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Resources for Teachers Teaching about Trayvon Martin

by Stephen Lazar

Tomorrow we will begin a formal discussion of Trayvon Martin’s murder in my classes.  As all my students are of the colors that causes them to experience police harassment and distrust in lighter communities, there won’t be much need for background.  We’ll read this article to establish facts, and then use the following protocol:

1. Students are presented with readings (and sometimes video) on the event
2. The class constructs a list of the facts of the event based on the texts and their knowledge
3. The class lists questions that the event raises
4. The class discusses the questions

This will allow my students concerns and voices to dictate the class, as it should be in a case like this that