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1.GettingReadytoRead
Quickwrite(5minutes).

Ifyoucommittedaseriouscrime,doyouthinkitwouldbefairforyoutobepunishedthe
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2.ExploringKeyConcepts

1.Whoisajuvenile?Whataresomesynonymsforjuvenile?

2. What are the differences between an adult and a juvenile? Brainstorm a list of
qualitiesthatcharacterizeajuvenilebutnotanadult.
Juvenile

Adult

3.ExploringKeyDefinitions
Definitionsof somelegaltermsforkillingsomeoneareprovidedbelow.Studythem,and
explainthedifferencesinyourownwords.

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4.SurveyingtheText
Discussthefollowingquestionsasaclass:
What do the titles Kids Are KidsUntil They Commit Crimes and Startling Finds on
Teenage Brains tell you about the topics of these articles?

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Kids Are Kids was published in the Sacramento Bee in 2001. Startling Finds on
Teenage Brains was publishedin the samepaperalsoin 2001. Whatcanyou predict
about the articles? How do you think the articles will be the same? How do you think
theywillbedifferent?

5.MakingPredictionsandAskingQuestions
Listen as your teacher reads the first threeparagraphsofStartlingFinds onTeenage
Brains,andthendiscussthefollowingquestions:

Nowthat youvelistenedto the first threeparagraphsofStartlingFinds,whatdoyou


thinkitisgoingtobeabout?

Whatdoyouthinkisthepurposeofthistext?

Whodoyouthinkistheintendedaudienceforthispiece?Howdoyouknowthis?

Turnthetitleintoaquestiontoanswerasyoureadtheessay.

NowreadthefirstsixparagraphsofKidsAreKidssilently.
WhatisLundstromsopiniononthetopicofjuvenilecrime?

Turnthetitleintoaquestiontoanswerasyoureadtheessay.

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6.VocabularySelfAssessmentChartName:

The words in the selfassessment chart are from the texts you will read.Indicatehow
well you know the word and work with your partner to find the definition online. Be
preparedtoshareanswerswiththeclass.

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Quickwrite (5 minutes): Now that you have discussed these words,what do you
predict the articles youaregoing to read willbe about?Usesomeofthe wordsonyour
chartinyourprediction.
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7. Reading for Understanding The first reading of an essay isintended tohelp


you understand the text and confirm your predictions. As you read, think about the
followingquestions:
Whichofyourpredictionsturnedouttobetrue?

Whatsurprisedyou?

Ifyourpredictionsturnedouttobewrong,whatinthetextmisledyou?

Canyouanswerthequestionyoucreatedfromthetitle?

What,ifanything,isstillconfusingtoyou?

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As you read Startling Findings on Teenage Brains and Kids Are Kids, you willfind
thatthe twoarticles discussfourrecentcasesinwhichteenagersweretriedformurder.
Filloutthegraphicorganizeronthenextpagebasedonthosecases:

RecentCasesofJuvenileCrime

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