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8th grade criminal justice - law cultural activities
Art Detectives: Mystery of the Stolen Mona Lisa
Follow the clues of the stolen Mona Lisa and see if you can determine who the real culprit was. Students will examine the top suspects in the greatest art theft in history and write about who they think took the painting.This lesson has been carefully researched for historical accuracy. The facts, suspects, and evidence are true and have been simplified so students can learn about a real crime as well as art history. Photos of the real suspects, criminal, and crime scene will bring this historic
Grades:
5th - 12th
Tom Sawyer: Muff Potter trial re-enactment
Thorough guidelines and worksheets for an extended role-play activity in which students will attempt to give Muff Potter a fair trial following proper courtroom procedure.
The activity takes about four days, and should be conducted before students read Chapter 24 of Tom Sawyer, which covers the trial that Muff Potter has in St. Petersburg.
All members of the class will have a role in the activity. Students will learn about the jury trials and will also gain further understanding of and appreci
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Grades:
8th - 12th
Teaching Tolerance Anti Bias Framework Stations Activities
Teaching Tolerance anti-bias framework supports to ensure your students will learn that they are more biased than they think. They take a bias test created by Harvard, watch an unforgettable poetry slam by a student about racism, learn about the "Whiteness Project" grapple with the Trolley Problem, watch a film called "Glory", and discuss "code switching". Students will use critical thinking, reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills while enjoying the rigor and creativity of this lesson
Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in: Social Emotional Learning Curriculum Lessons Activities
Point of View: Lunchroom Fight/ Columbus Investigation
This is a great ice breaker for beginning or mid year ! Point of View/ Perspective lesson with Columbus Investigation- Great for all HS History Classes!
Grades:
4th - 12th
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The Hate U Give + Police Brutality Breakout Room Activity
Though this lesson was originally designed as an activity to be paired with The Hate U Give, it can be easily adapted to fit with any text with relevant themes about social justice, police brutality, and/or Black Lives Matter. If you wish to omit any reference to The Hate U Give, delete/edit the venn diagram slide.Students will work in small group to gather sources and information detailing 10 various instances of police violence/brutality spanning from the earl 1990's to present day-- omitting
Grades:
8th - 12th
Model United Nations Simulation (Model UN) - Gun Control
Updated: Jan 2021. Eighty six teachers have bought this product which involves a Model United Nations simulation on Gun Control: Are you fascinated, disturbed, motivated, galvanized by the current school safety / gun control debates going on in the country right now. Yet you feel you can’t really deal with the topic because you teach Geography, World Cultures, Global Studies, etc. Well, here is a way to engage your students in this topics by doing a UN simulation focused on the issues in the
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Immigration - Writing Prompts (Mexico)
23 printable or digital pages of writing prompts on immigration: Building a wall at the border, The purpose of border barriers, Why people migrate to the US, The dangers of crossing the border illegally (river, desert, bridge, etc), Rules about borders, How to enter the US legally, Deporting undocumented immigrants, National Guard soldier duties, US Customs and Border Protection agents duties, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents duties, Being kind (Emma Lazarus poem), Breaking the law, Me
Grades:
7th - 12th
Trauma Lesson to Accompany Any African American Novel Dealing with Trauma
Students will learn about the different types of trauma that including intergenerational trauma, raced-based trauma, post traumatic slave trauma, implicit bias, and different types of stressors relating to trauma.Featured:Graphic organizersTerminologySlides with directions for each roundSummary pageStudents will use critical thinking, reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills while enjoying the rigor and creativity of this lesson built on best teaching practices.If you enjoy this lesson c
Grades:
6th - 9th
Documentary Notes: 13th by Ava Duvernay
Hello! I have taught Ethnic Studies classes for the past few years and I find showing the documentary 13th on Netflix to be an amazing addition to a unit focusing on African American studies, or just a way to show the class the reality that we all live in post-slavery. These notes will allow you to make sure that students are following along with the film and it also gives them space to reflect on the ideas presented in the film. This documentary will lead to very rich discussions in the class a
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Hate Crime Data Analysis
Walks through the definition of hate crimes, level of crimes, types of hate crimes from the FBI, Census Bureau, Pew Research Center, and the CDC. Can be done in class or at home.
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Black History: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Objective: Identify three movements attributed to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Activity: Create a 3D pyramid about Dr. King, Jr. Once the pyramid is created, research his life at the King Center. This activity is designed to start a class discussion about Dr. King, Jr., his nonviolent approach to civil rights, and will give each student in class a momento of the day. Be sure to bring attention to the fact that Dr. King is the only person in American history to have a special day named after hi
Grades:
5th - 9th
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Hammurabbi's Code Independent Activity
This independent activity is perfect for any easily distract and/or self-sufficient student to learn about Ancient Babylon & Hammurabi's Code. Color-coded and arranged in order from Do Now to Exit Ticket, the activity puts the work of research and critical thinking in student's hands. Students will familiarize themselves with the time period, place, and subject, then analyze and interpret laws. To close, students will be given an opportunity to evaluate the justice of Hammurabi's Code throug
Grades:
5th - 12th, Adult Education
Social Justice Packet
This activity is a great way for students to learn the importance of their role in social justice. With the instructors assistance, they will not only learn of globally impacting social justices, but also recognize areas in their own community that they can contribute change.
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Grades:
6th - 12th
SOCIAL STUDIES/HISTORY WRITING RESEARCH PROMPT: HALLOWEEN: WITCHES
THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO STUDY WHAT HAPPENED AT THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS. STUDENTS CAN SHARE DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW. THIS IS GOOD FOR A MOCK TRIAL CLUB!
Grades:
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
Domestic Violence Infographic
A4 formatted Infographic on Domestic Violence statistics and the Cycle of Violence as described in Lenore Walker's book The Battered Woman. This infographic is designed to help assist classroom teachers giving lessons about domestic violence during Domestic Violence Month.
NOTE: This infographis cites Texas Family Code and the Texas Attorney General's Office
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Story Human Rights Video Question and Answers
The handout corresponds with the video "The History of Human Rights.@https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XXGF_V8_7MAnswers are also provided.
Grades:
8th - 12th
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Also included in: UNDRIP Bundle
George Floyd Biography - Black Lives Matter Nonfiction Text
For more Black Lives Matter classroom material --> View Black Lives Matter Information Reading Unit: Biography + Discussion & ActivitiesFor more Social Justice classroom material --> View Social Justice Nonfiction Reading Ebook & Worksheets - Mega BundleFor more Social Emotional Learning classroom material --> View Social Emotional Learning BUNDLE - Discussion , eBook, 30-day Challenge Packet
Grades:
4th - 12th, Adult Education
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March on Washington - Criminal Justice Periodical and Worksheet with Accomm
"Justice" is a periodical, or publication, that issues criminal justice, civic, and government related articles periodically throughout the school year. For purposes of classroom use, the periodicals provided by Crenshaw Criminal Justice Learning Tools, covers events and information more quickly and concisely than books or magazines and facilitates awesome classroom discussion. The article provided is titled "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom" with the "I Have A Dream" speech included and
Grades:
6th - 12th
S.O.P.S.: SURVEY OF POLICE SERVICE
S.O.P.S.: Survey Of Police Service Dear Colleagues:Continuous press reports indicate that Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) ought to communicate and behave with infinitely more respect, not dis-respect, toward Black people in the communities served by LEAs. The old adage goes, “When you give respect, you get respect.” Many law enforcement departments show insignias, on their department cars, bearing the maxim, To Serve and Protect. The maxim does not say
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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NGSS:
K-ESS3-2
, K-ESS3-3
The Admissions Game, 1840
Your US history class (grades 7 and up) becomes the Admissions Committee for the fictitious United States University, inducting its first Freshman class in 1840. Which movers and shakers of the day will be accepted? Your students will write Recommendation Letters for their candidates and then your whole class becomes the admissions committee. Rebels and radicals, businessmen, literary figures, soldiers and diplomats, inventors will all be present. There are only nine slots! Who will be admitted?
Grades:
7th - 12th
Roe v. Wade (Abortion) - Abridged Supreme Court case file for students!
Does the Constitution recognize a woman's right to terminate her pregnancy by abortion?Included in this bundle is the Roe v. Wade case file in its original wording from the Library of Congress, complete with its stipulated facts, Opinion of the Court, Dissenting Opinion, and exhibits!The exception is that this case has been highly abridged, by me, for easy student-use!---As a teacher of high-risk students in an alternative high school, this case file series has helped many of my students develop
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Defending Our Rights Assignment
In this assignment, students will apply what they know about the constitutional amendments to real life situations. They will pretend they are a defendant, and prepare an opening statement to defend the rights of the people whose constitutional rights were violated. This can easily be adapted if you want students to have the choice to be the defendant or the prosecutor. The two choices I've provided are the Breonna Taylor case, and a case related to gentrification and eminent domain in Atlanta.
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Desegregation of Education Before Brown v. The Board of Education
This assignment is to allow students to research and analyze court cases that affected education prior and during Brown v. The Board of Education.
Grades:
6th - 12th, Adult Education
HISTORY/GOVERNMENT: TRIAL BY ORDER/ TRIAL BY COMBAT
This activity requires a commentary on the two ancient trial systems. Student reveals at least one source for information required. Thanks for visiting!
Grades:
5th - 12th, Adult Education
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