Good Trouble for a Better Future

Essential Question

What actions can be taken to build a better future?
How can we learn from the past to fight the new Jim Crow

Texts

Informational

Walking with the Wind

In this excerpt from his book, Walking with the Wind, John Lewis describes his involvement in the sit-ins in Nashville, Tenn., in the spring of 1960.

John Lewis

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Subject

Civics

History

Topic

Class

August 9, 2017

Teaching Strategies

Community Inquiry

A discussion strategy that asks students to infer how a particular author or character from a text would respond to questions and scenarios. Students must defend their conclusions using evidence from the text.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

CCSS

RL.6-12.1, RI.6-12.1, SL.6-12.1, SL.6-12.3, SL.6-12.4, SL.6-12.6

July 13, 2014

Student Tasks

Do Something

Act Up! Drama for Justice

Students write and perform a skit or monologue that brings awareness to a specific issue addressed in the text.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

July 13, 2014

Do Something

Consuming and Creating Political Art

Students examine the history of political art. They then create their own murals, political cartoons or posters, demonstrating an understanding of social justice issues.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

July 13, 2014

Plan Built By

TELawrence

Good Trouble for a Better Future

Walking with the Wind

What Would They Say

Act Up! Drama for Justice

Consuming and Creating Political Art

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Good Trouble for a Better Future

Walking with the Wind

What Would They Say

Act Up! Drama for Justice

Consuming and Creating Political Art

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