Young People Taking Action to Protect our Warming Planet
Provided by: Project Look Sharp |Published on: April 27, 2021
Lesson Plans Grades 6-8, 9-12, ap-college
Synopsis
In this media literacy activity, students will analyze four article excerpts on youth from Baltimore, Indonesia, California, Canada, and the coast of Florida who are working for social and environmental justice.
This resource includes a lesson plan and a student handout.
The lesson plan provides discussion questions for a variety of academic subjects.
Students will enjoy reading about youth who took a stand against climate change and made changes in their communities.
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This handout will help students determine if the sources are reliable.
Differentiation
Students can respond to questions individually or in small groups before discussing the answers as a class.
Students can discuss environmental problems in their communities and think of ways to challenge those problems.
Other resources on this topic include this video on youth activists fighting for climate justice, this SubjectToClimate lesson plan on getting involved in climate activism, and this TED video featuring a youth activist.
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Project Look Sharp
Project Look Sharp is a nonprofit, mission-driven outreach program of Ithaca College. Their mission is to help K-16 educators enhance students' critical thinking, metacognition, and civic engagement through media literacy materials and professional development.
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