Juvenile Justice Text Survey and Predictions Survey the

Juvenile Justice Text Survey and Predictions

Survey the Text n n n What do the titles “Supreme Court to Rule on Executing Young Killers” and “Kids are Kids – Until they Commit Crimes” tell you the articles will be about? Which do you think will be more formal and difficult to read? What positions do you think these two authors will take on these issues?

Predictions: “Supreme Court to Rule on Executing Young Killers” Let’s read the first 3 paragraphs of this article and then make predictions and ask questions: n 1. 2. 3. What will this article be about? What is the purpose of this text? Who is the intended audience for this text?

Predictions: “Kids are Kids – Until they Commit Crimes” Let’s read the first 6 paragraphs of this article and then make predictions and ask questions: n 1. 2. What is Lundstrom’s opinion on the topic of juvenile justice? Change the title of the article into a question.

Key Vocabulary n Here is a semantic map for “juvenile crime” – brainstorm a list of related words in your notes Causes Kinds of crime Juvenile Crime Punishment

Vocabulary Self-Assessment Chart • Create a chart on a piece of paper like this Vocabulary Word I know I don’t Define the word in your it know it own words – use the dictionary as necessary 1. constitutionality X This has to do with our constitution and laws 2. prosecutors X These are the district attorneys who try legal cases on behalf of the government … (Do this for all of the words)

Vocabulary Self-Assessment Chart • • constitutionality prosecutors demeanor remorse alienated nonchalant plummeting § culpability § mitigating § inconsistency § quandary § heinous § coddling § perpetuating