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Climate Strike and Art Activism - Create Your Story

Provided by: ACE |Published on: April 27, 2021

Activity - Classroom Grades 6-8, 9-12

Synopsis

This guide will help students create a poster for a climate strike or demonstration.
This guide is specifically for the 2019 youth-led climate strike on September 20, 2019, but you could simply adapt this guide for any future demonstrations or activities.

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Subjects: Civics, Visual and Performing Arts

Authors: ACE

Region: Global

Languages: English

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Positives

This could be used to introduce students to the Paris Climate Agreement.
The student worksheet helps the student create a story in six words or less.
The student worksheet opens with a motivating letter from Greta Thunberg.

Additional Prerequisites

Since students are now moving towards digital art, an adaptation would be to use Canva, an easy-to-use online design and publishing tool.
If so, teachers might want to learn how to use the tool before hand.
Teachers need to create a free account to access the materials.

Differentiation

This activity can be a good culminating assessment for students to connect what they learn in the classroom to a global event in order to exercise climate action.
This activity can be more thoughtfully done by examining communication techniques and media messages. This lesson introduces the concept well.
In order for students to think about impact, you could have a follow-up activity after they participate in or observe a climate strike and then reflect on the effects of global movements.
Other resources related to climate solutions and individual actions include this video to future generations, this foodprint calculator, and this TED talk, Why You Should Be a Climate Activist.

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Action for the Climate Emergency (ACE)

Action for the Climate Emergency (ACE)'s mission is to educate, inspire and support young people to lead the fight for their future. To achieve their mission, ACE ensures young people have everything they need to understand the science of climate emergency and advocate for solutions.