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Mr. Li ENGL 10WL FTHS Fall 2013

Psychology of Mob Violence A look at A Tale of Two Cities , the L.A. Riots, and the London Riots. Mr. Li ENGL 10WL FTHS Fall 2013. Crowd Psychology (from Wikipedia) Task: Write down 3 bullet points from the summary.

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Mr. Li ENGL 10WL FTHS Fall 2013

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  1. Psychology of Mob ViolenceA look at A Tale of Two Cities, the L.A. Riots, and the London Riots Mr. Li ENGL 10WL FTHS Fall 2013

  2. Crowd Psychology (from Wikipedia)Task: Write down 3 bullet points from the summary Ordinary people can typically gain direct power by acting collectively. Historically, large groups of people have been able to bring about dramatic and sudden social change. Social scientists have developed several different theories for explaining crowd psychology: the psychology of the crowd differs significantly from the psychology of those individuals within it.

  3. Make a Chart

  4. Excerpt from A Tale of Two Cities As you listen to the audio excerpt from Book 2: Chapter 21, please take notes on your chart for discussion.

  5. How does Dicken’s Use Mob Violence as a vehicle for literary plot? • What does Dicken’s use as a metaphor for Mob Violence? • How effective is it?

  6. The London Riots 2011 • Video

  7. The LA Riots – 1992 Civil Unrest • Video

  8. Similarities/Differences • Circle the similarities. • What are the differences? • Full class Discussion

  9. Example of Mob Violence • Freedom Riders (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6J1ssnV4Bs ) • LA Riots 1992 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FYPplO0PwQ ) • London Riot Clip 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP-td3C55Yc ) • London Riot Clip 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4DUtDMfymI )

  10. Read article about the Psychology of Mob Violence • What is the authors main claim? • Do you agree or disagree with his claim? Why? • Article can be found at: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/london-riots-2011-psychological-myths-facts-solutions/story?id=14276532

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