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LEARNING OBJECTIVE
To understand the importance of diversity in media and identify the power of social media as a tool for advocacy
HEALTH ED STANDARD
Demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health (NHES 8)
KEY VOCAB
altruistic, endeavor, diverse
Lesson Plan: Where’s My Story?
Seventh grader Marley Dias wasn’t happy with the lack of diversity on her school’s reading list, so she turned to social media to take action.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
Why is it important for everyone to have equal representation in the media?
CLOSE-READING QUESTIONS
CRITICAL-THINKING QUESTIONS
CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES
ADVOCACY IN ACTION
NHES 8, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.8
What other ways are people using social media to help them advocate for causes or issues they feel passionately about? Using our #ADVOCACY handout, students will explore their favorite internet advocacy campaigns and present their findings to the class. If there’s time after, brainstorm ways they could get involved (or start their own campaigns!).
DIGGING DEEPER
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.6
Marley found that she relates best to books with other black girls in them. Using the guide on the WHERE’S MY STORY? handout, students will go to the library and search individually for a book that has a character they can relate to, then answer a few questions about why they were drawn to the book. (You may want to make the worksheet anonymous so they feel free to be honest!)
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