LA Riots

Historic Events

Int
Teens & Adults

Students read about the 1992 LA riots. They discuss racial profiling and participate in a pair activity titled “What Would You Do?” Students paraphrase what they’ve learned by writing an obituary for Rodney King.

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Focus

topic-based
4-skills
history
social justice
US
Rodney King
police
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

reckless
on parole
baton
bystander
excessive
acquitted
racial profiling
plea
federal
addiction
juror
poster child
brutality
A spinning paper plane
A spinning paper plane