It would be useful for states to think more broadly when it comes to the age of responsibility. States have been acting in ever-more-punitive ways toward teens. Yet the point of laws regulating the behavior of young people should not be to restrict them. It’s to begin educating them in the ways of responsible adulthood. What’s important, after all, is not passing a test or meeting an arbitrary age requirement, but learning lessons and applying them to real life. L Purpose: One-Sentence Summary: Activity 10: One-Sentence Summarizing (Answer in notebook) Your group will be assigned a different section for this activity. Write a one-sentence summary for your assigned section. You may need to a summary for each paragraph within your section before writing your single sentence summary. Groups will choose a spokesperson to present one-sentence summaries while the class writes them down in the appropriate boxes. Your teacher may help groups with this process, so be sure to listen to his or her editing ideas and include them in what you write in the boxes. Activity 11: Noticing R’s of Maturity Complete the chart with a partner by adding examples for each “R.” Age of Responsibility—Key Concepts 3 R’s Definitions Examples
It would be useful for states to think more broadly when it comes to the age of responsibility. States have been acting in ever-more-punitive ways toward teens. Yet the point of laws regulating the behavior of young people should not be to restrict them. It’s to begin educating them in the ways of responsible adulthood. What’s important, after all, is not passing a test or meeting an arbitrary age requirement, but learning lessons and applying them to real life. L Purpose: One-Sentence Summary: Activity 10: One-Sentence Summarizing (Answer in notebook) Your group will be assigned a different section for this activity. Write a one-sentence summary for your assigned section. You may need to a summary for each paragraph within your section before writing your single sentence summary. Groups will choose a spokesperson to present one-sentence summaries while the class writes them down in the appropriate boxes. Your teacher may help groups with this process, so be sure to listen to his or her editing ideas and include them in what you write in the boxes. Activity 11: Noticing R’s of Maturity Complete the chart with a partner by adding examples for each “R.” Age of Responsibility—Key Concepts 3 R’s Definitions Examples
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