Long way down les 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Long way down

by Jason Reynolds

Homework

Next lesson: read pages 1 -70

Why read?

• improves brain connectivity.
  
• increases your vocabulary and comprehension.
  
• empowers you to empathize with other people.
  
• aids in sleep readiness.
  
• reduces stress.
  
• lowers blood pressure and heart rate.
  
• fights depression symptoms.
  
• prevents cognitive decline as you age

Learning objectives

Become acquainted with the topic

this lesson:

- discussion questions

- background information 

There's nothing wrong with revenge.

Agree

Disagree

No single decision is life changing.

Agree

Disagree

Ghosts are real.

Agree

Disagree

Some people come into our lives for a reason.

Agree

Disagree

It’s okay for boys to cry.

Agree

Disagree

Desperate times lead to desperate measures.

Agree

Disagree

It's never okay to snitch.

Agree

Disagree

Rules are meant to be broken.

Agree

Disagree

We are defined by our past.

Agree

Disagree

Sometimes violence is the answer.

Agree

Disagree

Black youth are more than four times as likely to be detained or committed in juvenile facilities as their white peers.

1. True
2. False

African American children and teens are 14 times more likely than white children and teens of the same age to die by gun homicide.

1. True
2. False

Black Americans compose 59% of victims of gun homicide but only 14% of the US population.

1. True
2. False

Black children and teens (ages 1-17) are three times more likely to be killed with a gun than their white peers.

1. True
2. False

“For all the young brothers and sisters in detention centres around the country, the ones I’ve seen, and the ones I haven’t. You are loved.”

What do you think the book Long Way Down is about?

The next 5 lessons:

What is the message behind Long Way Down?

Why did the author wrote this story?

Next lesson homework: 

- Read page 47 - 70

- bring the book to the class