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Week's Objective: Students will be exploring mass incarceration as another example of systemic racism. In doing so, we will look at the historical events that have caused modern day mass incarceration (SS 1.2 - Analyzing Complex Causes) and the effects mass incarceration has had on African American neighborhoods (SS 1.3 - Analyzing Complex Effects). While viewing a documentary on the topic, students will be working on their ability to interpret text/information (ELA 2.1) and identifying key ideas that have contributed to mass incarceration (ELA 2.2).
Next week, students will use the information gathered to prepare for and participate in a collaborative discussion. This will be a performance task evaluating their ability to prepare for and participate in a collaborative discussion (ELA 7.1 and ELA 7.2).
Monday, December 8th - Due to the shortened classes on Friday, we will use the first half of Monday to finish Monday's Social Justice Art Friday presentations.
Once presentations are complete, students will work in groups to review, edit, and complete the Graphic Organizer asking them to evaluate whether or not the Fair Housing Act of 1968 led to change, continuity or both in African American neighborhoods. The graphic organizer is intended to help prepare them for a future ACQC performance task. (SS 1.3). Graphic organizer template was distributed to students through Google Classroom.
Tuesday, December 10th through Friday, December 13th - Students will be viewing a documentary over the next several days asking them to analyze the historical causes of the current state of the American criminal justice system (SS 1.2) and the effects the American criminal justice system has had on African American neighborhoods (SS 1.3). Regarding causes, students will specifically be asked to identify and analyze the impact of different government decisions, business practices, and media portrayal of African Americans to understand how these institutions have worked together to create this issue.
- Students will watch approximately 25 minutes of the video each day.
- In groups of 4, students will be responsible for drafting an informational poster organizing key information from the documentary.
- Individually, each students will be responsible for identifying and interpreting no less than 5 key facts from the segment of the video that day.
- Separate from these 5 facts, 1 group member will be asked to track the growth of the prison system as laid out by the movie.
- In groups of 4, students will discuss their 5 facts from the day and decide what key information should go on their poster.
- Posters will be completed by Monday, December 16th and will help serve as prep work for the discussion that will occur on Thursday, December 19th.
Note: Social Justice Art Friday Presentations have been rescheduled for after the Christmas break to provide you with more time to prepare for next week's performance task discussion on mass incarceration. Please see SJAF schedule for new dates if you were a presenter who was rescheduled. Thank you.
CHECKS FOR UNDERSTANDING
CHECKS FOR UNDERSTANDING
DAILY DO NOW'S
DAILY DO NOW'S
Change vs. Continuity Graphic Organizer
Change vs. Continuity Graphic Organizer
Student Discussions
Student Discussions
Group Posters
Group Posters
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