2. Stanley and his parents had tried two pretend that he was just
goin away to camp for a wile, just like rich kids do. When stanley
was younger he used to play with stuffed animals, and pretend
the animals were at camp. Camp Fun and Games he called it.
Sometimes hed have them play soccer with a marble. other
times they'd run an obstacle course, or go bungee jumping of a
table, tied to broken rubber bands. Now Stanley tried to pretend
he was going to Camp Fun and Games. Maybe he'd make some
friends, he thout. At least he'd get too swim in the lake
This is an extract from ‘Holes’ by Louis Sachar.
Stanley has been sentenced to time in Camp Green Lake, a
detention centre for criminal youths.
Proof read the extract and highlight all errors.
3. Underline the errors and write the corrections.
THE number of teenagers causin trubble has rocketed in the last
10 year.
Figures obtained by the sunday mail show a shoking rise in the
number of out-of-control yung criminals who repeatedly commit
crimes without any fear of punishMent.
in 2014, in wales there were double the number of arrests Its a
shocking state of affairs and shows the Government’s plans to
tackle youth crime have failing.
5. “Kids doing time for
what’s not a crime”
.
Across the country,
thousands of children are
removed from their homes
and confined in juvenile
facilities for offenses that
would not be considered
criminal if committed by
an adult.
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6. The term "confinement" describes young people
taken from their homes and placed, by court order,
in residential facilities. These are children who are
not guilty of an actual crime but they have got in
trouble. In 2010, according to data, about 10,000
children in the United States were confined for
truancy, disobedience or running away.
Confinement is ineffective, costly, and provides no
tools to either young people or their families to
resolve the issues that may have lead to their police
involvement.
What three reasons are given
against confinement?
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seconds
7. Let’s look at the
numbers…..
• 8% of children re-offend within a year
of being released from custody.
• Of all the children in prison 11% have
attempted suicide.
• Less than 1% of children are in care.
Those children in care account for
33% of boys in custody and 61% of
girls.
• Secure accommodation for children
in 2012/13 cost £224 million pounds.
Which of these
statistics tell you
…?
a. Custodial sentences
don’t prevent
youngsters from
offending.
b. Custodial sentences
can lead to fatal
tragedy.
c. Custody is really
expensive.
8. THINK… PAIR… SHARE…
In your own words, explain the link between sport and young offenders.
Sport prevents
boredom and
develops important
life skills and can
divert young people
from crime
If we could stop 1
in 10 offending it
would save £113
million a year
75% of young
offenders are
reconvicted within a
year of completing
their sentence
70% of teenagers
believe antisocial
behaviour happens
because of
boredom
Young
offenders cost
about £11
billion
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9. What is your impression of the
persons in these pictures?
How does this
image make you
feel?
What are your
impressions of this
teenager?
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10. How does this
image make you
feel?
What are your
impressions of this
teenager?
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13. This is a racing school that is helped by the Army to
turn teenage tearaways into jockeys that could win
the Grand National.... The school offers 10-week
jockey courses for teenagers.
The day begins at 7am and the teenagers have to
cope with a harsh regime including military fitness
training and school lessons. In addition they must
complete stable and yard duties and clean all of the
tack.
The benefit of all this hard work is that they have an
opportunity to ride thoroughbred race horses on
the gallops.
more….
14. Attending the Northern Racing College in Doncaster
would be challenging for anyone. Most of the
students at the college have been in trouble with
the police, and have been expelled from school.
'Without this place, some kids would probably
never achieve anything,' explains Malcolm Bygrave,
the course manager. 'All our kids are turnarounds.
Every one of these kids has come here with a goal
and if we can get them out into a racing yard, then
they might achieve that goal.'
15. The sunshine isle
where teenage
tearaways are sent
to learn a lesson
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impressions-questions
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16. Impressions
Sometimes you may be asked
what impression is created. This
could be the impression you get of
a place, or a person or a group of
people. Simply, this is the view
you have of the place, person or
people.
You need to give your impression,
your view and support this with
evidence.
Inference and evidence !
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17. The writer creates a
negative impression of
these teenagers.
Now you have read the
article, list any words or
phrases in the first half of
the article that create a
bad impression, and say
what they suggest.
1. List the words and phrases that create a negative
view.
2. Say what these words suggest.
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18. Annotation Collaboration
Before you attempt the question
What impression do we get of
the teenagers?
What details from the passage
give us this impression?
19. They have reputations for
being troublemakers, unruly
and wild
They have no regard for
others’ education.
They disrespect authority
They’re inconsiderate and
ungrateful
They are truants
1. “Consistently skipping
classes”
2. “Disobeying teachers”
3. “Disrupting lessons”
4. They are “noisy” and
“fussy“ eaters
5. “Notorious teenage
tearaways”
Inference Evidence
Evidence and inference
In order to support your inferences, you need to find the relevant
evidence in the text. Match the inferences with the evidence.
20. They have reputations for
being troublemakers, unruly
and wild
They have no regard for
others’ education.
They disrespect authority
They’re inconsiderate and
ungrateful
They are truants
1. “Consistently skipping
classes”
2. “Disobeying teachers”
3. “Disrupting lessons”
4. They are “noisy” and
“fussy“ eaters
5. “Notorious teenage
tearaways”
Click in each light blue inference box to reveal the answer.
Inference Evidence
Evidence and inference
In order to support your inferences, you need to find the relevant
evidence in the text. Match the inferences with the evidence.
21. What impression do we get of
the teenagers?
What details from the passage
give us this impression?
They are troublemakers/unruly
Their behaviour is extreme/the
worst have bad reputations
/rebels
No respect for authority/
rude/horrid
No interest in school work and
school activities
Out of control
Ungrateful/inconsiderate
/selfcentred
They cannot be trusted
There are others who are even
worse
‘notorious teenage tearaways’
‘most disruptive’
All face expulsion
Catalogue of crime
truancy, disrupting lessons,
disobeying Lazy
School governor says nobody
can deal with them
Sister Celia Cools-Lartigue says
they are noisy and they are
fussy eaters
They are being closely
supervised
They were the best (7 from 19)
22. I think the teenagers are wild as
they are tearaways. This makes me
think they are up to no good and then
it says they are the most disruptive
so they are obviously disrupting their
classes in school. I also think they
must be bad at school as all face
expulsion. All the way through I get
the impression they are bad and
naughty.
23. I get the impression that the teenagers are rebellious
and known for the trouble they cause as the article
describes them as “notorious teenage tearaways”. This
makes them sound wild and uncontrollable. This
impression is developed when the writer says that
“Nobody knows what to do with them”. They are clearly
not responding to any punishments and their behaviour
is a concern. They “face expulsion2 so their behaviour
in school is bad. I get the impression they cannot be
taught as they are rebellious and rude, “disobeying
teachers” and “breaking school rules”.
I get the impression they are truants as they “skip
classes” and so they are not grateful for their
education. They also are ungrateful for this holiday as
they are “fussy eaters”
so they should just eat the food they’ve been given.
25. Argumentation
Should teenagers be sent to
camps as a punishment for
their crimes?
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boot-camp-brat-vows-to-behave-1-61660
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/military-style-
academy-help-out-troubled-3458651
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these two articles.
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27. Argumentation text is an evaluation based on
one’s own thoughts, values, and/or beliefs.
This type of text is not
necessarily persuasive.
It could be your views
from one perspective
(arguing against
opposing views) or
two-sides of a
balanced argument.
