Annotate articles Bein to read and annotate your articles. Also select words that are specifically related to this topic that should be defined. Title Youth, Guns, and Violent crime author Alfred Blumstein Main Idea The main idea is that there has been an increase in violence acts by teens by using handguns Notes Drugs and guns intersected in america’sinner cities leading a rapid increase in violence among minority youth Notes & a comment Teens are starting to use guns with much greater fire power There are people also getting guns illegally from underground places 2 Questions Why were more guns being made What has changed over the years to have such an increase in crime 3 Vocabulary words that should be defined Diminished-made smaller or less Diffusion- the spreading of something more widely Eschew- deliberately avoid using;abstain from Annotate articles Bein to read and annotate your articles. Also select words that are specifically related to this topic that should be defined. Title Mitigating the effects of gun violence on children and youth author James Garbarino, Catherine P. Bradshaw, Joseph A. Vorrasi Main Idea This article explores the causes and effects of gun violence on children and teens and what can be done to stop the violence. Notes Adolescents carrying guns is a big issue in todays society Notes & a comment I can use this article for a transition into the next subtopic as well as mention the toll it takes on adolescents 2 Questions What are the different methods schools are using to stop gun violence? Are the adolescents that have been affected by gun violence, seeing therapists. 3 Vocabulary words that should be defined PTSD- post traumatic stress disorder Prevalance- widespread in a particular area or at a particular time Perpetuate- make (something, typically an undesirable situation or an unfounded belief) continue indefinitely. Annotate articles Bein to read and annotate your articles. Also select words that are specifically related to this topic that should be defined. Title Gun carrying among adolescents author David Hemenway, Deborah Prothrow-Stith, Jack M. Bergstein, Roseanna Ander and Bruce P. Kennedy Main Idea Gun deaths have risen in the united states among adolescents Notes Gun violence is a common experience among the adolescents who participated in this survey. Notes & a comment This will help by article by showing that teens and tweens are having access to guns 2 Questions Why do their parents think its okay? Why do they feel the need to carry a gun? 3 Vocabulary words that should be defined Acquisition- an asset or object bought or obtained Equilibrium- a state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced