StudentActivities

Session1
SocialScience
InHistoryclass,
studentswillworkin
groupstocreatea
definitionofhuman
rightsanddiscuss
instancesofmovements
foraccesstoequal
humanrights,ledby
everydaycitizens.
HumanRights
Activity
:Studentswill
beginbyworkingina
groupoffour(chosenby
theteacher)tocreatea
definitionofhuman
rights.Oncestudents
havecreatedtheir
definition,theteacher
willthenaskstudentsto
researchtheformal
definitionoftheterm
andcompare.
Afterwards,studentswill
createa4cornersword
chartfortheterm
PrimarySource
GalleryWalk:
Students
willreceiveagraphic
organizertheywilluse
toanalyzetheprimary
sources.Theprimary
sourceswillbea
combinationofvisual
andtextsaboutother

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Studentswillbeginby
Studentswillpresenttheir
Studentswillbegin Studentswillspend
Studentswillspend
theclassby
thissessionwriting reflectingonand
thissessionputting finalizedpresentationaboutthe
reviewingtheirletterto
issuetheyidentified.The
reviewingHuman
letterstotheeditor anofficial/editor(abouta
togethertheir
methodoftheirpresentationwill
majorsocial
varydependingonstudent
Rightsdefinitions,
usingtheletter
presentationsin
thentheywill
generatorlinkin issue/problemoftheir
whichtheyproposea choice(poster,video,
choosing)theywrotethe
newsreport,etc.).Eachgroup
engageinthe
theresourcestab. previousday.
solutionfortheir
willhavefiveminutestobring
blendspaceactivity,
communityissue.
Afterwards,studentswill
awarenesstotheirissue.After
beplacedinpairsand
whichisdesignedto
Studentsshoulduse allgroupshavepresented,
providedwithapeer
givethemaprimer
theCivicEngagement studentswillthenusethefinal
reviewhandout.The
portionofthejointclassperiod
oncitizen
Rubrictoguidetheir toreflectontheirworkby
studentswillusethat
peerreviewhandoutto
completingthefinalreflection
journalismand
presentations.
providefeedbacktotheir
form.
engagement.After
peer.Oncestudents
theyhavecompleted
haveprovided&
theblendspace
receivedfeedback,they
willthenusethe
activity,studentswill
remainingportionofthe
brainstormideas.At
classtomakeeditsand
theendofthe
finalizetheirletter.

period,studentswill
English:
beresponsiblefor

providingafullyfilled
Studentswillbeginby
outcopyofthe
reflectingonand
Awarenessproject
reviewingtheirletterto
anofficial/editor(abouta
proposalform.
majorsocial
issue/problemoftheir
choosing)theywrotethe
previousday.
Afterwards,studentswill

instancesofhuman
rightsviolationsinthe
USandofsocial
movementsraising
awarenessandfighting
forequalhumanrights
(e.g.CivilRights
movement,Cesar
Chavez&labor
movement,
#BlackLivesMatter).
Studentswillanalyze
thesourcesbyusingthe
organizertoexplain
whattheysee,what
theythinktheindividuals
arepushingfor,and
howtheythinkthe
individualsareraising
awareness.
English:
(takes2days)
GalleryWalk:
Students
willreceiveagraphic
organizertheywilluse
toanalyzetheprotest
songs.Theprotest
songswillbeabout
humanrightsviolations
intheUSand
associatedwithsocial
movementsraising
awarenessandfighting
forequalhumanrights
(e.g.CivilRights
movement,Cesar
Chavez&labor
movement,
#BlackLivesMatter).
Studentswillanalyze
thesourcesbyusingthe
organizertoexplain
whattheysee,what
theythinktheindividuals

beplacedinpairsand
providedwithapeer
reviewhandout.The
studentswillusethat
peerreviewhandoutto
providefeedbacktotheir
peer.Oncestudents
haveprovided&
receivedfeedback,they
willthenusethe
remainingportionofthe
classtomakeeditsand
finalizetheirletter.

arepushingfor,and
howtheythinkthe
individualsareraising
awareness.
Theywillthenusethe
graphicorganizerto
createaposterwhich
tellsthemeaningoftheir
song.Then,students
willexamineone
anothersposters,taking
noteofeachofthe
songsmeaningsand
lyrics.