"the last spin" news article - June 12th

You are reporters for a national teen magazine. Your editor has asked you to find out why a teenager called Danny committed suicide. Your mission is to cover the story from one of four angles.

Reporter 1:
Check for background information on teen gangs: Write a profile of Danny based on your findings.
Reporter 2:
Check the schools for information on how they deal with teen gangs: Write a plan on how to deal with the issue at school.
Reporter 3:
Speak to Danny's parents: Write an interview with his parents based on your findings on parental involvement or lack of it.
Reporter 4:
Speak to his girlfriend: Write the interview. Could she have prevented Danny from belonging to the gang?


here is a link to the short story "the last spin"

extra credit

here is the link to the short story "The Killers" by Ernest Hemingway

Read the short story and then fill out the literature circle handouts using the story

the killers

handouts -
discussion director
literature luminary
vocabulary enricher