A PROJECT CRITICAL WEB QUEST
“Gang Violence and Youth:
Presented
by: Niurka
Castro
PS 115
During the past few years, there has
been a dramatic increase in gang-related violence in
As
gang violence increases nationwide, particularly within our inner cities, it is
clear that this problem of gang participation must be addressed. You have been hired by the Mayor Bloomberg of
In this web
quest you have an opportunity to change this environment of crime and
destruction. Good Luck. You have an important task.
Your group will research the rise of youth gang involvement in the
city of
The report must be typed using MS Word and be 12 font.
Each group will also present an oral presentation of FIVE- TEN
minutes explaining the group’s findings. All steps of the PPA must be used in
this report.
Step 1: You will form groups of 3-4 to complete
this Web Quest together.
Step 2: Each group will research teen violence particularly in a neighborhood
with which you are familiar. This may
include information about why teens join gangs, ages of members in the gangs,
type of gangs in each neighborhood, statistics, etc. Make sure you include your research about
these topics. Research will be done on the internet, using the suggested sites
listed. When the websites in the resource section are all reviewed, the group
will complete the SIX STEP PUBLIC POLICY ANALYST. These six worksheets linked
blow, will be used as resource material for the written and oral reports.
Step #3: Groups will be divided
according to responsibilities as follows. The instructor will make these
decisions.
Student
# 1: Recorder & Writer-This student will take notes
on information gathered by group members and write an outline for the written
and oral report. These notes will also be used by each member to write the
paper. This student will be responsible for completing the Public Policy
Analyst Worksheets for gang violence
Student
# 2: Researcher-This student will do the research, with
help of other members. He/she will search the Internet and gather information
that will be used to complete the worksheets. The information gathered will be
focused on ethics and stem cell research.
Student # 3: Time
keeper of organizer-Will keep the group on track. He/she will assist in the
research, lead & coordinate group meetings and be aware of teacher made
deadlines and schedules
Student
# 4: Presenter-
This student will be responsible to convey the group findings to the class.
He/she will be the main speaker in the Oral Presentation and will assign others
their subordinate roles for the oral presentation. The
written report should be used as part of this presentation.
The
presenter will coordinate the oral report but all members will take part in
some form.
Each group will
complete the following:
Complete the Public Policy Analyst worksheets
which will help you with your project by using the websites in the resources section
#1- Defining the Social
Problem
What is the problem that you plan on
addressing? After you have read this
page, click the hyperlink to the Worksheet #1 page (MS WORD Document) and
complete.
#2- Gather evidence of
the problem
How do we know that this is a problem? Once again, read this page and complete
Worksheet #2 (MS WORD)
#3- Identify the causes
of the problem
What causes this problem that you plan on
addressing? Read this page and complete
Worksheet # 3 (MS WORD)
#4- Identify and
evaluate the existing public policies
What
policies already exist on your problem?
Read and complete Worksheet #4 (MS WORD)
#5- Developing public
policy solutions
What
new public policy do you want to create?
Read and complete Workshop # 5 (MS WORD)
#6- Selecting the best
policy solution
Decide with your group the best policy to use
for the problem. Read this page and
complete Workshop # 6 (MS WORD)
Websites
are provided help get you started on your research to help find the causes and
new solutions to the problem of gang violence and youth in the city of
SPECIFIC WEBSITES
Info. from a Nationally Recognized Gang
Researcher and Educator
National
Center for Education Statistics
Safe Schools &
Community Coalition
Center for Disease
Control – Facts on Youth Violence
Learn
about the Dangers of Youth Violence
Learn
About Gangs and How to Avoid Them
GENERAL WEBSITES
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CONCLUSION
You should
have learned that gang violence is a serious problem that faces all citizens in
our city. It leads to terrible consequences and destroys the youth who are the
future. You have used the Public Policy Analyst and found public policy solutions
to solve this problem. Let’s hope you have made a difference. Thanks for your
participation and valuable help.
STANDARDS ADDRESSED
ELA
Standards:
Standard 1: Language for Information and Understanding
Students will listen, speak, read, and write for information and understanding. They will collect data, facts, and ideas; discover relationships, concepts, and generalizations; and use knowledge generated from oral, written, and electronically produced texts.
Standard 2: Language for Literary Response and Expression
Students will read and listen to oral, written, and electronically produced texts and performances from American and world literature; relate texts and performances to their own lives; and develop an understanding of the diverse social, historical, and cultural dimensions the texts and performances represent.
Standard 3: Language for Critical Analysis and Evaluation
Students will listen, speak, read, and write for critical analysis and evaluation. They will analyze experiences, ideas, information, and issues presented by others using a variety of established criteria presented from multiple perspectives, their opinions and judgments on experiences, ideas, information and issues.
Standard 4: Language for Social Interaction
Students will listen, speak, read, and write for social interaction. They will use oral and written language for effective social communication with a wide variety of people.
Social Studies Standards:
Standard 4: Economics
Students will use a variety of
intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of how the United States
and other societies develop economic systems and associated institutions to
allocate scarce resources, how major decision-making units function in the
United States and other national economies, and how an economy solves the
scarcity problem through market and nonmarket mechanisms.
Standard
5: Civics, Citizenship, and Government
Students will
use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of the
necessity for establishing governments; the governmental system of the