Over the next couple weeks you'll be reading "Gang Leader for a Day," and I would like each of the families to discuss the questions listed below and come up with answers to them. Your answers or responses should be NO LONGER THAN A PARAGRAPH OR TWO AT MOST, AND THEY SHOULD REFLECT THE COLLECTIVE EFFORT OF THE FAMILY. I will give you plenty of class time to confer with your fellow family members, and we will also be discussing the book in class. Specifically, I will give the families time to discuss the book on THURSDAY, NOV. 4TH and TUESDAY, NOV. 9TH. On THURSDAY, NOV. 11TH I want each family to present your answers in class and submit them in writing to me. I will then consider your answers and post on this blog what I believe are the best answers to each question. These "best answers" will be the basis for me making up final exam questions about "Gang Leader for a Day." Those families' answers that are selected as best will earn a bonus point for your efforts. All participating family members will earn 7 activity points for this exercise.
HERE ARE THE QUESTIONS:
(1) What did you find was the MOST SURPRISING FACT OR OBSERVATION, AND WHY?
(2) What do you believe is the MOST INSIGHTFUL PASSAGE IN THE BOOK (no more than a paragraph long), AND WHY?
(3) What do you believe is the MOST IMPORTANT LESSON to be drawn from the book in terms of understanding and dealing with gangs?
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So, please start reading the book and be ready to begin discussing these questions with your family members next Thursday.
And please check out the previous blog post which describes the EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY coming up next Tuesday, Nov. 2nd.
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