Warm-up:
What "historic" event precipitates the integration of the school?
Identify the different groups in the movie.
Why does Ms. Gruwell change her curriculum plan and instead use the Holocaust as a theme in her class? What was her goal?
How do other teachers react to Ms. Gruwell's plan to use the Holocaust as a catalyst for discussion?
Identify the different groups in the movie.
Why does Ms. Gruwell change her curriculum plan and instead use the Holocaust as a theme in her class? What was her goal?
How do other teachers react to Ms. Gruwell's plan to use the Holocaust as a catalyst for discussion?
Objective:
SWBAT describe the sociology of race and ethnicity.
29th April 1992. 3 police officers acquitted from charges of excessive violence used in the arrest of Rodney King, an African American with previous convictions. Only 1 officer was charged.
o There was wide media coverage of the case. Shortly after the announcement, banners were held up near the police station ‘No Justice, No Peace’. Riots began in the city and reprisals against other communities were fast, with an attack an hour later, on a white lorry driver Attacks, shootings and killings took place over the next 3 days and schools and major institutions were closed.
o The toll from civil unrest and riots was high, with 53 deaths, 25000 injured and 12000 arrests. The damage caused in those 4 days cost $1billion
o There was wide media coverage of the case. Shortly after the announcement, banners were held up near the police station ‘No Justice, No Peace’. Riots began in the city and reprisals against other communities were fast, with an attack an hour later, on a white lorry driver Attacks, shootings and killings took place over the next 3 days and schools and major institutions were closed.
o The toll from civil unrest and riots was high, with 53 deaths, 25000 injured and 12000 arrests. The damage caused in those 4 days cost $1billion