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Analyzing Stop and Frisk Through Personal Stories and Infographics Lesson PlanAnalyzing Stop and Frisk Through Personal Stories and Infographics Lesson Plan
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9th - 12th
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Analyzing Stop and Frisk Through Personal Stories and Infographics

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This Analyzing Stop and Frisk Through Personal Stories and Infographics lesson plan also includes:
  • Introduction to Infographics
  • All the Stops
  • Stop and Frisk: Introduction to the Numbers
  • Stop and Frisk: An in Depth Introduction
  • Stop and Frisk: Interactive Infographic
  • Stop-and-Frisk: The High School Senior
  • Stop and Frisk Lesson Plan: Clip 1
  • Stop and Frisk Lesson Plan: Clip 2
  • Stop and Frisk Lesson Plan: Clip 3
  • Stop and Frisk Lesson Plan: Clip 4
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How much can you learn about an important topic from a single image? High schoolers analyze an infographic that represents the number of stops performed during the Stop and Frisk police procedure. After building background information with a slideshow presentation, news articles, and several video clips, learners interpret the accuracy and readability of various infographics and decide which is the best representation of the facts.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

information technology, information literacy, police, the criminal justice system, prejudice, racial profiling

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Form a debate that addresses the final question in the lesson regarding what should be done about the procedure
  • Have learners create their own infographics to represent the data they collect
  • Bring in additional infographics about different subjects to reinforce the concept

Classroom Considerations

  • The lesson discusses the controversial Stop and Frisk program, and addresses instances of racial profiling; while the lesson isn't inherently biased, it does include video clips from Communities United for Police Reform
  • If you believe the subject matter is not a good fit for your class or school environment, the basic tenets of the lesson still work with an alternate story or infographic

Pros

  • Promotes critical thinking and analysis skills
  • Builds media awareness in a variety of formats
  • Includes links to all necessary clips, articles, and images
  • Comes with extension lessons for further discussion and research about police procedures and community outreach

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.7.1 RI.7.2 RI.7.3 RI.7.7 RI.7.8 RI.7.9 RI.8.1 RI.8.3 RI.8.7 RI.8.8 RI.9-10.1 RI.9-10.2 RI.9-10.3 RI.9-10.7 RI.9-10.8 RI.11-12.1 RI.11-12.2 RI.11-12.3 RI.11-12.5 RI.11-12.7 W.7.1.a W.7.2.a W.7.3.a W.8.1.a W.8.2.a W.8.3.a W.9-10.1.a W.9-10.2.a W.9-10.3.a W.11-12.1.a W.11-12.2.a W.11-12.3.a SL.7.2 SL.7.3 SL.8.2 SL.8.3 SL.9-10.2 SL.9-10.3 SL.11-12.2 SL.11-12.3 7.RP.A.2.a 7.G.B.4 7.G.B.6 HSN-Q.A.1 HSN-Q.A.2 HSS-IC.B.5 HSS-IC.B.6

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