Vocabulary
Story Details
Vocabulary 2
Compare and Contrast
Miscellaneous
100
Extremely important.
What is crucial?
100
Why do prosecutors think there has been a drop in teen crimes?
Because of the threat of being tried in adult courts.
100
To say that someone has done something wrong.
What is accuse?
100
Name one way in which Tony and Stacy were alike in the first story.
They were both troubled teens. -or- They both worked hard at boot camp.
100
Correct this sentence.... Anthony feels like the luckier guy in New York these days.
Anthony feels like the luckiest guy in New York these days.
200
The result of an action.
What is consequence?
200
Stacy and Tony were both sent to _____ _______ to try to get back on the right track (in the first story).
boot camp
200
Someone trained to give advice.
What is counselor?
200
When 15 year-old Shawn Miller and his friends robbed a convenience store, how was his conviction similar to that of an adult criminal?
He was given the same sentence as an adult criminal.
200
True or False: Teens who are tried as adults in criminal courts are less likely stay criminals.
False: They are more likely to remain criminals than teens who are tried in juvenile courts.
300
The possibility that something will happen, or, a natural ability that could develop.
What is potential?
300
Who was the main person in Anthony Carroway's life and neighborhood that encouraged him to get out of gang life (NOT prison staff)?
His Mom.
300
To think about something and decide if it is good or not.
What is evaluate?
300
Name something that was similar between Anthony's life before and after prison.
He is a leader. -or- He lives in New York City.
300
What happened to Tony to end his time at boot camp?
He died.
400
Relating to the law.
What is judicial?
400
The "Big Idea" of Youth Crime...Adult Time.
Teens being tried in court as adults.
400
To support or praise.
What is encourage?
400
Stacy got counseling to learn to control her anger at boot camp. How was Tony's experience very different?
He was forced to sit in the desert sun for hours as a punishment.
400
Anthony Carroway took this job after his release from prison.
Youth counselor.
500
A change.
What is transition?
500
Name two positive things about Anthony Carroway's life in prison that he was unable to achieve on the street.
He took a class to get himself off drugs. He began going to school.
500
A fact or piece of information expressed as a number.
What is a statistic?
500
Before prison, Anthony's life was filled with drugs and violence. How has this changed now that he is out of prison?
He knows how to talk it out instead of fight it out.
500
According to "Youth Crime...Adult Time", what effect did spending years in prison have on Shawn Miller's life?
His potential for a normal life was seriously diminished because he spent his entire young adult life behind bars and then was released back into the world with an adult prison record.
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