By Ed McBain / Evan Hunter

Individual and Group Project

- form groups of 4
- assign each member to be reporter 1, 2, 3 or 4
- each reporter must rite an artic!e by ansering the "uestions !isted
be!o #use the ebsites !isted$
- as a group, you i!! put a!! of your artic!es together for a fina! presentation
to the c!ass
%ntroduction&
'anny is a teenager ho i!!ing!y accepts his gang(s proposa! to sett!e a prob!em ith the
enemy) He and *igo, a riva! member of another gang, meet face to face to reso!ve their
gang(s conf!ict) 'anny and *igo i!! fight to the end unti! one of them dies) *hey have both
consented to use one gun in a +ussian +ou!ette confrontation)
,hat are teenage street gangs-
Ho do street gangs so!ve prob!ems-
,hat are some vio!ent and non vio!ent ays teenagers so!ve prob!ems- ,hich are more
acceptab!e in your society-
Ho can parents, friends and schoo!s he!p-
*he team i!! decide hich peop!e in 'anny(s !ife might have had the best chance to save
him& his parents, schoo!, gir! friend, or friends) *his i!! be presented to the c!ass in your
poer point presentation)
+eporter 1 &
.hec/ for bac/ground information on teen gangs& ,rite a profi!e of 'anny based on your
findings)
+eporter 2&
+esearch ho schoo!s dea! ith teen gangs& ,rite a p!an on ho to dea! ith the issue at
schoo!)
+eporter 3&
Ho can parents he!p- ,hat can parents do to prevent gang-re!ated vio!ence-
+eporter 4&
Ho can friends he!p- ,hat can friends do to prevent gang-re!ated vio!ence-
0rocess
*he fo!!oing guide!ines i!! he!p you and your team&
1) 1rgani2e yourse!ves in teams of four)
2) +ead the *as/ and divide your or/ among the team members) Each member i!! choose
a reporters( tas/)
3) 3o!!o the instructions for each reporter)
4) 3o!!o the !in/s on the tas/ page as you rite up your individua! reports& +emember each
member i!! be eva!uated for team and individua! or/&
4) Edit your ritten reports as a team) Hand in a co!!ective team report to me)
5) 0!an your presentation& for he!p, visit http&//)ne!!iemu!!er)com/1ra!60resentation)htm
Ma/e sure that each reporter is ready to present his version of the story) .hec/ the team
eva!uation rubric for your presentation)
7) 8ou are encouraged to present your or/ in a creative ay) 8ou can use visua! aids and
other mu!timedia techni"ues !i/e video, audio, 0re2i or 0oer0oint presentations)
9) *he grade is out of 4:& 24 points for the individua! report, 24 for the team presentation)
+eporter 1&
Answer (AT LEAST) the following questions
1) 'efine teen gangs)
2) 0rovide some statistics on gangs)
3) ,hat preventive measures are ta/en to fight teen gangs-
4) 'escribe a gang;s menta!ity)
4) <ive reasons for =oining a street gang)
5) Ho do gangs communicate their message-
7) 'escribe one type of a teen gang)
>ome suggested resources&
1) http&//)safeyouth)org/scripts/teens/gangs)asp
2) http&//associations)smsu)edu/nogangs/everything)htm!
3) http&//)iir)com/nygc/
4) http&//)gangar)com/dynamics)htm
4) http&//)ecis)com/?nos!o/gang)htm!@Bac/ground
5) http&//associations)smsu)edu/nogangs/
7) http&//)geocities)com/Athens/4111/nogangs)htm!
Evaluation for Individual Tea! "e!#ers
$eporter % (&' points)

Aspect of wor(

)ea( (% point)


*air (+ points)

Perfect (' points)

E,planation of
teen gangs


1ne eBp!anation
given

*o eBp!anations
given

*hree or more
eBp!anations given


Statistics on
teen gangs


Co recent statistics
given

1n!y one recent
statistics given

*o or more
statistics given

-onclusion on
Preventive
!easures

1ne preventive
measures stated


*o preventive
measure stated

*hree preventive
measures stated

+eporter 2&
Answer the following questions
1) 'efine teen gangs)
2) 0rovide statistics on teen gangs at schoo!s)
4) <ive eBamp!es of schoo! p!ans regarding teen gangs)
4) ,hat cou!d be the reasons for greater gang preva!ence #more common$ in some schoo!s-
5) ,hat is 8outh .rime ,atch 0rogram- 'escribe its basic phi!osophy and activities)
>ome suggested resources&
1) http&//)nc=rs)org/htm!/o==dp/==bu!2:::6962/contents)htm!
2) http&//)stedards)edu/educ/eanes/schoo!s)htm!
3. http&//)yca)org/
Evaluation for Individual Tea! "e!#ers
$eporter & (&' points)

Aspect of wor(


)ea( (./% point)


*air (&/+ points)

Perfect (0/'
points)

E,planation of
teen gangs


1ne eBp!anation
given

*o eBp!anations
given

*hree or more
eBp!anations given

School
involve!ent


1ne eBamp!e of
schoo! invo!vement

*o eBamp!es of
schoo! invo!vement

*hree or more
eBamp!es of schoo!
invo!vement

School plans
availa#le


Co schoo! p!an
avai!ab!e

1ne schoo! p!an

*o schoo! p!ans


-onclusion on
how schools
can help


Co conc!usion

1ne eBamp!e of
ho schoo!s can
he!p

*o or more
eBamp!es of ho
schoo!s can he!p
+eporter 3&
Answer the following questions
1) 'efine teen gangs)
2) ,hy do teenagers =oin gangs-
3) Ho can parents /no if their teenager has =oined a gang-
4) Ho can a parent protect their chi!d from gang invo!vement-
4) Ho can parents he!p-
>ome suggested resources&
http&//)gangsorus)com/parents)htm!
http&//)high-point)net/po!ice/high6point6street6gangs)cfm
http&//)safeyouth)org/scripts/fa"/protectgang)asp
Evaluation for Individual Tea! "e!#ers
$eporter + (&' points)

Aspect of wor(

)ea( (./% point)

*air (&/+ points)

Perfect (0/'
points)


E,planation of
teen gangs


1ne eBp!anation
given

*o eBp!anations
given

*hree or more
eBp!anations given

Parental
involve!ent


1ne eBamp!e of
parenta!
invo!vement or !ac/
of it

*o eBamp!es of
parenta!
invo!vement or !ac/
of it

*hree eBamp!es of
parenta!
invo!vement or !ac/
of it

-onclusion on
how parents can
help


Co conc!usion

1ne idea on ho
parents can he!p

*o or more ideas
on ho parents
can he!p

+eporter 4&
Answer the following questions
1) 'efine peer pressure.
2) <ive three rea! eBamp!es of peer pressure)
3) ,hy do teenagers give in to peer pressure-
4) ,hy are gir!s attracted to gangsters-
4) <ive three or more descriptions of street gangs and their friends)
5) Ho does peer pressure contribute to =oining a teen gang-
>ome suggested resources&
http&//)eBtension)umn)edu/distribution/youthdeve!opment/components/5113-:4-:2)htm!
http&//vanderbi!toc)e!!source)com/dh/.ontent)asp-%'D14EE
http&//ianrpubs)un!)edu/fami!y/nf211)htm
http&//members)ao!)com/stringhamp/11-0eer0ressure)htm!
http&//)mc)maricopa)edu/dept/d45/psy/dev/3a!!EE/peer6pressure/indeB)htm!

Evaluation for Individual Tea! "e!#ers
$eporter 0 (&' points)

Aspect of wor(

)ea( (./% point)

*air (&/+ points)

Perfect (0/'
points)


E,planation of
peer pressure


Co EBp!anation
given

1ne EBp!anations
given

*o or more
eBp!anations given

Peer pressure

<ive one rea!
eBamp!e of peer
pressure

<ive to rea!
eBamp!es of peer
pressure

<ive three rea!
eBamp!es of peer
pressure


1escription of
friends

<ive one
description of street
gangs and their
friends

<ive to
description of street
gangs and their
friends

<ive three or more
description of street
gangs and their
friends


-onclusion on
whether friends
could prevent
gang/related
violence


Co conc!usion
given

A conc!usion given
but not very c!ear!y
stated

A c!ear!y stated
conc!usion given

+eporter 4&
Answer the following questions
1) ,hat is organi2ed crime-
2) Are youth gangs invo!ved in organi2ed crime-
3) ,hat does graffiti have to do ith gangs-
4) Ho does a young person !eave a gang- ,ho can he!p-
4) Are youth gangs a prob!em in .hina- EBp!ain)
>ome >uggested +esources
https&//)nc=rs)gov/pdffi!es1/o==dp/231115)pdf
http&//)danei)org/crime/gangs6of6bei=ing)php
http&//)nationa!gangcenter)gov
http://www.state.nj.us/counties/mercer/departments/pdfs/hs_gpitf_faqs.pdf
http://updsl.org/divisions/metro_gang_unit/graffiti
http://fnnc.org/gangs.html
https://www.gov.mb.ca/justice/safe/gangproof/pdf/interventionsheet.pdf
Evaluation for Individual Tea! "e!#ers
$eporter ' (&' points)

Aspect of wor(

)ea( (./% point)

*air (&/+ points)

Perfect (0/'
points)


E,planation of
organi2ed cri!e
and lin( to
3outh gangs


Co EBp!anation
given

1ne EBp!anations
given

*o or more
eBp!anations given

Graffiti and
gangs

<ives none or on!y
one eBp!anation for
gangs/graffiti !in/


<ives to
eBp!anation for
gangs/graffiti !in/
3u!!y eBp!ores issue
of gangs and
graffiti
Gangs in -hina
'oes not address
or shos no
research about
gangs in .hina
Ma/es a fe points
about gangs in
.hina
3u!!y eBp!ores issue
of teen gangs in
.hina

-onclusion on
how to leave a
gang and who
can help


Co conc!usion
given

A conc!usion given
but not very c!ear!y
stated

A c!ear!y stated
conc!usion given