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Do you watch crime shows/movies? Which ones?. What are the most common crimes?. Crime. Which are the most difficult to solve?. In your opinion what crimes are the worst?. Have you ever witnessed a crime?. Art Heists. Facts.
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Do you watch crime shows/movies? Which ones? What are the most common crimes? Crime Which are the most difficult to solve? In your opinion what crimes are the worst? Have you ever witnessed a crime?
Facts • Art heists are the third highest criminal money making crime, behind only drugs and arms trafficking. • $6-8 billion per year • Art crime funds all organized crime, including terrorism • Quebec: On September 4, 1972, the Montreal museum of fine arts was the site of the largest art theft in Canadian history, total of $2 million at the time (approximately $10.9 million today)
What’s next… • Unit on Art Heists • 4 different tasks to solve the crime + readings • Will prepare you for final project (evaluation) • Project • Final goal to write a newspaper article on a crime using appropriate language and structure