Download and save the, Violent Language Activity file to your computer. Carefully
read through the activity and create a VoiceThread that identifies some or all of the
commonly used phrases you came up with (i.e. that may have undertones of
violence) and respond to the prompt below.
Prompt: Given that our daily language is filled with suggestive, violent terms and
phrases, what lessons can be learned from this activity as we aim to prevent
community violence?
NB: Think like a Prevention Specialist when answering this question, ie. think
about individual approaches to this and also community, school,
governmental approaches.
Resources for the Assessment:
• Chapter 13 of Prevention Is Primary: Strategies for Community Well-Being
(please see attached materials from chapter).
• Preventing Violence – A Primer