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Exploring Justice Through Poetry

By steviedpeacock
Grade Level
6-8
private
LEARNING PLAN
Essential Question
  • How can poetic expression support social justice?
Texts
Informational

Always Running

In this excerpt from his memoir, Rodriguez provides a stirring recollection from his adolescence: the first time he experienced racism as a result of being an immigrant in America. As he says, the experience "stays with [him] like a foul odor."
by
Luis J. Rodriguez
Grade Level
6-8 9-12
Topic
Class Immigration
Social Justice Domain
Identity Justice
July 2, 2014
Teaching Strategies
Word Work

Meaning-Making Paragraphs

Students learn the meaning of vocabulary words by writing the word in multiple ways. Students write guided paragraphs about words from the central text then share their writing with peers.
Grade Level
6-8 9-12
CCSS
L.6-12.5, L.6-12.6
July 19, 2014
Student Tasks
Do Something

Be the Change...

Students identify and investigate a community problem and propose a solution. They then plan and implement action directed at solving the problem.
Grade Level
6-8 9-12
July 13, 2014
Plan Built By
steviedpeacock

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