Making a Statement
Time: 90 minutes
Standards: Common Core ELA and CASEL
This lesson is designed to help students understand several fundamental elements of effective changemaking. Students will connect their stories with their issues of choice and explore how they want to affect their audience with their project.
After this lesson, students will be able to...
- write problem and solution statements
- use problem and solution statements to plan their Creative Changemaker projects
Guiding Questions
- After reviewing research about my issue of choice, what specific problem do I want my audience to focus on?
- What specific solutions/calls to action(s) do I want to share with my audience?
- How do I want my audience to feel after I have shared my Creative Changemakers project with them?
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Required Materials & Technology
Resources
“Making a Statement” handout
writing utensils
computer