Primary Sources Lesson: Climate Migrants
Created by Teacher(s): Christina Cawdery|Published on: October 5, 2023
Grades: 9, 10
Type: Lesson Plan
Subjects: English Language Arts
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Created by: SubjectToClimate teachers
Region: Global
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Synopsis
In this lesson, students identify primary and secondary sources and create informational posters about climate migrants.
Step 1 - Inquire: Students listen to and respond to a poem by a Marshallese woman seeking climate justice for her country.
Step 2 - Investigate: Students learn to identify primary and secondary sources by analyzing short videos and articles about climate migrants.
Step 3 - Inspire: Students create informational posters about climate migrants using both primary and secondary sources.
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Christina Cawdery
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