Juvenile Justice Research Project - School to Prison Pipeline - Prison Reform
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Description
The Juvenile Justice Research Project: Teens Serving Time is a perfect way to implement a high-interest research project into your classroom! Students will research real examples of teens serving time, examine the juvenile justice system, prison reform, learn about the school-to-prison pipeline, and the impact incarceration has on a young person's life.
Research forms are included that can be used for any research task, including digital note-taking templates, research questions, paraphrasing and summarizing notes reference sheet, source citation sheets, and MLA source documentation examples for websites and videos.
After conducting research, students will select one of two final research project options. Rubrics and materials for both projects are included.
Can you edit student handouts and rubrics? YES! The teacher's guide provides access to all the Google Drive resource links. All student handouts, project sheets, and grading rubrics are editable to meet your needs.
This resource includes the following materials:
✅ Detailed Teacher’s Pacing Guide
✅ List of CCSS Standards for ELA and Literacy in Social Studies
✅Two motivating, high-interest pre-search activities
✅Access to 11 videos for students to analyze as a different “source type"
✅ Research Digital Notecard and a Source Citation handouts
✅ MLA source citation examples for websites and videos
✅ Research Project Description with Requirements handout
✅ Two final project options for differentiation
✅ Juvenile Justice Project Rubrics for both project options
✅ 50+ websites on juvenile justice and teen incarceration documentaries
✅ PDF Guide with digital Drive resource links and directions for Office users
✅ Day-by-Day Implementation and Pacing Guide with Teacher Notes
How can you implement this resource?
High school English teachers can use this to supplement a thematic unit on choices and consequences, the Serial podcast, the award-winning Netflix documentary 13th, or to teach the research process to students while utilizing a high-interest topic.
This resource can also provide a short-term research project to supplement their study of the following novels: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, Monster by Walter Dean Myers or Tangerine by Edward Bloor.
Social Studies teachers can implement this research project to supplement a study on juvenile crime, the impact of incarceration, or to analyze the topic of the school to prison pipelines.
From start to finish, this resource provides a high-interest research project with accessible digital resources and structured materials - no copies, no hassle, and no extra work for the teacher!
The activities and research project will take 5-6 days to implement. This resource is designed to use with grades 8th-12th.
See what teachers like you are saying about this research project!
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"I used this as an end of unit research project after my students read the book "Monster" by Walter Dean Meyer. My students loved this project and several of them became very passionate about the juvenile justice system after completing the project. Thanks!"
Alixandria G.
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"Great resource! All the kids were engaged. Glad to see the standards were included. Seller is recommended. Thanks very very much."
Robert M.
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"This was very eye-opening for my students. They couldn't believe some of the cases they learned about. It made for some great discussion. Definitely using again next year!"
Kelsie H.
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"My students have loved this resource so far! They found the video and critical thinking activity engaging."
Halee McElroy
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"Used this during school closure. Students actually completed this without repeated prompting!"
Brigette D.
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*Note: This resource has been updated to replace any inactive websites and links! The statistics and facts on juvenile detention and teen incarceration were recently updated to include the most recent staistics and data available.
