Supplemental reading for Touching Spirit Bear   English 7

Go to the following link to read more about Circle or Restorative Justice:

http://restorativejustice.org/restorative-justice/about-restorative-justice/tutorial-intro-to-restorative-justice/lesson-3-programs/circles/

You also have a printed article you can read about circle justice.

 

Here is a link where you can read more about spirit bears:

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/rare-white-bear-key-saving-canadian-rainforest-180956330/?no-ist

Answer the following questions on a sheet of paper.  Turn it into the sub by the end of the period. The answers to these questions require you to read and add your own thoughts to what you learn from reading.

1.  How is the system of justice you read about better than traditional justice?  Why do you think the Restorative system isn't used in more areas?

2.  How is the way Cole reacted to the spirit bear different from the way others react to them?