Gang+Webquest

===Using the information below, complete the assignment. Make sure to either hand write your work or save a Word file to your documents (will be labeled My Documents (H:)) under the file name Gang webquest or webquest 1/25.===




 * Title: ** Gangs and Their Impact
 * Description: ** In this activity, students will examine current events concerning particular gangs and their effects.
 * Grade Level: ** 9-12
 * Curriculum: ** Social Studies
 * Keywords: ** current events, crime, social interaction

Introduction

 * Earlier, you completed a webquest on crime in which you defined various crimes and came up with a few facts. Here, you are going to take that introductory look at gangs and go a bit further into the effects these groups have on the communities around them. As we discussed in class, there is also a cultural and artistic influence as well. **

Task 1. Using the sources below, give the different classification of gangs (for example, prison gangs) and how why they were formed. Give an example of a gang that fits each category, the year it was formed, location, and any other historical information you can find.

2. Find the ways that each of the gangs that you listed in #1 recruits new members. Who is likely to be targeted for membership? How are new members initiated into the group? What is expected of members? 3. For each gang that you have listed, what is their primary source of money? In other words, how do they fund their activities? 4. For each gang you have been conducting research on, what gang is their primary rival? What started the feud? What things have been done in carrying out this feud? How long has the feud been going on? 5.Using the sources below as a starting point, how have communities and various leaders tried to stop gangs and gang violence in cities and communities around the nation? How successful have these efforts been? 6.What gangs are found here in Georgia? Are there any gangs in Loganville? If so, which ones? 7. What a gang a "wannabe" gang? Are there any in Loganville? If so give their name and characteristics of the group. Create a Word document and save these answers in that document. Title the document "Crime Webquest". Save to your documents. Resources

Gang Out Gang Watchers Know Gangs National Alliance of Gang Investigators' Associations (NAGIA) use the articles tab for recent events concerning gang violence National Gang Center [|National Gang Crime Research Center] [|National Youth Gang Center (NYGC)] [|National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center] [|Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN)]

Final Product

Using the information that you have gathered, design a brochure educating elementary school children about gangs so that they are not encouraged to join. Please use MSPublisher to create the brochure.

You will turn in the answers to the questions under the task and the brochure. To turn these in, save to your documents.

Reminders
 * 1) You will work on this assignment on your own. You may collaborate with another student on navigating around a site or for locating additional information but the work you put in the final document needs to be a solo effort.
 * 2) Make sure to have a Word document open and ready to go. You may want to copy the items from the task page into your Word document before finding and typing in your answers.
 * 3) Save your work to "My Documents". See the task page for the title of the file.
 * 4) Proceed to the evaluation and conclusion sections of the webquest and follow the directions there.