Today's block order is E F G H
E/F Block Criminology12
Today we discussed the movie we watched last class. Most students agreed that the movie opened their eyes to a completely different world of struggles and violence within our society. The students were given some time in the computer lab to start a blog post on the six correlates of crime we discussed last class in relation to the movie.
The class came up with the following correlates:
Age
- most crime is committed by youth
- most of the individuals in the documentary were young
- ages ranged from 15-24.
Sex
- most were males (some were females but not many)
Race
- African American
- Hispanics
Socio-economic Status
- poor
- uneducated
- unemployed
- single parent homes
Region
- inner city
- Chicago
- rough part of town
- easy access to drugs/guns
Drug use
- most of the guys were either using drugs or selling drugs
We also discussed what would be the best way to stop this violence. That was an interesting but difficult discussion because there are no easy answers. Some students looked at reactionary policies...more police/tougher sentences/etc
Others looked at proactive solutions...help for single mothers, sex education, skills training
Last bit of class time was devoted to working on Chapter 5 booklets.
G Block Socials 9
Today the students started class by working in their booklets up till The Revolution Begins. That will be checked for homework. Also, the students worked on a Three person Venn Diagram that involved both kings and Marie Antoinette.
We also looked at the Philosophes and their role in the French Revolution....Montesque, Voltaire and Rousseau.
We finished class by watching a bit of a documentary on the Revolution.
H Block Socials 10
Today the students spent the whole class in the computer lab working on their Journal projects.
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