These Are the Changemakers: Literary Arts
Time: 60-90 minutes
Standards: Common Core ELA and CASEL
As a means of building students’ readiness for the development of their own creative action projects, this lesson focuses students’ attention on the efforts of successful changemakers who use the literary arts to address issues and create impact in their communities and the world at large. These featured changemakers will model the projects students will begin in an upcoming lesson.
After this lesson, students will be able to...
- be confident in their ability to recognize the various forms of literary arts.
- understand how literary arts can amplify the story and activate positive change.
- reflect on the changemakers who use literary arts to spark change.
Guiding Questions
- How can the literary arts be used to make positive change in a community?
- What can I learn about making positive change by examining the work of other creative changemakers?
- How can the literary arts create understanding of others' cultural experiences?
- How do the various forms of literary arts tell a compelling story?
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Required Materials & Technology
Internet
Poems by Katie Hoeth