psychology of mob violence a look at a tale of two cities, the l.a. riots, and the london riots mr....
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Psychology of Mob ViolenceA look at A Tale of Two Cities, the
L.A. Riots, and the London Riots
Mr. LiENGL 10WL
FTHS Fall 2013
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.
Make a ChartA Tale of Two Cities
London Riots August 2011
LA Riots - 1992
Objective of Riot
Diction – What is going on?
What is the tone of the piece? How effective is this on social change?
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.
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?
Similarities/Differences
Circle the similarities.
What are the differences?
Full class Discussion
Example of Mob ViolenceFreedom 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 )
Read article about the Psychology of Mob ViolenceWhat 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