Lesson Plan

Civil Rights: Reporting Out

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After brainstorming a list of contemporary local, regional, and national civil rights issues, pairs of scholars select one of these issues and design an information campaign to spread awareness of the issue.

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CCSS: Designed
Instructional Ideas
  • Post the plans of action on the class webpage or blog
Classroom Considerations
  • The third lesson plan in the "Making a Change" series
  • Requires materials developed in the first two lessons of the series
  • Researchers must have access to devices with internet access
  • Requires copies of the "Analyzing an Issue and Information Campaign" worksheets and the "Consumer's Questions" handout
Pros
  • Includes a list of suggested resources for researching current civil rights issues
  • The whole class guided practice exercise prepares participants to craft their own campaign independently
Cons
  • None
Common Core