"It Takes Roots to Weather the Storm"
Activity - Classroom
Grades9, 10, 11, 12, APCivics, History
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Provided by Project Look Sharp
What it is
- In this media decoding activity from Project Look Sharp, students will analyze a poster advertising an event for the Climate Justice Alliance.
- Students will analyze how the artwork is used to send a message and how the poster communicates messages, themes, and details.
Teaching tips
Positives
- The discussion questions provide excellent opportunities for critical thinking.
- The resource provides additional background information to enrich learning.
Prerequisites
- Teachers will need to create an account to access the materials.
- Students may benefit from having some background information about hurricane season and who is most impacted.
- The provided slide presentation does not include the right poster. This poster can be found at the end of this slide presentation.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Art students can use this visual as inspiration or an anchor material for creating posters to bring awareness to an event or issue.
- Social studies classes can use this activity to introduce a unit about environmental justice. This lesson may provide a nice starting point.
- Language arts teachers can use this to practice media literacy and close reading of materials.
- To make connections to the Sustainable Development Goals, teachers can highlight SDG 10, Reduced Inequalities.
- Teachers can use this lesson to explain the connection between hurricanes and climate change.
From the scientist review
With this resource, students will learn about environmental justice and racism in the context of hurricane recovery. Students will analyze a poster advertising an event that discusses how communities are recovering after a hurricane, with a focus on resilience and environmental justice. The lesson focuses on analyzing the intent, audience, and messaging of the media, enabling students to think more deeply about these topics and the effects of environmental racism on communities.
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