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In this lesson, students analyze how art and poetry can be used to talk about climate justice and write their own climate change poem with a message of hope.
Step 1 - Inquire: Students read the poem “Dear Matafele Peinem” by Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner and reflect on what they noticed, wondered, and felt about the poems.
Step 2 - Investigate: Students analyze a poem and investigate how climate change is affecting communities and people around the world.
Step 3 - Inspire: Students use the information they collected to create a piece of poetry about a climate change issue.
