Waiting for the World to Change
You see injustice everywhere - across the world, in the national news, even in your hometown… But I’m too young to make a difference, you might say. And you’d be wrong.
Introduction
You see injustice everywhere - across the world, in the national news, even in your hometown…
But I’m too young to make a difference, you might say.
And you’d be wrong.
💥 In the 1960s, U.S. civil rights leaders as young as 16 years old advanced their cause in the face of extreme prejudice.
👊 In the 1800s, teenage girls battled alongside their mothers and sisters in their fight for the right to vote.
🇺🇲 In the 1700s, teens took up arms in the American Revolution to combat oppressive British rule.
🔥 We’ll borrow the successful tactics of political activists throughout U.S. history as we create our own plans for how to address an injustice in our community, state, or country. 🔥
Essential Questions
- How can and should citizens leverage their power in their communities, states, and country to make change happen?
- What can the past successes and challenges of social movements tell us about how change works?
Learning Objectives
- Conduct research on a chosen issue with the goal of understandings its causes and impacts.
- Analyze the history, purpose, and impact of activism in a democratic society.
- Write persuasively, leveraging evidence-based claims to forward your thesis.