"Fight for You"
Videos
Grades6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12Visual and Performing Arts
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What it is
- This music video features singer-songwriter Raye Zaragoza singing "Fight for You," a song about protecting the Earth's resources, especially water resources.
- Students will learn that Zaragoza wrote the song for the water protectors during the Standing Rock protests against the proposed oil pipeline on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.
Teaching tips
Positives
- This song is a great example of how individuals can use their talents to advocate for climate action.
Additional Prerequisites
- It would be helpful for students to know a bit of background information on the Dakota Access Pipeline and protests by Indigenous communities.
- There are no subtitles, so transcribing and printing out the lyrics could be helpful for students with auditory disabilities.
Differentiation
- Students could use their preferred artistic medium (songs, poems, painting) to convey a message about climate action.
- Music classes could use this song in a unit on political music and protest songs.
- Other resources on this topic include this video on climate protests that worked and this TED video featuring a teenage climate activist.
From the scientist review
This resource is a song written and performed by Raye Zaragoza. There is not science in this source to verify. However, this is a good example of what climate activism can look like. This resource is recommended for teaching.
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