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Activity

Listen Up! PSA for Change

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This Listen Up! PSA for Change activity also includes:

Challenge scholars to speak up about a topic by creating a public service announcement or social media blitz about an issue they feel passionate about. Have them research their issues, then decide the best way to take their messages to the wider community by producing ads or other media about the topic.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
social justice, advertising, historical research, media, multimedia, multimedia presentations, social-emotional learning, casel
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Additional Tags
social studies
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Instructional Ideas
  • Have learners create social media campaigns around a particular issue
  • Develop a public service announcement on problems facing the school or community with class members
Classroom Considerations
  • Pupils need access to technology and research materials to produce PSAs or social media campaigns
Pros
  • Project is easy to adapt and flexible
  • Materials include rubrics and check-in reports to help build in accountability and assessment
Cons
  • None