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I can only find one picture of the elementry school we were going to use. It looks really rough. I don't know if we should try to find a different one or not.

Here are some discussion questions we could use for the school: 1. Are cameras used in public schools invading the students' privacy? 2. Should websites like youtube, wikipedia, and facebook be blocked from student and teachers' use? 3. How safe do you feel at school?

Questions/activity for Alcatraz: Pretend you are an inmate in the Alcatraz Prison and give a two-pargraph description of what you have experienced while serving in this prison. Use the facts given, Marcus' own experience, and any other knowledge you have about Alcatraz to develope your short story. (Sydney)

Notes on Alcatraz (Interesting Facts) for "Little Brother": []

-336 cells in B and C block -NPS states there were 348, but 12 were removed when stairways were placed. -36 segregation cells (D Block) -6 Solitary confinement (D block) -Cells in A Block were used for short term lock up for prisoners who needed isolation from other inmates, but not full seclusion. -300 civilians living on the island, both women and children. -living areas were building #64, 3 apartment buildings, one large duplex, four wooden houses (for senior officers). -Also had bowling alley, convenience store, and soda fountain shop for civilians -Warden used inmates with good conduct records for cooking and cleaning in his house. - Biggest complaint by inmates was the rule of silence (ended in late 1930's). Inmates were not allowed to talk to each other except during meals and recreation. -No Executions on the island - 8 people murder, 5 suicides, 15 died from natural illnesses - Average time in Alcatraz: 8 years. - Never sent directly to Alcatraz; sent there if regular prisons thought it was necessary. -Only two men were paroled from Alcatraz - Closed because of costs -Famous inmates: Al Capone, George “Machine Gun” Kelly, Robert Stroud, Roy Gardner, Henri Young, Alvin Karpis

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-Civil war fortress, bird sanctuary, first lighthouse on West Coast, birthplace of American Indian Red Power movement - 1850: declared military reservation by President Fillmore - Penitentiary for 29 years. - 1964, and 1969: American Indians claimed Alcatraz Island. Occupation lasted 18 months.



Info about Cory Doctorow

Born: July 17, 1971, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Awards Won:


 * 2000[|John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer]
 * 2004[|Locus Award for Best First Novel]forDown and Out in the Magic Kingdom
 * 2004[|Sunburst Award]for[|A Place So Foreign and Eight More]
 * 2007 The[|Electronic Frontier Foundation]Pioneer Award
 * ForLittle Brother:
 * 2009 John W. Campbell Memorial Award
 * 2009[|Prometheus Award]
 * 2009 Sunburst Award
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Discussion questions: 1. Why was the Golden Gate Bridge a target in the terrorist attack? 2. Why would San Fransisco be a target for an attack? 3. How does the destruction of an American icon effect a person mindset?