PIRI'S PRISON EXPERIENCE

7/31/15 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following questions in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

**All homework must be signed by a parent.**

How does Piri's experience at Sing Sing prison compare to all of the other prisons we learned about this week?

(Alcatraz, North Korean Prison Camps, Juvenile Detention Centers, Rikers Island, etc)

PRISON LIFE

7/30/15 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following questions in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

**All homework must be signed by a parent.**

   What was the main reason for the creation of Alcatraz?

       
        When did Alcatraz close permanently and why?

HIGH SECURITY PRISONS

7/29/15 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following questions in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

**All homework must be signed by a parent.**

   What was the main reason for the creation of Alcatraz?

       
        When did Alcatraz close permanently and why?

CHILDREN COMMITTING CRIMES

7/28/15 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following questions in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

**All homework must be signed by a parent.**

1    Approximately how many years ago were children being treated the same as adults for committing crimes?

     What are juveniles called when they’re found guilty of committing a crime?

PRISON OPTIONS

Dear Students,

Please answer the following questions in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

**All homework must be signed by a parent.**

1. Find out about 5 famous prisons from either the United States or around the world, name them and tell me where they are located. 

a.

b.

c.

  

d.

e. 

2. Find out about 2 famous prison breaks. WHO was involved, and at WHAT prison did the break happen?

PIRI HAS HEART

HOMEWORK FOR FRIDAY, JULY 24

Option one:
1.  Piri talks a lot about having heart.  In a short paragraph, discuss what Piri means when he says "heart".  What does it mean to have heart?


Option two:
1.  Define the words:  corazon, manos and cabrones. 

2.  How did the fight with the Jolly Rogers end?

3.  What does Piri appreciate about being in a gang?

JUVENILE DETENTION

OPTION 1: DESCRIBE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN JUVENILE DETENTION AND ADULT DETENTION?

OPTION 2: WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CHOICES FOR A DEFENDANT IF HE IS A JUVENILE AND FOUND GUILTY?

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

PIRI IN PRISON

WHAT WAS LIFE LIKE IN SING SING FOR PIRI?

WHAT WAS LIFE LIKE IN COMSTOCK?

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

PIRI WANTS ESCAPE

7/21/15 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following questions in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

What career does Piri tell his family he was going to pursue?

Describe Jose and James' physical appearance. How would Piri's racial identity be in his chosen profession?

PIRI AND DRUGS

7/20/15 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following questions in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

What happens to Piri at the hospital?

Describe the argument between Piri and his brother, Jose.

PIRI LOOKS FOR JOBS

Dear Students,

Please answer the following questions in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

Describe Piri's time with Pane and his sister, Lorry.

What happens when Piri goes for a salesman job interview?

PIRI EXPERIENCES LOSS AND OTHER THINGS

Dear Students,

PIRI IS EXPERIENCING LOSSES IN HIS LIFE. HOW IS HE DEALING WITH THEM?

HE ALSO EXPERIENCES PREJUDICE FROM OTHERS.  HOW DOES HE REACT TO IT?



PLEASE CHOOSE ONE OF THESE STATEMENTS TO ANSWER.

Please answer the following questions in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

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Dear Parents,

Please feel free to comment on the homework or ask any questions you 
may have on the blog.  Thanks!

Have a great evening!

Dorothy

PIRI'S DREAM

PIRI'S DREAM IS THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO RETURN TO HIS NEIGHBORHOOD A RICH MAN AND HELP OTHERS IN NEED.

IF YOU COULD RETURN TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND HAD MONEY, HOW WOULD YOU HELP THOSE THERE?

OR IF YOU HAD MONEY, WOULD YOU HELP THOSE IN YOUR OLD 'HOOD?

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

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Dear Parents,

Please feel free to comment on the homework or ask any questions you 
may have on the blog.  Thanks!

Have a great evening!

PIRI AND HIS FRIENDS

Dear Students,

Please answer the following questions in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

Why do Piri and his gang decide to go with Alfredo?

Describe Piri's job as a shoeshine boy.


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Dear Parents,

Please feel free to comment on the homework or ask any questions you 
may have on the blog.  Thanks!

Have a great evening!

PIRI AND HIS FAMILY

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

Describe Piri's family. What is it about them that makes him happy? Sad? How does he interact with his family members?


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IMMIGRATION TO HARLEM: A HISTORY

Dear Students,

Please answer the following questions in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

Describe the way of life in Harlem.

Why do immigrants to America?  To Harlem?  

Why weren't they welcome?

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WHEN WOULD YOU PREFER TO LIVE?

7/9/15 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

Given the economic situation at Spanish Harlem during the 1930s, would you prefer to live there during the Great Depression era or present day and why?

THE GREAT DEPRESSION: AN OVERVIEW

FROM WHAT WE LEARNED TODAY, WHAT WOULD LIFE BE LIKE IN NYC DURING THE DEPRESSION? OR SPANISH HARLEM?

OPTION 1: WRITE 2 PARAGRAPHS USING COMPLETE SENTENCES.
OPTION 2:  WRITE 3 SENTENCES USING COMPLETE SENTENCES.
OPTION 3: WRITE 1 SENTENCE OR DRAW A PICTURE.