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Prisons- Justice or Injustice



Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the prison justice movement from the late 20th and early 21st centuries.



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Playlist: Economics & Social Justice
Unit: Prison Justice
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice
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Resource Details


Relevant Subject Area(s)

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology

Grade Level(s)

Middle School, High School, College

Media Type(s)

Chart/graph, Editorial Cartoon, Illustration, Informational Text, News - Print, Poster, Webpage

Author(s)

Sox Sperry

View Standards

Resource Standard Common Core ELA Strand
Reading: History Social Studies (RH), Speaking and Listening (SL)