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Criminal justice - law Common Core RI.11-12.2 resources
Just Mercy (nonfiction book)
Written by lawyer Bryan Stevenson, the book is an account of his experiences as a young lawyer working in the Deep South and is a powerful argument not only for criminal justice reform and racial and economic justice, but also for finding the humanity in every person and in ourselves.These resources include guided reading questions for each chapter of the book, including the Introduction, Postscript, and Epilogue. They also include Bell Ringer questions and several culminating writing prompts. T
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: Just Mercy (nonfiction book) & 13th (documentary film) Bundle
Making a Murderer Season 2 Teaching Resources
This digital download contains teaching resources and editable student handouts for teaching the second season of the popular Netflix® documentary "Making a Murderer." They are aligned with the Common Core State Standards. My materials have handouts for each episode where students will chronicle the new discoveries and evidence that Steven Avery's lawyer, Kathleen Zellner, reveals. Students will make inferences and analyze the importance (or lack thereof) of the discoveries. In addition, student
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Bear Brook Podcast Listening Notes
Podcasts are an increasingly used form of media found in ELA classrooms. Bear Brook is a high interest podcast that will hook your students from the beginning. Bear Brook is a true crime story that follows the case of unidentified women who were found in barrels in Bear Brook State Park in New Hampshire. This case covers many different elements from true crime to the ethics of DNA testing to the effectiveness of citizen sleuths. This podcast can work well for many different disciplines and i
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9th - 12th
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13th Documentary Film Viewing Guide and Parent Permission Slip
Engage your students in relevant and thought-provoking content that sparks meaningful discussions with this film guide for Ava Duvernay's Netflix documentary "13th". This documentary is a powerful and timely exploration of race, justice, and mass incarceration in the United States. This print-and-go easy-to-follow film viewing guide is the perfect tool to help you facilitate a productive and insightful class discussion.With clear and concise questions, this guide allows your students to follow t
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9th - 12th
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Structured Academic Controversy Lesson Plan - Defund the Police
This Structured Academic Controversy lesson plan provides you with a measured, highly structured, and respectful approach for one of the most contentious and divisive debate topics for high schoolers in US History and government classes: Should Police Departments Be Defunded, if Not Abolished? The SAC approach encourages critical thinking, teamwork, and respectful communication among students while developing reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. Using content developed byProCon, the
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10th - 12th
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And Justice for ... The Supremes' Greatest Hits (& Misses) 2021
Do you ever wonder what important issues the US Supreme Court decided this year? Well look no further … The project lets students work with 10 actual US Supreme Court (USSC) cases. The primary activity is an appellate court argument on this year’s most interesting case, Mahanoy School District v. B. L., a minor (A high school cheerleader posting a profanity-laced Snapchat). Some of your students will act as lawyers and argue the case, while other students act as justices. You have the option of
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9th - 12th
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Inside the American Criminal Justice System Expository Reading
Raw, gritty, and incredibly real. This true-life account of what the criminal justice system looks like from the inside can be an incredible supplement to your Government, Street Law, or Criminal Justice curricula. Rich with detail and full of comprehensive and rigorous questions, this reading can lead to rich classroom discussions. Ideal for a class lecture/discussion, or for an assessment piece or homework, this is a resource that you will find incredibly useful in your classroom.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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$$$ Is Speech – Citizens United v FEC
Four activities that teach students to research, analyze, and discuss issues about campaign fundraising and spending, and how money influences elections. 1) Students become Congress and write campaign finance legislation; 2) They run for president and role-play candidates, speech writers, pollsters, and the media; 3) in Moot Court, students argue the Citizens United case; using the excerpts from the actual US Supreme Courts case opinion; 4) They have a debate on the issues. The PDF Includes sub
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9th - 12th
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And Justice for ... The Supremes' Greatest Hits (2014)
Want your students to speak with confidence and be able to think on their feet? This project is designed to do just that. The project lets students work with 11 actual US Supreme Court (USSC) cases. A primary activity is an appellate court argument on the groundbreaking case, Obergefell v. Hodges (same-sex marriage). Some of your students will act as lawyers and argue the case, while other students act as justices. You have the option of having them portray the actual US Supreme Court Justices.*
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9th - 12th
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Analyzing Police Shootings, 2016
In the wake of the increasing tension and violence between the African American community and law enforcement, this activity was one of many that were implemented in a counter-cultural revolution unit comparing the 1960's to Black Lives Matter of today.
This is to help students learn how to research beyond social media and analyze a situation despite their own biases. In addition, it is a lesson surrounding a "circle of viewpoints." I recommend scaffolding the research. For example, do the fir
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9th - 12th
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