Mrs. Corchado

John F. Kennedy High School

E-mail: LEO731@Verizon.net

Introduction:

Child abuse is an issue that should concern all of us and should be addressed by society in general. Many children have been badly injured and even killed by their parents throughout the United States. This problem affects many children in New York City. We need to create awareness so that people become conscientious about this issue and work together to find solutions to this problem.

You are a social worker concerned about child abuse and want to find solutions to this problem. You will investigate the problem and create a public policy that attempts to deal with this problem.

Task:

As a public policy analyst you will research child abuse in New York City and you will produce the following work:

A. Write a report in which the following topics will be developed:

1. Define the problem: What is child abuse?

2. Gather the evidence: Collect information (including statistics) about cases reported in New York City

3. Identify the causes of child abuse

4. Evaluate a public policy dealing with child abuse

5. Develop solutions

6. Select the best solutions

B. Make an oral presentation to the class.

Process:

Working in groups of four, you will:

A. Complete worksheets 1-6 on the TIPS .

1. Define the problem Worksheet 1 http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/select.html

2. Gather Evidence Worksheet 2 http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/gather.html

3. Identify Causes Worksheet 3 http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/identify.html

4. Evaluate policies Worksheet 4 http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/existing.html

5. Develop Solutions Worksheet 5 http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/solutions.html

6. Select best Solution Worksheet 6 http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/bestsol.html

B. Collect information from newspapers.

C. Use the following Internet sites to collect information:

Website Search Engines:

http://www.yahoo.com

https://www.google.com

http://www.lycos.com

http://altavista.com

http://amazon.com

Internet Resources

Define the problem

http://www.calib.com/nccanch/stats/index.cfm

http://www.child-protection.org/CPTtext/ tProviders/tProblem.htm

Gather evidence

http://www.jimhopper.com/abstats/

http://www.preventchildabusewi.org/signs2a.htm

Identify the causes

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/acf_policy_planning.html#policy

http://www.zipmall.com/moms-causes.htm

Evaluate the policy

http://www.calib.com/nccanch/statutes/federal.cfm

http://www.calib.com/nccanch/.cfm prevention/index

Develop solutions

http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/acs/html/text.html -dohttp://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/a

Select best solutions

http://www.jimhopper.com/abstats/

http://child-abuse.com/

http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/prevention/Default.htm

Additional Resources

Child Abuse Statistics www.acf.dhhs.gov/news/april00.htm

Casa de los Ninos http://www.azstarnet.com/~casa/index.html

Parents Anonymous, Inc http://www.parentsanonymous.org

Boysville http://www.boysville.org/locations.htm

USA Child Help http://www.unitedwaydenver.org/

International Child Abuse Network

http://www.yesican.org/help.html

Evaluation

Your final grade will be based on your written report and your oral presentation.

GRADE:	4	3	2	1
Oral Presentation	Speaks loud and clear, good tone of voice. Excellent use of the English language. Material is presented in a persuasive, well-organized format.	Good point of view. Good use of English language. Material is organized.	Speaks using a low tone of voice. Poor use of English language. Material is not well organized.	Weak point of view. Poor use of English language. Lacks organization.
Report & Worksheets	Excellent understanding of the researched topic. Correct use of grammar and correct spelling. Excellent organization. Clearly answers and understands six Step PPA	Understands researched topic. Fair use of grammar and correct spelling most of the time. Well organized.	Satisfactory understanding of the researched topic. Words are misspelled, poor usage of grammar. Not well organized.	Little or no understanding of the researched topic. Poor usage of grammar, words are misspelled. No organization.

This Webquest will focus on the following academic standards in Social Studies and English Language Arts:

Social Studies

Standard 1:   History of the United States and New York

Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning points in the history of the United States and New York.

Standard 2:   World History

Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning points in world history and examine the broad sweep of history from a variety of perspectives.

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 United States and other nations; the United States Constitution; the basic civic values of American constitutional democracy; and the roles, rights, and responsibilities of citizenship, including avenues of participation.

English Language Arts

Standard 1:   Language for Information and Understanding

Students will listen, speak, read, and write for information and understanding. As listeners and readers, students will collect data, facts, and ideas; discover relationships, concepts, and generalizations; and use knowledge generated from oral, written, and electronically produced texts. As speakers and writers, they will use oral and written language that follows the accepted conventions of the English language to acquire, interpret, apply, and transmit information.

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. As speakers and writers, students will use oral and written language that follows the accepted conventions of the English language for self-expression and artistic creation.

Standard 3:   Language for Critical Analysis and Evaluation

Students will listen, speak, read, and write for critical analysis and evaluation. As listeners and readers, students will analyze experiences, ideas, information, and issues presented by others using a variety of established criteria. As speakers and writers, they will use oral and written language that follows the accepted conventions of the English language to present, from a variety of 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. Students will use oral and written language that follows the accepted conventions of the English language for effective social communication with a wide variety of people. As readers and listeners, they will use the social communications of others to enrich their understanding of people and their views.

Conclusion:

This PPA WebQuest has helped you understand how serious the child abuse problem is in New York City. As a Public Policy Analyst, you will have defined all the issues involved in child abuse. You will have researched the current policies of child abuse and will have developed solutions to reduce this problem. As a result of this policy, you will have learned to identify and improve public policies that affect the lives of the must important asset of our society: our children.