Racial Profiling Module 3 Racial Profiling Mrs Hargrave

+ Racial Profiling Module 3: Racial Profiling Mrs. Hargrave

This picture is obviously a joke … but is there any truth to its message? Does racial profiling begin early? Could it become a self-fulfilling prophecy? Something to think about as we work through this unit.

+ Activity 1: Getting Ready to Read Quickwrite: n What do you know about racial profiling? What do you think about it? n Have you ever been stopped by the police because of your appearance? If you have, what was your reaction? If you haven’t, what do you think your reaction would be? Why do you think you would or did react this way?

+ Activity 2: Jim Crow Stories n The first article is titled “Jim Crow Policing” n Jim Crow laws were US state and local laws enacted between 1876 and 1965 that mandated racial segregation based on the idea of “separate but equal” n It put African Americans at social, economic and political disadvantages 1. What do you think this reference might have to do with the police activities that will be referenced in the article? Directions: After answering the question, do the following: n Go to http: //www. pbs. org/wnet/jimcrow/ n Click on “Jim Crow Stories” on the right side of the page n Click on “People” n Read two of the Jim Crow stories. n Write two five sentence summaries of the stories you read. Make sure to write about the impact the stories made on you.

Activity 3: + Exploring Key Concepts For each of the pairs of words on the left complete the following on your poster paper: 1. Race and Ethnicity 2. Prejudice and Discrimination 3. Profiling and Stereotyping a) b) c) d) Write down the dictionary definition for each word. Use a dictionary to look each up. Translate each definition into your own words. Create a Venn Diagram or Double Bubble comparing the two terms. Give at least two examples per word and two similarities on your Venn Diagram or double bubble. Write a sentence for each word.

+Cubing Activity: Prejudice Describe It: Ugly , dark, smelly like a trash, foul tasting, Compare It: Prejudice is like an illness. It starts out with a cough or sneeze and escalates into a fever or disease when untreated. It spreads to others through words and violence and like a disease, can do serious damage to others. Associate it (Tell me a story you’ve heard or experienced associated with the word): The man who works at the liquor store by my house followed my African American friend around the store because he was black. When my friend asked why he was following him, he said “because I don’t know what you’re gonna take. ” He was clearly prejudice against African Americans. Analyze it (Tell about it in more depth/How did it come to be? ): Made through time, handed down in families or communities, and delivered with hateful words and ignorant eyes. Apply it (When do people use it? ): Argue for it or against it: Used for relief of insecurity or ignorance, used I argue against prejudice for what good does it for cruelty or punishment; often used for power. do to foster hate and ignorance? How can it move a society to good deeds and kindness when its very spirit is dominating and harmful Word Options: Race, Discrimination, Racial Profiling, Stereotyping

+ Activity 4: Jim Crow Policing Reading and Annotations The following article, “Jim Crow Policing” by Bob Herbert, was first published in the New York Times on February 2, 2010. It tries to persuade its readers that law-enforcement agents should not take any action on the basis of race alone. It uses a combination of logic and emotion to achieve its purpose. Directions for annotations: n Number your paragraphs. n Underline the main idea in the article (you should have only ONE in the article) n Circle at THREE unknown words in the article in n Next, write the definition for each unknown word next to the word. n Lastly, ANNOTATE: In other words, after every OTHER paragraph write a short, one or two sentence summary explaining the main idea of that paragraph in your own words or discussing/commenting that paragraph in more depth. (I should see several of these per page!)

+ Activity 5: Shopping While Black and Stop and Frisk Reading and Annotations Directions for Annotations: n Underline the main idea in the article (you should have only ONE in the article) n Circle at THREE unknown words in the article in n Next, write the definition for each unknown word next to the word. n Lastly, ANNOTATE: In other words, after every OTHER paragraph write a short, one or two sentence summary explaining the main idea of that paragraph in your own words or discussing/commenting that paragraph in more depth. (I should see several of these per page!)