Teacher Commentary

I like the sequencing of reading sources that have obvious bias on both sides of the spectrum and then reading a source that is deliberate in taking a neutral stance. Students are really set up to notice the ways that the New York Times article chooses to highlight both sides. It is useful that it contains the autopsy report, because students find it really helpful to investigate the drawing and attempt to corroborate the eyewitness accounts with the wounds they see.The demographic information and economic information at the end of the article is helpful to draw out social and economic factors that led to the riots. We go back to it later on when we are organizing the causal maps and thinking about using frameworks to organize.