Group 5: Contemporary Racial and Economic Justice Issues
Group 5,
Your job is to become an expert on the racial and economic justice issues still present today. Click on the links below to learn about how different social issues effect us today and how we do or should respond to these issues. When you are finished, answer the questions provided to you. Be sure to read carefully because you will be teaching your classmates everything you know about about this topic.
Links:
http://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/Politics/schools-segregated/story?id=18028218#.UVtD95NQFK0
http://www.mercurynews.com/nation-world/ci_22962628/alabama-pardons-scottsboro-boys-blacks-falsely-accused-raping
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/albor-ruiz-stop-and-frisks-stereotyping-article-1.1305995?localLinksEnabled=false
http://www.nytimes.com/video/2012/12/10/us/100000001943161/young-and-homeless.html?ref=recessionanddepression
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/03/we-are-99-percent-stories-victims-great-recession_n_992340.html#s384401&title=September_13th_2011
Questions:
1. Did you know that some schools are segregated today? What is your reaction to this? What are the reasons for segregation and do you believe they are justified? Why or why not?
2. When were the Scottsboro Boys first accused of their supposed crime and when were they officially pardoned? Why do you think it took so long for this pardon to happen and what does this say about the progression of racial issues?
3. There has been a lot of buzz lately about New York's "Stop and Frisk" law. What is the law and what is the controversy surrounding it? What are your thoughts on the matter?
4. In the New York Times "Young and Homeless" video, what is the age group being targeted? Did this surprise you? Why or why not?
5. What are some of the issues that the "99 Percent" reveal about the Great Recession? Can we compare this to the Great Depression at all? Why or why not?
6. Being part of a diverse high school, do you ever witness any racial or social class tensions within the school? Do you think students in other diverse schools do? What about schools with little diversity?
7. How might understanding today's racial and economic issues help us better understand the racial and economic issues present in the 1930s? In To Kill a Mockingbird?
Your job is to become an expert on the racial and economic justice issues still present today. Click on the links below to learn about how different social issues effect us today and how we do or should respond to these issues. When you are finished, answer the questions provided to you. Be sure to read carefully because you will be teaching your classmates everything you know about about this topic.
Links:
http://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/Politics/schools-segregated/story?id=18028218#.UVtD95NQFK0
http://www.mercurynews.com/nation-world/ci_22962628/alabama-pardons-scottsboro-boys-blacks-falsely-accused-raping
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/albor-ruiz-stop-and-frisks-stereotyping-article-1.1305995?localLinksEnabled=false
http://www.nytimes.com/video/2012/12/10/us/100000001943161/young-and-homeless.html?ref=recessionanddepression
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/03/we-are-99-percent-stories-victims-great-recession_n_992340.html#s384401&title=September_13th_2011
Questions:
1. Did you know that some schools are segregated today? What is your reaction to this? What are the reasons for segregation and do you believe they are justified? Why or why not?
2. When were the Scottsboro Boys first accused of their supposed crime and when were they officially pardoned? Why do you think it took so long for this pardon to happen and what does this say about the progression of racial issues?
3. There has been a lot of buzz lately about New York's "Stop and Frisk" law. What is the law and what is the controversy surrounding it? What are your thoughts on the matter?
4. In the New York Times "Young and Homeless" video, what is the age group being targeted? Did this surprise you? Why or why not?
5. What are some of the issues that the "99 Percent" reveal about the Great Recession? Can we compare this to the Great Depression at all? Why or why not?
6. Being part of a diverse high school, do you ever witness any racial or social class tensions within the school? Do you think students in other diverse schools do? What about schools with little diversity?
7. How might understanding today's racial and economic issues help us better understand the racial and economic issues present in the 1930s? In To Kill a Mockingbird?