Day 5

The New Jim Crow Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    Activity for 13th

    Kind of Activity:

    Classwide Discussion

    Objective:

    Students will discuss and compare 13th with The New Jim Crow.

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.7

    Structure:

    Before the activity, have students watch the documentary 13th (which is available on Netflix). Warn them ahead of time that the movie is intense and includes some graphic visuals. If you have time to show the documentary in class, feel free to do that.

    To begin the activity, have students work individually for about 10 minutes to make a mind map of their thoughts on the documentary. Consider writing the words: mass incarceration, 13th Amendment, and race on the board to spark...

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