Lesson 3 YAFIC

Long Way Down Lesson 3 

Gangs and Violence, African American Vernacular English

(AAVE)
 

Gangs and Violence

African American Vernacular English

(AAVE)

What do you see here?

Have you used one of these words?

Contents

• Learning objectives
• Gangs
• Being under Pressure
• AAVE
• Learning objectives
• Homework

Before we start...

Thoughts about the book so far?

Anything you want to share?

What happened in the pages you had to read?

How was reading the new pages of the book?

Very exciting!

It was okay

I did not like it that much

I did not read it...😬

Learning Objectives

•  After this lesson, the students can explain what a gang is.
  
• After this lesson, the students can express their feelings about violence in English.
  
• After this lesson, the students know what AAVE is.
  
• After this lesson, the students can find examples of AAVE in Long Way Down.

What do you know about gangs?

Answer Question 2 & 3

Exercise 2: Under Pressure

Exercise 2: Answer the questions

Exercise 3: AAVE

• Search 5 examples of AAVE in Long Way Down
• Write the definition
• You can only go up to page 150

8 minutes.

Exercise 3: Own experiences

Have you heard different words being used because your friend is from somewhere else?

Do you find it important to have a difference?

2 minutes.

Exercise 3: Author

Look up some information about Jason Reynolds

Why do you think he used AAVE in the book?

5 minutes.

Learning Objectives

- After this lesson, the students can explain what a gang is.

- After this lesson, the students can express their feelings about violence in English.

- After this lesson, the students know what AAVE is.

- After this lesson, the students can find examples of AAVE in Long Way Down.

How did you find the lesson?

What did you like/not like and why?

Homework: Read until page 225