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Literary Criticism
Students evaluate and debate whether movies, television shows, and other mass media cause violent behavior in students and whether books are the same as or different from these other media in their potential for causing violent behavior...
Facing History and Ourselves
How Do Rules and Traditions Shape Communities?
Sixth graders explore the concepts of laws and customs in a community, examining the reasoning behind rules. Then then collaborate to write their own classroom code of conduct.
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Are you a Sexual Harasser?
Third graders explore sexual harassment and learn techniques to avoid threatening situations.
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Building a "Toolbox for Difference"
Students discover how race and gender relate to their sense of civic obligation. As a class, they create a 3-D toolbox for making a difference in their community or the world. They write an essay to accompany it explaining the design and...
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Street Language and Learning
Students examine the type of language they use on the street in the city. In groups, they brainstorm ideas about a topic they decide on from a cluster of words. Using those ideas, they organize them into a written paper using proper...
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Government: War Powers Limitations
Students examine historic examples of authority during wartime. They interpret the Fifth Amendment. They debate the merits of the Patriot Act.
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National School Safety
This is a resource for school safety information, training, and violence prevention.
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Kids Health: Should You Worry About School Violence?
Violence in schools can have a major effect on not only the victim but the school as a community. This article focuses on determining the safety of your school and what to do to help prevent violence. Links to related sites are available...
US Department of Education
Us Dept. Of Education: Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools
A guide for school communities to identify warning signs of potential violence in students, and to develop prevention, intervention and crisis response plans. Can be downloaded as a PDF file.
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Justice Learning: Zero Tolerance
Extensive information for students and teachers examining the issue of zero tolerance in schools and whether this was an ill-thought out policy. Resources include news articles, legal cases, legislation, audio files, etc. as well as...
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Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools
A comprehensive guide written in response to violence in schools and the efforts by the US Department of Education and the Department of Justice to develop early warning signs of violence in schools. This guide is designed to provide...
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Social Psychology Network: Jigsaw Classroom
The "official web site of the jigsaw classroom",- a cooperative learning technique which was developed by Elliot Aronson. The jigsaw approach is considered to promote better learning, improve student motivation, and increase enjoyment of...
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Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools
A comprehensive guide written in response to violence in schools and the efforts by the US Department of Education and the Department of Justice to develop early warning signs of violence in schools. This guide is designed to provide...
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National Crime Prevention Council: Teens, Crime, and the Community
With a section for teens and one for adults, TCC offers information and resources aimed at reducing violence in the lives of teens--with their help.
eSchool Today
E School Today: Child Abuse: Physical
Discusses the physical abuse of children, causes, symptoms to be on the alert for in a child, ways to prevent it happening, and how to get help.
American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association: Violence and Youth
Looking at school shootings, this article posts questions regarding whether some kids are prone to violence and how soon we need to do something about it.
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Northern Valley High School: A Project on Youth Gangs
Students will explore the dangers gangs pose to themselves and their school communities in this WebQuest. Students will research youth gangs and create media campaigns for middle school students to persuade them to stay out of gangs.
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Keep Schools Safe
"Your School Violence Prevention, Safety and Security Resource" website for students, parents, and schools.
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Cyberbullying Research Center
This site has links to other sites about cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is when E-mail, Instant Messaging (IM), Chatrooms, Bash Boards, Small Text-Messages (SMS), Web Sites, and Voting Booths are used to spread rumors, negative images,...