Homegoing Lesson Plan

TED Talks on Justice

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

Students will learn from TED Talks about the US criminal justice system and will relate them to "Homegoing"

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.3

Structure:

Start this activity by asking students to share their understanding of the American criminal justice system. What is the role of a prosecutor in our justice system? What makes a prosecutor good or successful? What is the role of prisons in our justice systems? What makes a prison good or successful?

Show the class two TED Talks: "A prosecutor's vision for a better justice...