Curriculum
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Subject/Course: American Law/American Government
Topic: Introduction to Mass Incarceration
Grade Level: 9-12
Subject/Course: English/Language Arts
Topic: Media Studies
Grade Level: 9-11
Subject/Course: Government/Law/Sociology
Topic: Race in the U.S. Prison System
Grade Level: 9-12
Subject/Course: DEI/Population Health
Topic: Resilience
Grade Level: 11-12
Subject/Course: Social Studies
Topic: LGBTQ+ identities and oppression
Grade Level: 10-12
Subject/Course: Immigration
Topic: Immigration: Myths vs. Truths
Grade Level: 9-12
Subject/Course: Race
Topic: Race as a Social Construct
Grade Level: 9-12
Subject/Course: English Language Arts/ Creative Writing
Topic: Narrative Writing: Place As a Character
Grade Level: 9-12
Subject/Course: English/Multidisciplinary/SEL
Topic: Restorative Justice
Grade Level: 11/12
Subject/Course: English
Topic: Using literature to improve or maintain relationships and communication skills when experiencing parental incarceration.
Grade Level: 9-12
Subject/Course: English
Topic: Multimodal Analysis of Police Encounter Narratives
Grade Level: 9-12
Subject/Course: Sociology/ Law
Topic: Style, Self-Esteem
Grade Level: 9-12
Subject/Course: Art/ Sociology/ Law
Topic: Art in Prison
Grade Level: 9-11
Subject/Course: U.S. History/ Government/ Law/ Sociology
Topic: History of the U.S. Prison System and Comparing/Contrasting with European Prisons
Grade Level: 9-12
Subject/Course: Environmental Studies
Topic: Ecological Footprints, Personal Consumption, Waste
Grade Level: 9-10