Racial Profiling

Good Morning!
 Please put your cell phones completely out of sight for the FULL duration of the class.  Please do not have me remind you of this. NOTE: Please bring a book to class vs. reading a book on your phone. 

FOOD DRIVE -- Here is an extra credit opportunity. (

1.  Review of Activity #2 which you worked on yesterday.  You researched the term "Jim Crow" and you summarized a narrative in your WRITER'S JOURNAL from the PBS site called "The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow."

 TEDTALK on the topic of racial profiling:
 Racial Profiling

2.  Activity #3, Surveying the Text
Bob Herbert 

3.  Activity #4, Making Predictions: Answer questions 1-4 in your WRITER'S JOURNAL

4.  Activity #5 -- Review the definitions before reading

5.  Reading the text, "Jim Crow Policing" --  For the first reading, read through without stopping.  We will then do a second reading and annotate.

Trump and Identity 

HOMEWORK:  Start selecting your independent reading book for the final six weeks.  If you have not selected a book from the recommended booklist, you must do so for this last six weeks.