progress reports are going in tomorrow.

Reminder: IRR #5 due 4/30. Please submit original work ONLY on a book that you have not previously read.

HW Due Fri. 4/20

Read/annotate Sleepers to end of Book 2 (p. 247).

No Vocab.com due this week. You're welcome.

IRR #5 due April 30.

Buy Girl, Interrupted now. You will need it soon.

IRR BOOK #5 due in class tomorrow

Bring a copy of your IRR Book #5 to class tomorrow.
IRR #5 due Monday April 30.