Friday, February 27th

1. Finalize conclusion paragraph

2. Edit and revise final essay.


Objective: Students will synthesize multiple opinions about juvenile justice in a final argumentative essay.

Thursday, February 26th

1. Write counterclaim and rebuttal paragraph

Objective: Students will synthesize multiple perspectives about juvenile justice for their final essay.

Wednesday, February 25th

1. Finish multiple perspectives chart

2. Write second body paragraph for essay


Objective: Students will synthesize multiple opinions about juvenile justice for their argumentative essay.

Tuesday, February 24th

1. Claim snowball fight

2. Partner article share out

    ***One reads “ERWC 12 JJ - Should 11-year-olds be charged with adult crimes? ” and one reads “ERWC 12 JJ - Juvenile InJustice”

3. Introduce Argumentative Essay Outline

Objective: Students will understand more perspectives surrounding juvenile justice. 

Friday, February 20th

1. Update multiple perspectives chart with Jennifer Jenkins, Furious

2. Work on essay

Objective: Students will work on their summative assessments for the juvenile justice unit.

Thursday, February 19th

1. "Furious" by C.R.


Objective: Students will analyze and make meaning from a poem by someone who has been incarcerated.

Wednesday, February 18th

1. Journal #3 - Rehabilitation

2. "Jennifer Bishop Jenkins on Punishment and Teen Killers"

    *** Partner activity

3. Mrs. MacIntosh - Local Scholarship check-in

***2, 4, 6 block period

Objective: Students will identify the claim and counterclaim in an opinion article.

Friday, February 13th

1. Roper V. Simmons reading + CERS paragraph

   ***Finish and submit

2. Synthesizing Multiple Perspectives Chart

   ***Add "Beautiful Brains", "Wrestling Defense...", and "Roper V Simmons" 

Objective: Students will catch up on assignments from this unit.

Thursday, February 12th

1. Roper V. Simmons reading + CERS paragraph

Objective: Students will analyze key court cases surrounding juvenile justice and add to their graphic organizer.

Wednesday, February 11th

1. “Wrestling Defense” Documentary

        * Quickwrite

Objective: Students will analyze the case of Lionel Tate and concepts of juvenile justice.

Tuesday, February 10th

1. Casual evaluated discussion
        What should be the purpose of the juvenile justice system?
        What are differences between the teenage brain and adult brain?
        How do brain development and equity issues influence sentencing?
        Why might kids my age commit crimes?
        How should kids be tried for their crimes?

***1st-6th period bell schedule

Objective: Students will discuss their opinions on the juvenile justice system to begin forming ideas for their final essay.

Friday, February 6th

1. Finish "Beautiful Brains" by David Dobbs

2. Work on the evaluated discussion planner

   ***Evaluated discussion will take place in class on Tuesday, February 9th

Objective: Students will begin to understand the differences between the teenage brain and the adult brain.

Thursday, February 5th

1. Begin "Beautiful Brains" by David Dobbs

Objective: Students will begin to understand how the human brain works to develop insight into the juvenile justice system.

Wednesday, February 4th

1. Introduce evaluated discussion

2. Lecture on the teenage brain
***Why the teenage brain has an evolutionary advantage

*** Note taking graphic organizer

3. Journal #2 - Traits

Objective: Students will begin to understand how the human brain works to develop insight into the juvenile justice system.

Tuesday, February 3rd

1. Journal #1- Crime

2. Second Chance Kids

   ***Discussion Questions

3. Synthesizing Multiple Perspectives Chart

4. Introduce final essay

Objective: Students will begin to gain insight into the juvenile justice system.