YCJA Video Assignment

The goals of the YCJA is to prevent crime, rehabilitate and reintegrate offenders, and to ensure meaningful consequences for actions.

Task: Using what you have learned about the YCJA, as well as additional research information, you will create a video (minimum of2 minutes and maximum4 minutes in length) which addresses the questions, please write a script for me to read out for the video:

"To what extent does the YCJA meet the needs of Canadians? If you could make one change to the YCJA, what would you change and why?"

Your video should:

• Clearly communicate your answer to each question, withmultiple arguments and full explanation
• Draw upon multiple sources, case studies, and pieces ofevidence and examples to help support your ideas.
• Include a rebuttal where youidentify a differing point of view in relation to the topic, and an explanation ofwhy you don't agree with that point of view.
• While you may incorporate visuals and slides into your video presentation if you wish, yourface should be visible and you should be sure to incorporate theproper speaking skills needed in an engaging presentation (e.g. eye contact, body language, and proper tone and inflection).

YCJA Video Checklist

Success Criteria	Yes/ No/ Comments
In my video, I take a position on the question and clearly articulate my position
I use multiple arguments along with multiple pieces of evidence to support my position
The evidence/ examples I use are specific, and relevant to Canada and the YCJA
I conduct research using multiple sources and provide in text citation, as well as a bibliography
I am seen for at least half of the video and use things like eye contact, proper tone of voice, and body language to engage my audience
(Optional)I have used visual elements to engage my audience and communicate information
I have addressed differing perspectives in my video, either in the form of a rebuttal or clearly articulated as part of my position
My presentation is within the time limit (2-4 minutes)

YCJA Video Response Planner

Question to answer:

"To what extent does the YCJA meet the needs of Canadians? If you could make one change to the YCJA, what would you change and why?"

Give at leastthree arguments and specific evidence/examples to support your answer.

Step 1: Brainstorm your ideas
To what extent does the YCJA meet the needs of Canadians? Does the YCJA meet the needs of Canadians? Why or why not?
What changes would you make to the YCJA? Brainstorm as many as you can.
Out of all of the changes you came up with, which one is themost importantchange?This is the one you will discuss in your video.

Step 2: Research your evidence and plan your points [CLICK HERE TO SEE CASE STUDIES]
Source(Which case study, article, website, video, etc.)	Information/Evidence(What key info did you identify in this source?)

YCJA Case Studies Choose at least three of these articles below to use as evidence for your response video.

Background info and stats

Articles:

Teen who fatally stabbed stepmother in heart pleads guilty to manslaughter.

'It didn't have to end like this': Teen gets 15-month jail sentence for fatally stabbing stepmom in heart

Teen gets maximum youth sentence for 1st-degree murder of 11-year-old Teresa Robinson

J.R., who stabbed family to death with boyfriend at age 12, is free after 10-year sentence

Three-year sentence proposed for Morley youth in fatal stabbing

(THESE ARE ALL LINKS)