Table of Contents

October 2013: Gangs

• Table of Contents 2
• Welcome to Text2Reader 4
• Fiction: Two Foot Punch 6
• • 1A: In Conversation—Gangs and Power 9
  • 1B: Write It Down—Character Motivations in Dialogue 10
  • Student Self-Assessment: Narrative Writing Checklists 11
  • 1C: Making Meaning—The Peer Pressure Interview 12
  • 1D: Writing It Down—Resisting Peer Pressure 14
  • Assessment Rubric: Writing An Article 15
• Nonfiction: Gangs 16
• • 2A: Looking for Answers (short answer) 19
  • 2A: Looking for Answers (multiple choice) 20
  • 2B: Word Work—Relating Terms to What You Know 21
  • 2C: Thinking Critically—Evaluating Gang Awareness Videos 22
• Readers Theater: The Barrio Kings 23
• • 3A: Readers Theater: "Living Clean" 24
• Digital Nation: Gangs Online: Net Banging? Or Just Hanging? 29
• • 4A: Looking for Answers 32
  • 4B: In Conversation—Assessing Human Susceptibility 33
• Suggested Resources 34
• Answer Keys 35