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Black Lives Matter and Climate Change: What's the Connection?
Provided by: Project Look Sharp |Published on: April 27, 2021
Lesson Plans
9101112AP
Synopsis
This media literacy lesson from Project Look Sharp helps students identify factual news information from opinion by analyzing two different articles about climate change and the Black Lives Matter movement.
Students will use critical thinking skills to evaluate the content of the articles and answer the selected questions.
The lesson includes decoding questions related to many different subjects: social studies, science, ELA, and media literacy.
The lesson plan and student activities can be used digitally or printed.
Prerequisites
Teachers will need to make a free account with Project Look Sharp to access the resources.
Teachers will benefit from reading the Activity Plan and How-To Guide for student differentiation recommendations.
Differentiation & Implementation
Civics, geography, and English teachers could use this lesson alongside the StC lesson A Look at Cancer Alley or this other environmental justice lesson. This lesson could be used to engage students in the topic before they conduct their own research to come up with explanations and identify solutions.
Project Look Sharp is a nonprofit, mission-driven outreach program of Ithaca College. Their mission is to help K-16 educators enhance students' critical thinking, metacognition, and civic engagement through media literacy materials and professional development.
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